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Fashions of the Second Empire Spark a New French Revolution
The piece surveys Second Empire hat styles sweeping Paris and shops, highlighting Eugenie hats, felts and trims, tricorne influences, plumes, garden bouquets, and coiffure needs for a correct look. It notes black, brown, green and wine red felts as preferred materials and stresses precise hair arrangement for the era’s dramatic waves.
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