Blue fur felt 1940s pancake beret with veil


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  • Royal blue fur felt 1940s pancake beret with veil LH197
  • Royal blue fur felt 1940s pancake beret with veil LH197
  • Royal blue fur felt 1940s pancake beret with veil LH197
  • Royal blue fur felt 1940s pancake beret with veil LH197
  • Royal blue fur felt 1940s pancake beret with veil LH197

Royal blue fur felt 1940s pancake beret with veil LH197

Condition: Very good to excellent

Price: $75

Measurements
Size: the flat crown is 13" in diameter
Label: John Frederics, New York

Description
This dramatic, large "pancake" beret hat from the late 1940s is made of fuzzy, royal blue wool felt trimmed with a dark blue nylon veil. The wide, flat crown sits up high and towards back of the head, with small flaps in back to cup the back of the head and help hold it on. The front right side of the flat crown has a large pleat blocked into it. The veiling can be tied at the back of the head as shown, or draped up and over the crown if you prefer. A grosgrain band trims the inner edge of the crown. This fabulous hat is in very good to excellent condition, with one, difficult to see, dark mark on the crown, at the edge of the pleat. This fabulous hat will add a bit of color to neutral outfits in black, grey or navy, and the long veiling gives it a mysterious, "film noir" quality.