As I’m writing this post, I’m making the finishing touches on my trip to Las Vegas for the Viva Rockabilly Weekend and quickly realizing that Easter is this weekend. Mmm chocolate eggs, getting together with family, mmm chocolate eggs lol! 🙂 Easter will be spent in Vegas again but my parents are coming to the weekend as well so that should be a fun and different experience for us.

1920s Vintage Magazine Article on 1920s Fashions...1920s Hats for Easter. "Easter Hats from the Studio of a Chic Designer". Article from a 1928 Women's World magazine.

Source: eBay 1928 Women’s World magazine featuring 1920s Easter Hats from the Studio of a Chic Designer.

For this year I thought it would be fun to pack a pretty fascinator for Sunday night so I can have my own Easter Parade at Viva as I always miss the one that was usually put on here in Toronto. Sadly the event is not officially happening this year but I’m still paying homage to the Easter Parade tradition on my end.

Further Reading: Easter Parade-Toronto’s oldest tradition that is really all about the Hats! (super vintage photos of people in the 1920’s in Toronto & more vintage hat examples)

Now if I could have packed a big hat I would have brought my green one below but my suitcase is all ready jammed to the hills so I had to think teeny tiny small and so I’m bringing my recent vintage clothing show find, also below.

1950s vintage hat - 1950s saucer hat 1950s platter hat.

For today’s post I thought it would be fun to show off some fantastic examples of vintage hats that would be perfect for an Easter parade or any event / occasion.

Let’s pick a hat for the parade!

Vintage hat examples to inspire your next purchase

Here are some other options of beautiful hats that I found online that I would 100% wear if I had the space and all the money in the world.

Vintage Shopping: I have created an Etsy Collection of Vintage Hats that would be perfect for Easter or any occasion. It is updated monthly, so even though these hats are gone there are many more to enjoy!

(Updated March 2024)

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Note: If you click on an item and it is no longer available, don’t fret! The websites provided are updated daily with 1000’s of products, so you are bound to find something that will work.

1950s vintage black hat. Woman’s wide brim platter hat accented with a perfect white rose. Hat label- ” Barbara Dale Chicago”.

Looks like mine pictured above.

1950s black hat. Woman's wide brim ( 4 1/4 in.) platter hat accented with a perfect white rose. Shallow crown of the 50s ( or late 40s) black hat is encircled with black velvet ribbon which ties on the right.

Source: Etsy

1940s Vintage Hat. Woman’s 1940s brown percher hat with dramatic feather accent off to the right.

1940s vintage tilt hat. Woman's 1940s brown percher hat with dramatic feather accent off to the right.

Source: Etsy

1940s Women’s Tilt Hat with bird feathers.

This number for sale from Etsy seller ‘concettascloset‘, is beautiful and really a showpiece I must say.

1940s wool tilt hat. 1940s Vintage Women's hat with a giant birds wing.

I think the colour of this 1940s number is perfect for an “Easter Parade/aka spring is finally” here hat.

1940s wool felt hat in pink. Women's 1940s hat.

I’m a blonde so wearing this yellow 1950s hat would really never work but I was so drawn to the uniqueness of it that I had to share it with you.

1950s wool felt hat in yellow with feathers on the side.

This 1950s pillbox hat is so Liz it is ridiculous! Sadly the price does not work with my budget but I will add it to my “I would buy it if I had all the money in the world” wish list.

The cutout detail on this lavender 1940s hat is wonderful and so very different and I just love how the trim meets that cutout. Very creative and perfect for strolling down the avenue.

You can purchase this on Etsy from “TimelessTreasuresVCB“

1940s Purple velvet wide brimmed hat for women

I think I will end this blog with the most interesting option for an Easter Parade hat that I have ever seen. It is a 1940s Caspar-Davis creation and it so different and strange but yet beautiful that you would really truly stand out if you wore this on Easter. What are your thoughts on this hat? Would you wear it?

You can purchase this on Etsy from “Poppycock Vintage“

1940s vintage hat for women. 1940s Caspar-Davis creation featuring feathers.

So friends! Do you wear an Easter Hat? Or attend an Easter Parade during this time of the year? Share in the comments section below.

Well no matter what you are doing this year have a very Happy Easter and I will be back with highlights from my Vegas/Viva trip in one week.

FURTHER READING:

Vintage Easter Blog Posts 1920s-1960s (Archived)

Liz 🙂

1950s vintage easter ad for Dubble Bubble gum.

When the thermometer dips to the -30’s here in Canada I often get to wondering what the lovely ladies of the 1940s would have worn on their pretty well styled heads to keep them warm? Did the opt for unstylish toques that wrecked your hair in 30 seconds flat? Or did they go with fashionable hats and worried about frost bite late? Lets see shall we?

