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Fashion

Pill Box Hat


Pill Box Hats

The Pill Box Hat first became popular in 1962 after Jackie Kennedy was photographed wearing hers on TV.

Warhol actress Edie Sedgwick also wore one, as did African president Mobutu when he made himself head of state in 1965.

The fad, with its political connotations, became so great that, in 1966, Bob Dylan released a song called 'Leopard-skin Pill-Box Hat'.

 

 




1962 Fashion: Teds | Tight Jeans | Pill Box Hat






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