Welcome to the parlors of Rue de la Paix.  Our Grand Opening has been delayed until Autumn 2010, but our shops and galleries are now open for browsing.  Soon you will find some of the finest antique hats, millinery, vintage fashions and more.  Please scroll down to learn what you might discover here.  Enjoy!
 
 
 
 
Rue de la Paix's overwhelming passion is HATS!  We have been collecting, selling and researching antique hats and clothing for 30 years.  Dozens of antique trunks brimming with treasures have not been opened in over a decade, so who knows what we will find!  Soon the shelves will be stocked with antique hats, vintage hats, antique millinery, trims and Victorian ribbons, millinery flowers, and rare exotic feathers.  Also offered will be antique clothing, accessories, vintage couture, antique textiles, rare books, ephemera, decorative boudoir items and much much more.  
 
Some of the hats and clothing from our collections have been used in major Hollywood films, television shows and theatrical productions.  Many have found new homes in museums, art galleries, and historical and private collections throughout the world.
Rue de la Paix is a member of The Costume Society of America, The Vintage Fashion Guild, The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles, and The Costumer's Guild West.  
 

Why did we choose the name Rue de la Paix?   The Rue de la Paix in Paris, France, is a name synonymous with the finest shopping in the world.  From the early days of Napoleon to the present day, the ateliers and showrooms of the Rue de la Paix and surrounding avenues have been home to the best of Haute Couture fashion designers, jewelers,textile designers, couture millinery, perfumeries, and designers of the finest in luxury items of all kinds.   French milliners of the Rue de la Paix such as the great Caroline Reboux, Madame Suzy, Virot, Camille Roger, and J. Suzanne Talbot have inspired me throughout my career, and so it seemed the most fitting name for this newest adventure.

 If you are here to shop, our goal is to bring you unique items, superior customer service and a memorable buying experience.   If you are here to browse, by all means do!  Soon the Photo Gallery and Millinery Parlor pages will be expanded, to inspire a greater appreciation of millinery history and hat fashions of the past.  
 
If you have questions concerning hat collecting, dating hats, or millinery history,  please ask and we will do our best to respond in a timely manner.  We are also available to assist organizations, historical societies, and the private collector. 
 

Whether your interest is Victorian hats, Victorian millinery, Edwardian hats, Flapper hats, Art Deco hats, 1930's hats, 1940's hats or 1950's hats, we are here to assist you. 
 
This Website is just beginning, and you will discover many surprises over the coming year.  We promise to try our best to delight you with something new on every visit!
 
Please sign our GUESTBOOK, and perhaps tell us a bit about yourself and what you collect.
 
MERCI, and THANK YOU for visiting Rue de la Paix.
 
Madame Babette
 Proprietor
 
 
Hello to all my old and new friends.  I have to regretfully announce that the Grand Opening of the website has been delayed due to a serious family illness.   I  will be away from the studios until summer's end, but once I return there will start to be more goodies up for sale.  Therefore, I ask that you please stop back in  late summer and early autumn to see what we have to offer as far as things for sale, as well as more adventures in the Millinery Parlors. 
 
Thank you...Babette
 
GRAND OPENING is Autumn, 2010