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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