Vintage 1950s Pillbox Hat Pierre Balmain Reproduction - Blue Velvet vintage barkcloth It is in very good

It is in very good condition - the top of the crown is a little unstitched in one spot (see last close-up photo) and in another spot where the brim meets the crown at the back of the hat

Ben Yosef was born in 1929 in Bulgaria to tailor Shlomo Chananel

fully extended

Sleeves:  15” long

I’ve owned this blouse for 35 years and acquired it second hand

Vintage 1950s Pillbox Hat Pierre Balmain Reproduction - Blue Velvet vintage barkcloth It is in very goodHere is a a very lovely hat from either the very late 1950s. It is a very high pillbox form. The coloring is a very rich shade of a royal blue color and it is lined in a satin acetate which has an abstract patterning to it. It is line stitched throughout and has a petal shape motif on the crown of the hat. There is a small silk faille bow at the back of the hat. The label reads Reproduction of Chapeaux Pierre Balmain Paris. It measures 21 1 2" inner