1950s * Mr. John * Straw outlet Hat Cream with Teal Mist Silk Flower - Designed exclusively for I. Magnin

Vintage Mr. John original, crafted in the 1950s. This beautiful cream colored hat is made of soft natural straw. The unique style offers a floppy wide brim design at the front and narrow at the back. An ivory grosgrain ribbon encircles the crown of the hat. A teal mist silk flower adds a bit of panache at the side. Fine fabric and cocoa colored lace trim the interior of this chic and fabulous designer hat. Exclusively designed for the distinguished high end department store, I. Magnin & Co. of San Francisco.

“In the 1950s, 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 to design hats for such notables as Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Vivien 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. His hats 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 name and one of the most popular milliners who ever lived.”

5” front brim
2 1/2” back brim
22” circumference

Mr. John
Circa 1950s

Carefully and lovingly stored

Excellent vintage condition

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