50s pillbox hat

Pillbox hats are a bit of an enigma, I reckon. They have gone through phases of being an insanely popular style, and they are relatively easy to make, which makes them an extremely easy-to-find vintage hat style. Today pillboxes are readily available in a multitude of colours and sizes, with all sorts of trims, in genuine vintage and in modern reproductions. But, apparently, not many people wear them. When I published my first "how to wear" post, and asked what other styles should be…

Pill box hats. The trick to wearing them 40s style instead of 50s/60s is wearing them so far forward on your head, covering part of your forehead

VINTAGE HAT 1950s SCARLET RED RICH VELVET PLEATED PILLBOX w BIG BOW, STUNNING!

Woman's Day-Feb 1952

Ladies 1940s hats came in many shapes, styles, and colors. Some of the most common hat styles were the turban, the beret, military caps, sun hats, hair snoods, and fascinators with net veils. The late '40s made the women's fedora hat trendy. Read about the history of 1940s hat styles here. Many 1940s style hats can

Silver and grey velvet