Celebrate the chapeaux of sunny days and moonlit nights of an era when one was never truly dressed without a hat.
The Bonnet Bash: Night and Day
Friday, March 15th, 2013
8pm-12am
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
Dance to the vintage music of the Avalon Jazz Band, strut your headpiece in the hat parade, meet celebrity milliners, craft a chapeau of your own design, discover your best hat style at the milliner’s photo booth and peruse the gallery installation created especially for this event by the Milliners Guild while enjoying vintage cocktails, a light supper and parlor entertainments.
“Night and Day” is a popular song by Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 musical play Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter’s most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of artists.
Vintage-inspired day and evening attire with coordinating headgear is highly encouraged!
Prizes will be awarded for the Most Glamorous, Most Outrageous and Best Period Hat.
$75.00 per person
RSVP: 212-475-3424