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A pillbox hat is a small hat with a flat crown, straight, upright sides, and no brim. It is named after the small cylindrical or hexagonal cases that were used for storing or carrying a small number of pills.^[1]

History and description

Military headgear

Historically, the pillbox hat began as a form of military headgear. During the late Roman Empire, the pileus pannonicus or "Pannonian cap", a type of headgear similar to the modern pillbox, was worn by Roman soldiers. A similar hat was popular with the Flemish in the Middle Ages. In the 19th century pillboxes were worn by the units of the British Army and its overseas possessions as well as by the Boys Brigade. In some countries, especially those of the Commonwealth of Nations, a pillbox-like forage cap, often with a chin strap, can still be seen on ceremonial occasions. The Royal Military College of Canada dress uniform includes such a hat, and similar caps were standard issue for the Victorian era British Army. Another cap called a kilmarnock is a modern version of the traditional headdress worn by members of virtually all Gurkha regiments.^[2]

Fashion headgear

The modern woman's pillbox hat was created by milliners in the 1930s, and gained popularity due to its elegant simplicity. Pillbox hats were made out of wool, velvet, organdy, mink, lynx or fox fur, and leopard skin, among many other materials. They were generally designed in solid colors and were unaccessorized, but could include a veil.^[1]

Jacqueline Kennedy, First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, was well known for her "signature pillbox hats", designed for her by Halston, and was wearing a pink one to match her outfit on the day of her husband United States President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas.^[3] Actress Natalie Portman wore a pillbox hat to play Kennedy in the 2016 biographical drama Jackie.^[4]

In popular culture

Pillbox hats are a satirical subject of the song "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" by Bob Dylan which first appeared on his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. In 2013 hip-hop group Death Grips released a song entitled "You Might Think He Loves You for Your Money But I Know What He Really Loves You for It’s Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat".^[5]

Gallery

Military pillbox on stained glass window in the Royal Military College of Canada
Doris Day in a pillbox hat
Pillbox worn by cadets at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Pillbox owned by Jackie Kennedy in the Truman Museum
Royal pillboxes of Queen Milena and King Nikola of Montenegro

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Pillbox Hats" on The Fashion Encyclopedia website
^ Wilson History & Research Center, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles Pillbox Cap Archived 2012-09-03 at archive.today. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
^ Spurlin, William J. 'I'd Rather Be the Princess Than the Queen' in Kear, Adrian and Steinberg, Deborah Lynn (eds.) Mourning Diana: Nation, Culture and the Performance of Grief. London: Routledge, 1999. p.158
^ Ryan, Patrick (4 December 2016). "Natalie Portman on the 'symbolic' power of Jackie Kennedy's pink suit". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ Death Grips (2013-11-13), Death Grips - You might think he loves you for your money but I know what he really loves you for..., archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved 2017-12-16

External links

Media related to Pillbox hats at Wikimedia Commons

[fashion-1] "Pillbox Hats" on The Fashion Encyclopedia website

[2] Wilson History & Research Center, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles Pillbox Cap Archived 2012-09-03 at archive.today. Retrieved 2010-08-18.

[3] Spurlin, William J. 'I'd Rather Be the Princess Than the Queen' in Kear, Adrian and Steinberg, Deborah Lynn (eds.) Mourning Diana: Nation, Culture and the Performance of Grief. London: Routledge, 1999. p.158

[4] Ryan, Patrick (4 December 2016). "Natalie Portman on the 'symbolic' power of Jackie Kennedy's pink suit". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

[5] Death Grips (2013-11-13), Death Grips - You might think he loves you for your money but I know what he really loves you for..., archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved 2017-12-16

