Agnès

French griffe of hats, named after the designer considered the inventor of the art deco hat. Agnès made her apprenticeship in the atelier of Caroline Reboux atelier and opened her own boutique in Deauville after W.W. I. Artists such as Léger, Mondrian and Delaunay designed exclusive patterns for her. She then moved to Paris and in the 1930s experimented successfully with new materials such as rubber. She retired in 1949 and died soon after.