Manuel Pertegaz 1960's hat is made of tightly woven, golden beige straw. Interior velvet band. Hand-written numbered tag sewn on the inside.

Condition: Very good with a small red mark on side (see photo) and some slight discoloration on back.

Measurements-

Crown: 5 1/2- 7"

Interior Circumference: 21 1/2"

Manuel Pertegaz is a Spanish-born designer who opened his own fashion house in the early 1940's. His designs (along with those of Lanvin and Balenciaga, among others) were recently featured as a part of the exhibition, Barcelona Haute Couture, at The Palau Robert in Barcelona, Spain. One of his hats is owned by The Costume Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. More recently (in 2004), he designed the wedding dress for of Letizia, Princess of Asturias.