#pillbox hat

[thegikitiki]

Before they were icons of the 1960s, one dodging Batman as Catwoman and the other stranded on an island as a movie star, they were apparently the world’s most glamorous pit crew. This is the peak "Mid-Century Modern" struggle: attempting to look effortlessly chic while your co-star performs structural engineering on your bodice. Tina Louise’s expression says, "I hope this stays closed through the first act," while Julie Newmar’s sheer ensemble suggests she’s ready to jump straight into a high-concept jazz dance routine the moment the zipper behaves.

[vostinare]

ISSEY MIYAKE SS90

[fawnvelveteen]

Dorian Leigh in coat that looks like a full-skirted dress by Maximilian, brown felt pillbox hat by Lilly Daché, photo by Toni Frissell, Harper's Bazaar, December 1951

[aretis]

Pillbox hat season!

[fellingclickproducts]

LATIMOON Fascinators for Women Derby Pillbox Hat Cocktail Tea Party Feather Headband

[kply-industries]

"SOMEONE drank all the 10W30."

[thegikitiki]

We're traveling back to 1961, an era when one simply did not "pop out to the florist" without looking like they were prepared to be inaugurated as First Lady. This ensemble screams "I have a rotary phone and I know how to use it to cancel brunch." The hat, which appears to be constructed from either premium boucle or possibly a very stylish decorative ceiling tile, offers the kind of structural integrity that modern fashion lacks. She’s giving the flowers a look that says, "You’re lovely, but do you match my gloves?" (The answer is no, but the contrast is doing all the heavy lifting for the Technicolor printing process.)

Sourced from the June 1961 issue of Ladies' Home Journal.

[theamandacollection67]

1946 lady in a pillbox hat “Bandbox Look” advertisement that was used for Fisher Body’s General Motor Cars