Hats Off: Halston Hats from the Masterson Collection January 11, 2020–January 3, 2021
Left to right: Halston in Paris, 1966, by Jean Barthet / Halston, for Bergdorf Goodman, Cocktail Hat, 1959–67, bird of paradise feathers and silk taffeta, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masteron III
Halston in Paris, 1966, by Jean Barthet.
Halston, for Bergdorf Goodman, Cocktail Hat, 1959–67, bird of paradise feathers and silk taffeta, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masteron III.
Halston, Hat, 1961, buckram, capenet, and burnt ostrich quills, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III.
Halston, for Bergdorf Goodman, Hat, 1959–67, white mink fur, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III.
Halston, Hat with Tasseled Pom-Pom, c. 1967, black silk ribbon, white ostrich feathers, black grosgrain ribbon, and hair combs, the Museum of fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III.
Halston, for Bergdorf Goodman, Hair Ornament, 1963–67, bird of paradise feathers, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III.
Halston, for Bergdorf Goodman, Plumed Toque Hat, 1963–67, silk satin, ostrich plumes, black grosgrain ribbon, and hat combs, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III.
Installation view of Hats Off: Halston Hats from the Masterson Collection.
Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts, presents special exhibitions twice a year.
This exhibition explores the art of millinery in the mid-20th century. Hats Off: Halston Hats from the Masterson Collection highlights hats and hair accessories designed by influential American fashion designer Halston (1932–1990) for New York department store Bergdorf Goodman. Thirteen pieces in the Rienzi Collection, designed from 1958 to 1966, were ordered directly from Bergdorf Goodman’s custom salon by by Carroll Sterling Masterson, one of Rienzi’s founders.
Some of the hats are paired with their design drawings, discovered through archival research. The exhibition also features loans from the collection of Halston’s niece, Lesley Frowick, including original head forms and vintage Bergdorf Goodman hatboxes.
Hats Off: Halston Hats from the Masterson Collection | January 11, 2020–January 3, 2021
This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.