Vintage Fur & Netting Lady's Caprice Hat ~ Mr. John ~ Paris ~ New York ~

Collectibles : Clothing : Vintage Hat : Mr. John : Veil : Fur

 
Lovely black veiled vintage hat with brown fur "fingers" and black florals. A perfect mourning or funeral hat as well as a classic collectible. This simple and stylish 1940's style hat, sits well tilted to one side, with the veil just covering the forehead. The fur and florals measure 6" in diameter and the netting or veil extends another 3". In Excellent Condition, the hat carries the label of a well known milliner; Mr. John. As noted from an article by Drake Stutesman (see credit below)* he speaks of Mr John's exceptional talent ; "[An] extraordinarily talented milliner, Mr John, was exceptionally famous in his day...[and] his 'day' was a long one, spanning fifty years and covering places as diverse as Paris's 1920's music halls to New York's 1960's cat walks. He made hats coveted by the rich and famous from Greta Garbo, Mistinguett, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Wallace Simpson to Liza Minelli, Jacqueline Onassis, Doris Duke and Gypsy Rose Lee. This man was described in 1993, in his New York Times obituary as 'as famous in the world of hats as Christian Dior was in the realm of haute couture.'"*

Item ID: DLBMBPJD2
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*Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Theatre, MR JOHN AND THE POWER OF HATS IN FILM; Drake Stutesman