Category Archives: Vintage: Hats From The Past

Hat From the Past

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Royal Hats 60 years to the April 1960 state visit that saw Queen Elizabeth welcome Charles de Gaulle in a most interesting hat. With a hybrid lampshade cloche shape, the hat’s flat crown curves in an angular hourglass curves to a short brim. Wide silk ribbon is used for a hatband and for the brim’s binding, which is unusually tied in a side bow. My thanks to reader Mary for suggesting this fascinating design!

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Hat From the Past

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Royal Hats to July 21, 1928 and a Belgian National Day look decidedly more glamorous than we see these days. Princess Astrid, as was her title at this point, celebrated her country in a shallow crowned hat with wonderful curved brim that, I sense, would look as fashionable now as it did then.

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Royal Hats to June 29, 1970 and a hat worn by Princess Anne that I’m at a loss of words to describe 50 years later. It’s not a tam, nor a bonnet… so dear readers, what is it?!

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Royal Hats to this day in 1993 when newlyweds Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako visited the Ise Grand Shrine to announce their marriage. Masako’s blush Breton hat was trimmed with a swath of pink dotted veiling around the hat’s upturned brim.

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Royal Hatsto this day in 1940, 80 years ago, and Princess Marina’s visit to London hospitals for Alexandra Rose Day in the most wonderful, silk ruffled hat.

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