Hat 1930/1940, Jacques Heim Fur, Fashion, Toque, Hat Pin, Haute Couture

Old hat dating from the interwar period. Very beautiful model in velvet and fur. Work signed by fashion designer Jacques Heim. Headdress presented in its original box. In good condition. Jacques Heim is a French fashion designer, also a costume designer for theater and cinema, born May 8, 1899 in Paris 4th and died January 8, 1967 in Suresnes. From 1930 to his death, he directed the fashion house Jacques Heim and was president of the Chambre syndicale de la couture parisienne from 1958 to 1962, a period of transition between the decline of haute couture and the advent of ready-made fashion. -to carry. Background Jacques Heim's parents, Isidore and Jeanne Heim, Jewish furriers of Polish origin, opened a fur workshop in Paris in 1898. From the beginning of the 1920s, their son Jacques worked alongside them, and quickly, he designed dresses and coats, made with original fabrics, collaborating, in particular with Sonia Delaunay. Success was achieved, and in 1930, the workshop became the Jacques Heim fashion house. In 1932, Jacques Heim launched “Atome”, a two-piece swimsuit, a precursor to the bikini, as well as cotton evening dresses. In 1953, he was the victim of a major burglary at his home, located at 17, Villa de Madrid in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Under the presidency of General de Gaulle, he became the official couturier of his wife, Yvonne de Gaulle. His most prominent clients included Sophia Loren, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Mamie Eisenhower and actress Gloria Swanson.