Denim hat with red and grey chevron trim

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A brimless denim hat with a red and gold silk chevron trim. A length of the chevron trim circles the outer circumference of the hat, ending in a flat loop at the center back. Another length of chevron trim is attached to the crown of the hat in a pointed shape, angling at about 45 degrees. The pointed shape has been stuffed with material for additional stiffening. The excess fabric from the pointed shape hangs down the center back of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined with no label. There is denim selvedge along the interior side seams.

Catalog date

1980s

Recorded subjects

African American; Clothing and dress; Fashion; Millinery

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