First up here are some tips on what you might see in a 1940s winter hat

The hat material needed to be something that would not spot in the rain or snow
Protective brim was often seen
Fur was popular
Velvet
Dark hats with heavier weights
Felt hats
Gray wool felt hats
Knitted/crocheted hats

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1940s Winter Fashion: Ladies Winter Hats

Lets start with this cute Dutch Bonnet. Looks like it will keep your head warm and your hair looking super fabulous at the same time.

1940s ladies hat -Dutch Bonnet knitting pattern.

Early 1940s Fashion (possibly 1930s as per the style in the image but close enough for this gal!): This beret is adorable and popular but not for -30 weather. Warmer winter days…yup!

1930s vintage photo of a a knitted Beret

Some winter ski outfits. The hats are more practical for winter I see but I’m unsure how the toque on the right is staying on her head lol!

1940s vintage photo from a 1940s vintage catalog of women's Ski Outfits and 1940s winter hats.

Well technically not a hat a warm 100% wool head scarf will keep the chill off. You can chose a ‘Spun Rayon Triangle with knotted wool fringe”, a ‘Sheer new wool triangle’ or several others. Have fun with it!

Further Reading: A Vintage Guide to 1940s Hair Accessories

1940s winter hair scarf made out of wool or rayon to keep your head warm.

Here is the 1940s head scarf in real life action in this vintage photo of ladies building a snowman.

1940s fashion - 1940s Winter fashion as seen in a 1940s vintage photo of 4 women making a snowman, wearing winter jackets and winter hairscarfs.

Source

1940s vintage ad for Stetson Hats. Stetson did not just make mens hats, but also women’s as seen below. These are darling winter hats but your ears would be cold no?

1940s vintage advertisement for Stetson Hats for women featuring an image of a women wearing various styles of Stetson Hats for winter time.

Source

The 1940s images below are clearly stating that it is cold outside but their stylish hats I’m sure are not keeping their pretty heads warm (and the shoes neither).

They are I must say extremely stylish winter ladies and I would have paired any of those hats with those coats as well, even if I froze my head off!

1940s vintage photo of a four 1940s women in 1940s winter coats and 1940s hats. Stunning 1940s fashions!

Source: Etsy

Some amazing 1940s hats in this picture and some of them actually look like they are bit warmer then the ladies above. My favorite is the lady on the Left. Her outfit is divine!

1940s vintage photo of Four women with suitcases and in stunning 1940s winter coats and 1940s hats posing before heading out on trip. Super 1940s fashions.

Source: Etsy

Now this is a darling number from the 1940s-Fur and Felt. Winter hat must haves crossed off the list.

1940s Fashion: a 1940 women's hat with fur fringe and a felt bow.

If you watched the now cancelled (sniff sniff) bomb girls you would have seen some pretty fantastic winter hats in the show. Here is Vera in her brimmed hat.

1940s fashion as seen in the TV Show Bomb Girls. The image features a man in uniform with a Bomb Girl in a blue 1940s coat and 1940s hat. Perfect winter style.

1940s vintage hats you can buy right now (at time of post).

NOTE: If an item you clicked on is no longer avail, don’t fret! Etsy is updated daily with new vintage items, so you are bound to find something you like.

Nov 2023 update: I have started a collection on Etsy of Vintage Ladies Hats (Winter & Other seasons), that you can shop in, right now.Happy Shopping!

An iconic 1940s dark green felt bonnet cloche hat with velvet trim and dark green and gold feather tufts on the right side panel. The hat sits on the back of the head with a rounded crown and a short asymmetrical brim. STUNNER!

1940s Fashion: A 1940s Hat Dark Green Felt Bonnet Velvet n Feather Trim

Source: Etsy

An adorable 1940s Tam!
This hat is styled as a darling halo tam, done in a rich coffee brown soft wool. The hat features two bow details at the rear that are in fact straps that can be pulled through to adjust the head size of the hat. Practical and adorable!

1940s Fashion: A womens 1940s vintage hat-a 1940s Brown Tam

Source: Etsy

1940s Wool Tan Ladies hat with the most interesting look. Your head would be warm in this beauty!

1940s Fashion: a 1940s Tan Wool Hat, Ladies Wool Hat/

Source: Etsy

Vintage 1940’s Grey Velour Halo or Bonnet Style Hat with Black Plumed Feather.

Source: Etsy

Stunning 1940s hand-knit lush forest green beret hat.

Source: Etsy

Exquisite 1940s dark green wool hat by Berkshire made in USA.

Well as you can see the hats were both practical and not so practical in their designs but we can all agree that they were gorgeous even if you turned blue while wearing some of them.

Question:

When it’s cold outside do you go with style or comfort?

Further Reading: Vintage Fashions 1920s-1960s (Archived Blog Posts)

Liz 🙂

Tag: vintage hats

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