ESTELLE - Navy Velour Felt Hat with Flower and Vintage Veil 。This is a stunning cocktail hat from the fashionable 1950s\'! The cap is covered in beautiful navy velvet and features a \"wing\" to one side. The other side has a matching color ostrich feather puff. There is beading on the \"wing\" as well as an oval shape at the front. The beads are iridescent blue. A narrow band of navy veiling is attached to the inside. The veiling ends in small rectangles made of the same velvet as the hat. There is an elastic band attached to the inside to help keep the hat in place. Daytime hats were de rigueur for women in the 1930s, except for more formal late afternoon events (art openings, cocktail parties, tea dances etc.) when a daytime hat just did not work with a cocktail dress. When Hollywood costume designers Elsa Schiaparelli and Mr. John paired a new, smaller hat with cocktail dresses in several movies, women of fashion around the world eagerly followed suit. Cocktail hats reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s. Label: MARSHALL FIELD & CO Please keep in mind that you are buying a vintage hat, not new nor perfect! This is an authentic piece of fashion history! This hat is in wonderful vintage condition & has been lovingly preserved among over 1300 vintage hats we have collected for 40+ years. Feathers, straw, furs, flowers & veils are fragile, given their age. Mannequin not for sale.