What a great hat! It's a Frank's Girl, designed by Frank Olive. Mr. Olive, born Francis A. Olive Jr. in Milwaukee, started designing costumes while attending the Chicago Art Institute. He came to New York hoping for a niche in the theater. His work drew the attention of the designer Normal Norell, who suggested that he become a milliner.

Mr. Olive's creations found customers among designer houses like Oscar de la Renta and Pauline Trigere, as well as leading department stores and performers like Carol Burnett, Diana Ross and Peggy Lee.

"I think that hats are an essential part of being a woman," he told an interviewer in 1968. "I design hats for a woman who feels this. I want to help her discover herself." - information from the December 20, 1995 issue of the New York Times

Done in winter white furred felt, this mod hat is a bubble or newsboy style with a long-ish bill. Finished inside with hot pink grosgrain ribbon.

Condition:

Good to Very Good. Looks like it was never worn. I count 5 small nibbles on the hat, one of them on the brim. All of them are very light and detract only a little. I've priced it accordingly.

Measurements:

Circumference: 21 inches/53.3 cm
Height (highest point): 4 inches/10.2 cm

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