FABULOUS 1950s' BLACK/RUST/WHITE DOTTED FEATHER COCKTAIL HAT WITH BLACK VEIL

This is a fabulous feather cocktail hat from the 1950s. It typifies the glamorous hats worn in the decade. They are still show-stoppers today. The hat is covered in black, rust and black/white dotted feathers. Fabric covers the inside part of the cap frame, and a beautiful long veil completes the look. In excellent vintage condition, including the veil. Veil can be placed on top of the hat, or worn covering the face. This hat has been lovingly preserved among over 1300 vintage hats we have collected for over 40 years. Labeled RIVERA + store label Chas A. Stevens & Co, Chicago. Mannequin not for sale. Found online: "In 1954 BOB GREENE formed the RIVERA millinery collection...An interesting, entertaining young man, he not only knows millinery from the look-see designer side but from the inside-out understanding. In other words, he knows the full and complete process of making a hat from sketch-board to finished product, which makes him a personality to remember." Chas A. STEVENS was a Chicago department store. It started in 1886 as a catalog business and eventually grew to 29 locations in the Chicago metropolitan area.In 1988 the chain filed for bankruptcy and liquidated.Its flagship State Street store was the hub of fashion during the 1940s, 50s and 60s in Chicago. It featured six floors of exclusively women's clothing. Window displays at the store received several awards for design and display.