1980s Hats

Yves Saint Laurent, wide brim, red lacquered, straw, hat with gross grain ribbon detail at the crown. Width of brim: 5 inches.

Accessories by Yves Saint Laurent speak to his design vision of sophistication and casual elegance. From refined traditional styles to exotic artistic creations, Saint Laurent has pr...

Rare Vivienne Westwood black wool beret with gold leaf 'Venus' and signature Orb logo. Made for the 'Choice' tour with Sara Stockbridge in 1988. Pagan I, Spring-Summer 1988

Yves Saint Laurent, natural tone, wide brim straw hat with frayed edges.

This is a classic and woven straw floppy hat made by renowned New York hat designer Patricia Underwood. Done in a gold brown woven straw with a rolled floppy brim. With its flawless construction, this hat is one of those brilliant designs that looks amazing no matter how you wear or to which side and you tilt it. The sculptural brim is quite flexible you can try rolling it and securing with a hat pin. Underwood started her hat business in 1976 soon after Richard Avedon photographed...

Givenchy, nouvelle boutique, tiger pattern boater hat in copper and black.

Accessories by Yves Saint Laurent speak to his design vision of sophistication and casual elegance. From refined traditional styles to exotic artistic creations, Saint Laurent has pr...

Krizia’s bold brand of fashion hit its stride in the 1980s. Never one to play to excessive frills, Krizia’s founder Mariuccia Mandelli believed that women should dress with decisiven...

When Gabrielle Chanel opened her first boutique on the Rue Cambon in Paris in 1910, it was hats she debuted to her early clientele. Having performed as a singer before becoming a designer, Coco, as she was nicknamed on stage, had a sense for theatrics as much as she did for a simplicity she found lacking in a modern woman’s wardrobe. Famous actresses of the day took note and began making her a name years before she unveiled the sportswear, perfume and haute couture that would firmly establish the House of Chanel. Fine millinery remains a hallmark of the French megabrand nearly a century later, as exemplified in this exquisite beret. The classic silhouette gets the luxe treatment in plush black fur felt embellished with a crisscrossed silk satin ribbon on top. A fine silk netting accented by chenille polka dots is affixed to its crown, creating a birdcage veil...

Yves Saint Laurent was a master at envisioning the high-fashion potential in that which others might have dismissed as common, whether that was the suit, the safari jacket or the peasant dress. This beret is no exception. He made the French working man’s woolen hat positively chic for a woman by designing it in polished leather with a lining of Tiffany blue silk. The accessory would have been cutting edge at the dawn of the Eighties, but today it is timeless. Finished with an elasticized ribbon band, it provides an adjustable fit as well. Measurements: Diameter: 21" can stretch to 22" This YSL black leather beret...

This is a fabulous and dramatic wide brimmed hat made by renowned New York hat designer Patricia Underwood. Done in a tightly woven cherry red straw with a huge brim that extend nine inches. With its flawless construction, this hat is one of those brilliant designs that looks amazing no matter how you wear or to which side and you tilt it. The sculptural brim is quite flexible you can try rolling it and securing with a hat pin. Underwood started her hat business in 1976 soon after Richard Avedon...

Extremely rare Vivienne Westwood straw bowler hat from the iconic 'Mini-Crini' Spring-Summer 1985 collection. Unlabelled, Provenance: Pete Burns