A very important hat, and one that rarely comes to market. This is the earliest of his hats I have come across “in person” in my 40 years of collecting. This daring hat dates to 1939 and is made of a supple sea blue natural straw, artistically sculpted and shaped to sort of croissant, inter laced with lush French silk jersey drapes in soft cream color. Dramatic dark blue French veiling in a large pattern, so the hat can be worn with or without the veil which attaches with 2 matching straw hatpins. Lined in sheer blue silk crepe. Wear this at a sharp tilted angle. Label is Bes-Ben Chicago. If you are a serious collector of millinery and hats, this is a once in a lifetime chance to own one of Bes Bens early works. I show the hat on a full sized millinery head, the head is not included. Please ask if you need more details. PLEASE SEE OUR AUCTIONS FOR MORE ANTIQUE and VINTAGE HATS, Clothing, AND MORE…. PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS as they serve as part of the condition description. PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS. The item “Rare 1939 BES-BEN TIlt Hat Cream Silk Jersey Drapes on Artistic Blue Straw WOW” is in sale since Monday, November 15, 2021. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Specialty\Vintage\Vintage Accessories\Women’s Hats”. The seller is “isadorafedora” and is located in Long Beach, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Size: One Size
• Style: Artistic Deco Swing Era
• Look: Art Deco Swing Era WWII
• Decade: 1930s
• Material: Straw Silk Jersey Veiling
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: BLue and Cream
• Brand: Bes-Ben

Tags: artistic, bes-ben, blue, cream, drapes, jersey, rare, silk, straw, tilt