The pillbox hat is a small, understated hat popular from the 1930s to the 1960s and still worn today. It has a flat crown and straight sides, and is usually made of felt. It can be fastened on the head and worn with decorative hats or discreet pins. Jacqueline Kennedy popularized the style, and it can be dressed up or down.
A pillbox hat is a small hat for women in a simple and understated style. These hats were immensely popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, and are still worn by some women today, in addition to styles that have deviated slightly from the traditional pillbox. Many hat shops carry these hats in a variety of colors and styles, and they can also be ordered from companies specializing in hat production.
A classic pillbox hat has a flat crown and smooth, straight sides. The hat is usually made of a material that is strong enough to hold the shape of the hat; Felt is a popular choice. The shape of a hat is reminiscent of a box designed to hold pills, although these hats are obviously larger than pill boxes.
Classically, a pillbox hat is small enough that it can be fastened on the head, because the brim is too narrow to go over the head. During the period when this style of hat was in vogue, the shiny hairstyle was very popular among women, and many women finished off this bold and big hairstyle with a clip-on pillbox hat, placed strategically so that it would not weigh down the hairstyle. People can choose to wear visible decorative hats with this type of hat, or discreet hidden pins to secure it.
One of the most notable wearers of this hat style was American First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who popularized the style from her first day in the White House, when she wore an off-white pillbox hat to her husband’s inauguration. Many Americans also have vivid memories of the matching pink suit and pillbox hat she was wearing on the date of her husband’s murder.
The understated design of the pillbox hat can be dressed up with a veil or pin, or left plain. Some women wear it as a church hat, as the flattering, simple style is appropriately somber and respectful for church. Others wear a more up-to-date version, with a contrasting color cuff and a soft cloth construction that gives the hat a more casual, rumpled look.
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