Opera hat Opera hat An opera hat, also called a chapeau claque or gibus, is a top hat variant that is collapsible through a spring system, originally intended for less spacious venues, such as theatre and opera visits. Typically made of satin in black colour, its advantage is that it folds vertically through a push or a snap on the top of the hat, in order to be conveniently stored in a wardrobe or under the seat. Invertably, it opens in the same one moment fashion by an easy push from underneath. Its French name "chapeau claque" is a composition of "chapeau",
The Italian Straw Hat (film) Ate the Hat". (Other languages: , , , ).) The Italian Straw Hat (film) The Italian Straw Hat () is a 1928 French silent film comedy written and directed by René Clair, in his feature debut, based on the 1851 play "Un chapeau de paille d'Italie", by Eugène Marin Labiche and Marc-Michel. On the day of Fadinard's wedding, his horse eats a lady's hat on a bush at the roadside, while the lady is hidden behind the bush with her lover Lieutenant Tavernier. Because she is married, she cannot return home hatless without being compromised, and Tavernier orders Fadinard to