Jackie Kennedy has been credited with bringing the Pillbox hat to the masses. Former first lady Jackie Kennedy was one of, if not the most, defining fashion trendsetters of the 1960s. Full stop. From her oversized sunglasses to her trademark bouffants, she remains a style icon even decades later. Few fashion statements have had a more lasting historical impact than Jackie O’s pillbox hat created by legendary fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick. Jackie Kennedy wore a white Halston pillbox to her husband John F. Kennedy’s inauguration.
Jackie Kennedy popularized the Pillbox hat even though its origin was originally as a military hat. Though those original Pillbox hats were undoubtedly less glamorous than the ones that Jackie Kennedy wore.
The Jackie Kennedy Pillbox hat is a vibrant modern purple with matching purple veil. A silk rose, petals and feathers complete this wonderfully ostentatious hat.