Lucile Silk Scarf, Raspberry

Lucile Ltd., a London house of fashion established in 1893, was the creation of a woman who grew up on a farm near Guelph, Ontario (1863 - 1935). With filmy dresses and enormous hats adored equally by royalty and celebrities like Canadian actress Mary Pickford, Lucile startled and improvised her way to enormous success. Branches soon opened in Paris, New York and Chicago.

In 1912, Lucile and her husband, Sir Duff Gordon, were among the fortunate few to survive the sinking of the Titanic near the coast of Newfoundland when it hit an iceberg during her maiden voyage.

The inspiration for this design was an antique cast iron trivet. Much early such metalwork, with which Lady Duff Gordon would have been very familiar, was typically both beautiful and functional.