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Vintage 60s Frank Olive Black Milan Straw Hat Size 7

Name: Vintage 60s Frank Olive Black Milan Straw Hat Size 7
Brand: Poppy's Vintage Clothing
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This is a fabulous Frank Olive black Milan straw hat with a wide turned front brim that was sold at Bloomingdale’s New York. The base of the crown is decorated with a black straw band and bow. The hat, according to my hat measuring tool, should fit a size 7 head. It is in very good condition with no noted defect - clean and ready to wear.

Age: 1960s

Label: Frank Olive New York. Bloomingdale’s New York. Frank Olive (1929-1995) was a New York based milliner who started making hats during the 1950s on advice given to him by Norman Norell. He initially supplied custom made hats to Chandra and to Saks 5th Avenue, but the costs involved in hand making hats caused him to turn to more cost effective production methods, During the 60s, he supplied hats to fashion houses such as Oscar de la Renta and Pauline Trigere and other Seventh Avenue design houses, but opened “Frank Olive’s World” in 1971 with the goal of wider distribution. Frank Olive produced hats under four different labels as well as a budget line under a fifth label, but the label on this hat, “Frank Olive New York” is known to date to the 1960s

This is a fabulous quality vintage Frank Olive Milan straw hat - sophisticated style, sure to be noticed!