Mildred Blount

Blount in 1946.

Mildred Blount (1907–1974) was an African-American milliner best known for her creations worn by celebrities, members of high society, and featured in films such as Gone with the Wind.

Her artistic philosophy was: "Make the hat fit the individual." To Blount, "hats … express something- modes, people, stories-," and over her career, she strove to put that message into her work.[1]

Olivia de Havilland (Left), Leslie Howard (Center) and Vivien Leigh (Right) from Gone With the Wind, 1939. Many hats for the film were designed by Mildred Blount.
  1. ^ "Mildred Blount Fashions". Ebony Magazine. 1 (6): 20–22. April 1946 – via Internet Archive.