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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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Each has a black top hat with a mirror on top, which Bubbles uses to flirt with men in the audience.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2025
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In the large window division, first place was awarded to Southwest Connection, which had a Native American theme and in second place went to Sweet Elizabeth Jane whose top hats looked toward New Year’s Eve celebrations.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2025
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Succession Alum Jeremy Strong's Golden Globes Look Includes a Bucket Hat 13 hr 17 min ago While Kendall Roy opted, mostly, for baseball caps during Succession's run, his portrayer, Jeremy Strong, apparently loves a bucket hat.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Euphoria star wore an all-black athleisure outfit with gold jewelry and a pair of On Cloud sneakers, while the Crowded Room actor was dressed in a pink graphic T-shirt, jeans, a backward blue baseball cap, and a pair of Nike sneakers.—
Whitney Perry,
Glamour,
2 Jan. 2025
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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
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Shep says that Craig isn’t in the warehouse with a hard hat on and that his business partner, Jerry, does all the work.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2025
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Wear protective equipment, including a hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, boots, and warm clothing.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Dec. 2024
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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
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It’s one of those ABBA songs that fools you with its mirror ball synths, a classic disco rhythm on the high hat and lush harmonizing.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
6 Nov. 2021
Noun
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First-off, there might not be a Casey’s or Kwik Trip between the Twin Cities and New Ulm that carries a blaze orange stocking cap.—
Tribune News Service,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2024
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Prisoners were given numbers instead of names, had a chain attached to one leg, and were dressed in smocks and stocking caps.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
6 Aug. 2024
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In the pictures, Ewers donned a tan cowboy hat, and Barnes posed in white cowgirl boots while out on a date in Austin.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Pro tip: Wear a cowboy hat at the Stock Show Fair to score half-off skating and a $10 shot and beer special at the Milepost Zero bar.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.—
Ostap Kin,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Mar. 2022
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Thomas Redgate shows a smiling 24-year-old, a service cap crowning his head, a tan tie and shirt underneath his dress uniform.—
Denise Coffey,
USA TODAY,
16 Sep. 2021
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“Silk hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silk%20hat. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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