Who Made the Hats for Scarlet O'Hara? Meet Mildred Blount

Mildred Blount became the first African American member of the Motion Pictures Costumers Union. Her hats are in the collections of California African American Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The goal is to create more period hats in miniature, which would serve as teaching aids, art, costume design and would also demonstrate the value of extended study in millinery.
– Mildred Blount, application for Rosenwald fellowship, 1943

Mildred Blount (1907-1974), milliner, is famously recognized for her costume work for major film studios, in particular, the iconic film Gone With the Wind (1939), although she was not credited for her work. She is also noted for an impressive list of famous clientele, including Marian Anderson, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, and Gloria Vanderbilt. Her talent took notice when she exhibited 87 miniature hats from the period 1680 to 1937, at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, which has defined the core of her legacy.”…
Ger hats can be seen at link..

https://edgexpo.com/2021/02/11/fashion-culture-who-made-the-hats-for-scarlet-ohara-meet-mildred-blount/?fbclid=IwAR16nos3BEUbnA8Xvr_uVt4bV5aolyq7SxEn7uFI9C7lul-0ocQgG84B3no

Cross posted from...https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215173743#post8

where there is a wonderful pictorial on she and her work by BumRushDaShow