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Tilt Hat

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.

Written by TheVintageFashionGuild

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

1855 tilt hat

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1930s tilt doll hat

Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1930s straw 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 tilt hat from Shoppe Yvonne

Courtesy of TheGatchellvilleStore

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s Roberta Bernays tilt hat

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1940s Gage Bros velour tilt hat with ostrich feather

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1940s Helene Adams tilt hat

Courtesy pastperfectvintage

1940s Worth tilt hat

Courtesy of pastperfectvintage

1940s Cecile fur/velvet tilt hat

Courtesy of Deco to Disco Vintage

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of bycinbyhand

1942 Kathleen Inc tilt hat

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1945 Robert Dudley tilt hat

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1940s Hattie Carnegie tilt hat

Courtesy of rue_de_la_paix

1940s Joal New York straw tilt hat

Courtesy of Noble Vintage Clothiers

1940s tilt hat

Courtesy of cmpollack