1950s Veiled Pillbox Hat by Amy of New York - Black Velvet with Clear Beads large on New York's Upper East

on New York's Upper East Side

green and light green against a black background

Age: late 1950s / early 1960s

Wrist: 7" around

1950s Veiled Pillbox Hat by Amy of New York - Black Velvet with Clear Beads large on New York's Upper EastThis is a vintage cocktail hat made in a rather diminutive pillbox shape. The hat is made of black velvet with concentric rows of gunmetal within clear bugle beads. The hat has a beautiful full veil that is affixed to the interior top of the hat and covers the full face as well as a bit of the head at the back and sides. The opening measures 17" around, but this hat is designed to sit on the top of the head, so it should fit a range of small to medium