Carmen Miranda a Brazilian samba singer dancer and Broadway actress and film star was popular between 1930’s and the 1950’s. Miranda made fourteen Hollywood films between 1940 and 1953. Her signature fruit hat is what she wore in her American made films.
This Carmen Miranda hat is inspired by the great Carmen. The base is made of natural coloured straw. The base is small without a rim. An arrangement of fruits sit high on the head.
Bananas, grapes, lemons, guava and pineapples are arranged in the centre of the basket.