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Sally Victor Black Hat, Shirred Wool, Vintage 1950s

$45.00

Vintage 1950s Sally Victor black hat.

Vintage Sally Victor hat.  Unique design with a tall crown and shirred black wool and velvet.
Approx. Hat Size (cm): 21.5″ (54.5); Diameter: 12″ (30.5); Crown Height: 4″ (10); Width of Brim: 2.5 (6).
Era:  1950s.
Condition:   Wear commensurate with age.
Mark/Label: Sally Victor Boutique, Hutzler’s, Baltimore.

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This collectible Sally Victor black hat is a real designer statement

Vintage Sally Victor Black Hat Details

  • Unique shirred hat in wool felt.
  • Horizontal bands of black velvet.
  • Tall crown.
  • Floppy wide brim.
  • Large bow in the back.
  • From Hutzler’s a major Maryland department store chain that was headquartered in  Baltimore.

NOT SHIPPABLE TO ITALY due to Italian customs prohibition.

Who Was Sally Victor

Sally Victor once described her design philosophy as “designing pretty hats that made women look prettier”.  She was Mamie Eisenhower’s favorite milliner.  In 1943 she was the recipient of the Fashion Critics Millinery award.  In 1954 the New Yorker magazine called her “a magnificent sculpture of straws and felt whose hats were marked with touches that are feminine without being unruly”.   

The Beginning

Victor was born Sally Josephs in Scranton Pennsylvania in 1905. She was one of six sisters who were taught to sew. The family moved to New York City when Victor was in her teens. She started designing her own hats and clothes and traveled to Paris at age 17 to study painting. Macy’s hired Victor upon her return to New York later working at Bumberger and Co. 

In 1927 she married Sergui Victor, a hat manufacturer. Her husband gave her $10,000 in 1934 to set up her shop.  Her hats were a hit after Lord & Taylor featured her line and within five years her husband closed his own business and joined his wife’s salon.  

Hat Fame

Rather than sketching her designs, Victor worked directly with hat bodies and mannequins.   She was a very prolific designer and at the height of her popularity turned out about 2,000 hats a year.  Victor’s hats were ultra-expensive so a less expensive line, Sally V was launched to great success. 

Other labels included Miss Sally Victor, Headlines (designed for Sears in the 1960s), Junior, and Boutique.  First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Bess Truman were long-time customers as well as many stars of stage and screen. 

Sally Victor was one of the most successful American milliners. In addition to the Fashion Critics Millinery award, she was one of the rare milliners to win the Coty American Fashion Critics award in 1944 and 1956.  As hats lost favor, Victor retired in 1968. She died in 1977 at age 83

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We know you may be wary about buying vintage items. If so, we do offer returns.  After receipt of your vintage pieces, if you are unhappy or the item does not fit, please let Madge know of a return request within 10 days of receipt of merchandise and return items within 30 days after notification. 

We encourage you to read our complete return policy here.  After that, if you still have questions please call or text (404) 850-1757.

 

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