Ep. 5 | Milliner to the Stars - Mildred Blount
In this episode of #BlackFashionHistory, Taniqua discusses how Mildred Blount, the ladies' hat maker behind the pieces in "Gone with the Wind," rose to stardom.
Spotlight:
LC Apparel Consulting: https://www.instagram.com/lc_apparelconsulting
Sources/Further Reading:
"5 Decades of Black Style," Ebony Magazine
https://mrmhadams.typepad.com/blog/gay-studies/page/2/
https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/tag/mildred-blount/
https://blackthen.com/mildred-blount-first-african-american-to-make-hats-for-celebrities/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Wy7WhUzvI
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