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Tilt hats were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were worn at an angle and held to the back of the head by a strap, rigid ring, elastic band beneath the hair, or a combination of these. Very small toy or doll hats typically did not have a head-hugging strap feature.

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See Also: Doll Hat, Toy Hat


1855 tilt hat - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1855 tilt hat

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1930s tilt doll hat - Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1930s tilt doll hat

Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1930s straw tilt hat - Courtesy of thespectrum

1930s straw tilt hat

Courtesy of thespectrum

1930s Bovio Modes black satin tilt hat - Courtesy of thespectrum

1930s Bovio Modes black satin tilt hat

Courtesy of thespectrum

1930s/1940s straw tilt hat - Courtesy of anothertimevintageapparel

1930s/1940s straw tilt hat

Courtesy of anothertimevintageapparel

1930s/1940s tilt hat from Shoppe Yvonne - Courtesy of TheGatchellvilleStore

1930s/1940s tilt hat from Shoppe Yvonne

Courtesy of TheGatchellvilleStore

1940s tilt hat - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s Roberta Bernays tilt hat - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s Roberta Bernays tilt hat

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s tilt hat - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s tilt hat - Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1940s Gage Bros velour tilt hat with ostrich feather - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s Gage Bros velour tilt hat with ostrich feather

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s Helene Adams tilt hat - Courtesy pastperfectvintage

1940s Helene Adams tilt hat

Courtesy pastperfectvintage

1940s Worth tilt hat - Courtesy of pastperfectvintage

1940s Worth tilt hat

Courtesy of pastperfectvintage

1940s Cecile fur/velvet tilt hat - Courtesy of Deco to Disco Vintage

1940s Cecile fur/velvet tilt hat

Courtesy of Deco to Disco Vintage

1940s tilt hat - Courtesy of bycinbyhand

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of bycinbyhand

1942 Kathleen Inc tilt hat - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1942 Kathleen Inc tilt hat

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1940s tilt hat - Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1945 Robert Dudley tilt hat - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1945 Robert Dudley tilt hat

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1940s Hattie Carnegie tilt hat - Courtesy of rue_de_la_paix

1940s Hattie Carnegie tilt hat

Courtesy of rue_de_la_paix

1940s Joal New York straw tilt hat - Courtesy of Noble Vintage Clothiers

1940s Joal New York straw tilt hat

Courtesy of Noble Vintage Clothiers

1940s tilt hat - Courtesy of cmpollack

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of cmpollack