Hat No. 3 (of 4). How to describe it?

William Woolley

William Woolley

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Background: Each of these hats was purchased at Muir's of East Orange, N.J.,a high-end department store that anchored the retail district on Main Street. It featured designer and couture clothing departments for women, named "Miss Muir" and "Lady Muir." The store was popular among local female shoppers and office workers, according to Wikipedia. With this hat, again, I need help in describing it in a way that's informative, accurate and appealing. It's made of what feels like velour, featuring a bow covered by a net, along with a pin in the back. It has no labels other than a tag that says, "22," which I assume is the size? Any additional description would be greatly appreciated!

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I'm not very knowledgeable about hats so I'll leave the descriptors to someone else here. :) Frankly, I've not found it worth the effort to sell most 1960s or newer hats, they never seem to bring much monetary return for me.
Yes, the 22 is the size (for a 22-inch head circumference), roughly equivalent to a men's hat size 7.
Just popping in to say that you may want to sell the hat pin separately, it's probably worth more than the hat!
 
The Vintage Vendeuse said:
I'm not very knowledgeable about hats so I'll leave the descriptors to someone else here. :) Frankly, I've not found it worth the effort to sell most 1960s or newer hats, they never seem to bring much monetary return for me.
Yes, the 22 is the size (for a 22-inch head circumference), roughly equivalent to a men's hat size 7.
Just popping in to say that you may want to sell the hat pin separately, it's probably worth more than the hat!
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Unbelievable! The part about the hatpin probably being worth more than the hat. I thought you were kidding... until I discovered there's an American Hatpin Society. Or, at least there was. It was "formally disbanded" in 2019 after a 30-year run. And what's this? "Hatpins were sometimes used by women to defend themselves against assault. Ordinances were passed from 1910 that limited the length of hatpins in Chicago, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, New Orleans, among other cities, as there was a concern they might be used as weapons." (Wikipedia) So now, Donna, you've given me another rabbit hole to go down!

Also, thank you for your information and reality check about selling the hats. I promised Annette I'd try to sell them, so I need to follow through on her behalf. I'll just make sure she shouldn't expect life-changing returns.
 
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