silk hat
noun
: a hat with a tall cylindrical crown and a silk-plush finish worn by men as a dress hat
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Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.
—Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 14 May 2021
Making big money as head of the Empire State Building and a bank, Smith moved to Fifth Avenue and swapped his brown derby for a silk hat.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2018
Moriya wore a Western-style morning coat and a silk hat that belonged to Prince Takamodo, the late father of Princess Ayako.
—Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2018
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.
—Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 14 May 2021
Making big money as head of the Empire State Building and a bank, Smith moved to Fifth Avenue and swapped his brown derby for a silk hat.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2018
Moriya wore a Western-style morning coat and a silk hat that belonged to Prince Takamodo, the late father of Princess Ayako.
—Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2018
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“Silk hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silk%20hat. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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