Vintage Navy Blue Pillbox Hat, Anita Pineault, Own a piece of Fashion Hi…

Check out this cool vintage hat designed by Anita Pineault. You will be the height of sophistication in this Pillbox hat, made from swirls of navy blue material. Feels like polyester. Very rigid. Measures about 6.5 inches across. Unfortunately, it's too small for my melon of a head. Anita Pineault was a well-known milliner based in Quebec, Canada. I found this entry about her from the EncycloFashion Quebec at the McCord Stewart Museum: "During the Second World War, Anita Pineault (née Chouinard), who was in her mid-twenties, took a job at the Nadel Hat company located on Victoria Square in downtown Montreal. She ended up working there for nearly 20 years. Initially a labourer, she learned the basics of the profession and was made a designer. In the early 1960s, Anita Pineault founded her own millinery business. She went on to run her atelier for 25 years, selling her hats in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Her designs could be found in many prestigious department stores, notably Saks Fifth Avenue in New York and Eaton’s and Morgan’s in Montreal. Her hats were often selected to accessorize the clothing of Quebec’s most prominent fashion designers. At the height of her popularity, she employed between 60 and 80 workers. Anita retired from the industry in the mid-1980s, and received the Griffe d’Or for lifetime achievement in 1993." Check out my other vintage hat listings featuring fashionable head-gear from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Pet-friendly home, non-smoker.