Halston: The Designer and His Hats

Halston got his fashion start as a milliner and it was his pillbox hat that Jacqueline Bouier Kennedy wore for her husband's inauguration in 1961, designed while he as at Bergdorf Goodman.  While in charge of the Bergdorf Goodman custom millinery salon, Halston designed some of the most ornate hats ever to grace a magazine cover.

Marisa Berenson modeling tie-died hat by Halston

Halston crowned the great Carol Channing in 1964

Model Marisa Berenson wearing hat by Halston - Vogue,August, 1967

Italian star Virna Lisi finds it hard to choose the one she really wants, May 1964

Re-Think The Newsboy Cap

The style was popular in Europe and North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among both boys and men. Defined by its button-topped, flat cap style and stiff, rounded brim, the newsboy hat was once known for the lower class during the Great Depression often referred to as a “poor boy cap.” But thanks to today diva's like Rhianna the newsboy cap now can be worn as a high-style fashion accessory.

A Hat Day

Nothing like coming across a hat beauty like this by designer Jean Barthet, 1950's

Style Icon: Phyllis Diller

Comedian Phyllis Diller one of my favorite fashion icons from the fabulous 1950's and 1960's; she was funny, outrageous and classy at the same time. Her outfits which consisted of floral dresses, fur coats, chiffon blouses and eccentric sequined gowns were over-the-top gorgeous. More amazing were her collection of flamboyant and stylish hats.