1960s Mr John Black Straw Hat, Summer, Kentucky Derby, Garden Wedding, shops Ribbon Bow

Dramatic Mr John Black Straw Summer Hat
c 1960s

Excellent quality made.

Amazing Mr John black straw hat from the 1960 era.
Superb quality made straw hat with a gray/buff ribbon
tie. Original Mr. John tag, New York/ Paris Sophisticate.
Interior sweat band in lovely well cared for condition.
Mr John is known for dramatic hats and this lovely piece
fits the profile!

Great link below about Mr John

https://bellatory.com/fashion-industry/Vintage-Celebrity-Hatmaker-Mr-John-and-His-Fabulous-Hats

In the 1950s, the name Mr John was as famous for hats as Christian Dior was for haute couture. Mr John hats were synonymous with elegance, style and glamour. The man and his hats reached the apex of the fashion world. Nobody else even came close to him. Hollywood studios paid him design hats for such notables as Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo and Vivian Leigh.Society matrons swooned over him and he was a major celebrity on his own.

In the 1950s, A Mr. John hat was de rigeur not just in Hollywood films, but also on fashion runways and in the watering holes frequented by high society in New York and Palm Beach. Mr. John's client list included such luminaries as the Duchess of Windsor, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Gloria Swanson, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Lauren Bacall. Hats by Mr John were treasured possessions not just of the rich and famous, but also of upwardly mobile, fashion forward women everywhere. At his peak he employed 150 people and produced 16,000 hats a year under several different labels. In short, he was a household word and one of the most popular millener's who ever lived.

Measures;
crown is about 5" height, brim is about 4" at widest
point, headband circumference is about 22", I wear a 22" hat size and I can get it on although it is fairly snug, so would
say if you are on the smaller side shops of a 22" this would work for
you.

In pretty amazing condition, considering its' age showing
minimal wear.

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