Bill Cunningham-Designed Hats Set Sale Record
Photos courtesy of 1stdibs.com
Bill Cunningham's Velvet and Feather Cocktail Hat (left) and Cabbage Rose Hat (right).
As anyone who’s seen the fabulous documentary Bill Cunningham New York knows, the New York Times’ revered photographer wasn’t always a shutterbug: in the ‘40s and ‘50s, Cunningham worked as a milliner, making hats under the label William J.
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Last week, sale website 1stdibs.com put a selection of Cunningham’s hats for sale, and the 23 toppers sold out (through vintage dealer Katy Kane) in a record 10 minutes, Women’s Wear Daily reports.
Prospective buyers may be sorry to have been scooped, but the buyer—anonymous for now, but said to be an arts patron and a friend of Cunningham’s—is reportedly planning on donating the $20,000 haul to a New York City museum, where they may be enjoyed by all.
