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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
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
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
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The king also opted for pastel details for his look, pairing a gray suit with a yellow vest, a black top hat and black, lace-up patent leather dress shoes.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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The look featured a black and gold corset and red velvet overcoat, a top hat and tall boots.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Work your way down the street, keeping an eye out for the cartoonish owl in a baseball cap in one yard, the skeleton riding a motorcycle in the next, the cow and a chicken caught mid-discussion atop a tractor in a third.—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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This guest masters high-low dressing with butter-yellow Adidas track pants, a light blue Adidas zip-up, kitten heels, an oversized clutch, and baseball cap for a coffee run that feels equal parts sporty and chic.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
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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Signs of the former Muppets Courtyard were all but gone when USA TODAY was invited on a hard hat visit to the construction site in late May.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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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
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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After Diego Lopes brutally knocked out Steve Garcia following a back-and-forth slugfest, Lopes put on his trademark cowboy hat and hopped up on the cage to celebrate with the crowd.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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At a ceremony downtown, the mayor presented Wetzel with a key to the city and unveiled a mural depicting him in a cowboy hat, flanked by a guitar and his old high-school football jersey.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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“Silk hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silk%20hat. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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