Product code: Vintage Bes-Ben one of a kind Chocolate Brown Felt Hat with fashion Pheasant Feathers
Vintage Bes-Ben one of fashion a kind Chocolate Brown Felt Hat with Pheasant Feathers Benjamin B. Green-Field (1898-1988) was from Chicago, dropped out of school and apprenticed in millenary. In 1920, Green-Field and his sister Bessie opened a hat boutique on Chicago's State Street and named it Bes-Ben. Within eight years, the pair had grown their business enough to open four more shops. Heralded as ‘Chicago's Mad Hatter,' he crafted whimsical and elegant hats for Hollywood celebrities like Lucille Ball, Marlene Dietrich, Carole Landis and Elizabeth Taylor, as well as Chicago's socialites. This is a more traditional, early design that was purchased from the original owners. The hat itself is in very good, vintage condition. Netting is torn, a flaw consistent with age. Collectible Bes-Ben hats can go for $10,000! This is a deal to get it out of my closet and into someone wonderful's collection…or be the start of your collection! Quick and careful shipping from a pet-free, smoke-free homes.
Vintage Bes-Ben one of fashion a kind Chocolate Brown Felt Hat with Pheasant Feathers Benjamin B. Green-Field (1898-1988) was from Chicago, dropped out of school and apprenticed in millenary. In 1920, Green-Field and his sister Bessie opened a hat boutique on Chicago's State Street and named it Bes-Ben. Within eight years, the pair had grown their business enough to open four more shops. Heralded as ‘Chicago's Mad Hatter,' he crafted whimsical and elegant hats for Hollywood celebrities like Lucille Ball, Marlene Dietrich, Carole Landis and Elizabeth Taylor, as well as Chicago's socialites. This is a more traditional, early design that was purchased from the original owners. The hat itself is in very good, vintage condition. Netting is torn, a flaw consistent with age. Collectible Bes-Ben hats can go for $10,000! This is a deal to get it out of my closet and into someone wonderful's collection…or be the start of your collection! Quick and careful shipping from a pet-free, smoke-free homes.