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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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silk hat
Noun
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There is a short person in a top hat in the foreground at right, facing away from the camera, staring at a growing city of homes, offices and other buildings.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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Vanessa Rousso Big Brother 17 resident poker player was thrown in the rounds after a clue featuring a top hat and a 9 of hearts card was shown.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Cricket sweaters, patchwork blanket, and distressed baseball caps.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Jacob Elordi wore a Left Bank Books baseball cap during a shoot for GQ.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
30 July 2025
Noun
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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
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Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
Noun
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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
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Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.—
William Finnegan,
The New Yorker,
15 May 2021
Noun
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Is the digitally native generation willing to trade-in their laptops for hard hats?—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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For the adventurous, the Wild Caving Tour offers belly crawls and tight squeezes, requiring hard hats and headlamps.—
Erin Gifford,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Carter Beauford, perhaps the most unheralded drummer in music, busied himself with syncopated patterns and dizzying high hat on the song.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
20 Oct. 2024
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Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.—
Adam Shell,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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She was dressed in all black with a black stocking cap.—
Ingrid Harbo,
Twin Cities,
19 July 2025
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Friends sent me stocking caps, soft blankets, fingerless gloves and slip-on shoes.—
Amy Bizzarri,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the sweet clip, Kelly, born Colson Baker, could be seen wearing a white cowboy hat, while his daughter matched in a pink sparkly cowboy hat.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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The car was left with a cowboy hat on the hood, Thompson said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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“Silk hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silk%20hat. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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