Rare c. 1963 Lilly Dache Leopard Print Fur Slouchy Fedora Hat designer-givenchy It closes at the side

It closes at the side with a metal zipper and a two really early plastic buttons at the waist

The jacket is unusual with its shorter sleeves

Girls bought these long and then chopped them off to where they wanted them to fall

The color of the cotton string on this one is a deep ivory/pale beige color that is consistent from top to bottom

Waist: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam with elastic built in though half the waistline that will expand for more room if needed

Rare c. 1963 Lilly Dache Leopard Print Fur Slouchy Fedora Hat designer-givenchy It closes at the sideLilly Dach was one of Americas most famous milliners. You can barely open a Vogue or other fashion magazine from the years of her heyday without seeing several of her hats in them. She worked under renowned milliners Suzanne Talbot and Caroline Reboux in Paris before moving to America in 1924 where she worked until she could eventually open her own label. At the height of her career she owned a nine story building known as the House of Hats, on East