Vintage Schiaparelli Paris Velvet Hat

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Vintage Schiaparelli Paris Velvet Hat. Shipped with USPS First Class Mail.
Vintage Schiaparelli Paris Velvet Hat in black velvet with a wide ochre grosgrain band featuring a design of contrasting braided loops. This hat is a soft construction with a wide brim that curves downwards towards the face and tapers towards the back with a ribbon tail detail. The ends of the ribbon are frayed at the back, but otherwise intact and could easily be trimmed. The hat is fully lined in black satin in great original vintage condition, no fabric stains or blemishes. Measures approx. 8in height from crown to brim, approx. 4.5in wide brim at center front, approx. 12in diameter, 22 3/4in band size large. Most likely 1950s to 1960s period. Italian haute couture and surrealist fashion designer and legendary milliner Elsa Schiaparelli dressed famous stars like Mae West, Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.