silk hat

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Recent Examples of silk hat 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. 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silk hat
Noun
  • The prize, which was auctioned off by Odenkirk, who assumed the role of a hypeman in a top hat and spoke in a raspy voice, included an autographed script of the highest bidder’s favorite episode and an invitation to a live reading of the show for up to three guests.
    Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • William wore a top hat and morning suit for the occasion, finishing the look with a red tie and red flower at the lapel.
    Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • While working on his stroke under the afternoon sun in an empty ballpark, wearing shorts, a basketball jersey and a backwards baseball cap, the right-hander was able to watch several of his high drives land beyond the center-field wall.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • The nearby officer, who wore a baseball cap and t-shirt, didn’t know that.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Artist and designer Cecil Beaton performed a coy fashion magazine pose in full drag, his slender form crowned by an enormous picture hat that transforms him into something approaching a human flower, photographed by the duo David James Scott and Edgar Wilkinson.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
    Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
    William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Noun
  • Wearing his construction worker hard hat and neon green vest, the 23-year-old from Cuba joins his classmates to earn certification as a refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technician.
    Sarah Moreno May 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • Wearing a hard hat, the charter's principal, Justin Blietz, described his vision.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.
    Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022
Noun
  • The gear included an air gun, tape, black leather gloves, a stocking cap, a rubber face mask , court records say.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The arrest has drawn widespread attention, as the child had just returned home from preschool with his father and was wearing a Spider Man backpack and blue stocking cap with bunny ears when detained.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In part, this was because Riley, who is fifty-five, wore a gargantuan, lumpy tomato-red felt hat with a wide brim, like the cowboy hat worn by Quick Draw McGraw in the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • While Bunnie wore a long, light-blue floral dress for the occasion, Jelly Roll sported an all-black ensemble with a cowboy hat to match.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026

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“Silk hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silk%20hat. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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