VTG 60s 70s ADOLFO SARDINIA hat Adolfo II New York Paris womens M CamelTaupe

Description

Vintage ADOLFO SARDINIA womens hat
Made in New York, for Saks and Sardinia boutiques
est. late 60's -mid 70s collection
ADOLFO II NEW YORK PARIS
Sardinia designed for Chanel and Balenciaga
before launching his own line in 1963
His celebrity clients ranged from the Duchess of Windsor,
Gloria Vanderbilt,
Nancy Reagan,
Betsy Bloomingdale,
Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Bianca Jagger.
I think this hat looks -Exactly- like something
Bianca Jagger would have worn to Studio 54.
Beautiful VIntage Condition.
Very versatile -would work with 40'-80's Vintage,
Or Modern formal / casual wardrobes
Camel Taupe Felt
Matching Leather Band
Beautiful Condition: 7 of 10
A few moth nips, no biggies.
Nice vintage shape.
Size: M
Measurements:
12 Brim to Brim outer Length
4" Brim to Crown Height
21.5 " inside diameter
7.5" front to back inside measurement
7" side to side inside
Style references:
Daisy Miller Great Gatsby
Diane Keaton Annie Hall
Clara Bow Flapper 20's
Bianca Jagger Studio 54
Designer History
Adolfo Sardinia was born on 15 Feb. 1933 in Havana, Cuba. He worked first as a milliner, then trained at Chanel and Balenciaga. He immigrated to New York in 1948, and became an assistant to a milliner. In 1953, he became chief designer for Emme, a wholesale millinery company. Adolfo received a Coty Fashion Award in 1953, for his innovative and dramatic millinery designs.
He returned to Paris to apprentice at the House of Chanel, to sharpen his skills in couture.
In 1963, with financial assistant from fellow designer Bill Blass, he opened a millinery house under his own name, Adolfo Inc.
and he launched a bridge line, Adolfo Réalités, and a less expensive line, Adolfo II.
Not long after opening his own millinery house, Adolfo began to design clothing to complement the hats his models wore, and by the mid 1960s his celebrity clients ranged from the Duchess of Windsor, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Betsy Bloomingdale to Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Nancy Reagan (who wore a red Adolfo dress, currently in the Smithsonian, to her husband’s second inaugural ball). His custom clothing was available both in his salon and in the Adolfo boutique at Saks Fifth Avenue.