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+{{Short description|Style of hat}}
-[[File:Kennedys arrive at Dallas 11-22-63 crop headshot.jpg|237px|right|thumb|[[Jacqueline Kennedy|Jackie Kennedy]] arriving in [[Dallas, Texas]], on November 22, 1963]]
+[[File:Cap, forage (AM 2007.14.3-1).jpg|thumb|Military pillbox hat, New Zealand, 1885]]
-A '''pillbox hat''' is a small hat, usually worn by women, with a flat crown, straight, upright sides, and no brim.  It is named after the small cylindrical or hexagonal cases that pills used to be sold in.<ref name=fashion>[http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World-1946-1960/Pillbox-Hats.html "Pillbox Hats"] on ''The Fashion Encyclopedia'' website</ref>
+A '''pillbox hat''' is a small [[hat]] with a flat [[hat#Parts of a Hat|crown]], straight, upright sides, and no [[hat brim|brim]].  It is named after the small cylindrical or hexagonal cases that were used for storing or carrying a small number of pills.<ref name=fashion>[http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World-1946-1960/Pillbox-Hats.html "Pillbox Hats"] on ''The Fashion Encyclopedia'' website</ref>
 ==History and description==
+=== Military headgear ===
-Historically, the precursor to the pillbox hat was military [[headgear]]. During the late [[Roman Empire]], the ''pileus pannonicus'' or "Pannonian cap" &ndash; headgear similar to the modern pillbox hat &ndash; was worn by Roman soldiers. A similar hat was popular with the [[Flemish people|Flemish]] in the [[Middle Ages]]. In some countries, especially those of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], a pillbox-like [[forage cap]], often with a chin strap, can still be seen on ceremonial occasions. The [[Royal Military College of Canada]] [[dress uniform]] includes such a hat, and similar caps were standard issue for the [[Victorian era]] [[British Army]].  Another cap called a kilmarnock is a modern version of the traditional headdress worn by members of virtually all [[Gurkha]] regiments.<ref>Wilson History & Research Center, [http://www.militaryheadgear.com/types/599/items/3 ''10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles Pillbox Cap'']. Retrieved 2010-08-18.</ref>
+Historically, the pillbox hat began as a form of military [[headgear]]. During the late [[Roman Empire]], the ''pileus pannonicus'' or "Pannonian cap", a type of headgear similar to the modern pillbox, was worn by Roman soldiers. A similar hat was popular with the [[Flemish people|Flemish]] in the [[Middle Ages]]. In the 19th century pillboxes were worn by the units of the [[British Army]] and its overseas possessions as well as by the [[Boys Brigade]]. In some countries, especially those of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], a pillbox-like [[forage cap]], often with a chin strap, can still be seen on ceremonial occasions. The [[Royal Military College of Canada]] [[dress uniform]] includes such a hat, and similar caps were standard issue for the [[Victorian era]] [[British Army]].  Another cap called a [[Balmoral bonnet|kilmarnock]] is a modern version of the traditional headdress worn by members of virtually all [[Gurkha]] regiments.<ref>Wilson History & Research Center, [http://www.militaryheadgear.com/types/599/items/3 ''10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles Pillbox Cap''] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120903171444/http://www.militaryheadgear.com/types/599/items/3 |date=2012-09-03 }}. Retrieved 2010-08-18.</ref>
+=== Fashion headgear ===
-The modern woman's pillbox hat was invented by [[millinery|milliners]] in the 1930s, and gained popularity due to its elegant simplicity.  Pillbox hats were made out of [[wool]], [[velvet]], [[organdy]], [[mink fur|mink]], [[lynx]] or [[fox fur|fox]] [[fur]], and [[leopard skin]], among many other materials.  They were generally designed in solid colors and were unaccessorized, but could include a [[veil]].<ref name=fashion />
+[[File:Kennedys arrive at Dallas 11-22-63 crop headshot.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Jacqueline Kennedy]] arriving in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], 1963]]
+The modern woman's pillbox hat was created by [[milliners]] in the 1930s, and gained popularity due to its elegant simplicity.  Pillbox hats were made out of [[wool]], [[velvet]], [[organdy]], [[mink fur|mink]], [[lynx]] or [[fox fur|fox]] [[fur]], and [[Animal print|leopard skin]], among many other materials.  They were generally designed in solid colors and were unaccessorized, but could include a [[veil]].<ref name=fashion />
-[[Jacqueline Kennedy]], [[First Lady of the United States]] from 1961 to 1963, was well known for her "signature pillbox hats", designed for her by [[Halston]], and was wearing a pink one to match her [[Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy|outfit]] on the day of her husband President [[John F. Kennedy]]'s [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination]] in [[Dallas, Texas]].<ref>Spurlin, William J. 'I'd Rather Be the Princess Than the Queen' in Kear, Adrian and Steinberg, Deborah Lynn (eds.) ''Mourning Diana: Nation, Culture and the Performance of Grief''. London: Routledge, 1999. p.158</ref>
+[[Jacqueline Kennedy]], [[First Lady of the United States]] from 1961 to 1963, was well known for her "signature pillbox hats", designed for her by [[Halston]], and was wearing a pink one to match her [[Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy|outfit]] on the day of her husband [[United States President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]'s [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination]] in [[Dallas, Texas]].<ref>Spurlin, William J. 'I'd Rather Be the Princess Than the Queen' in Kear, Adrian and Steinberg, Deborah Lynn (eds.) ''Mourning Diana: Nation, Culture and the Performance of Grief''. London: Routledge, 1999. p.158</ref> Actress [[Natalie Portman]] wore a pillbox hat to play Kennedy in the 2016 biographical drama ''[[Jackie (2016 film)|Jackie]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|date=4 December 2016|title=Natalie Portman on the 'symbolic' power of Jackie Kennedy's pink suit|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett]]|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/12/04/jackie-natalie-portman-pink-suit/94958238/|access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
 ==In popular culture==
-*Pillbox hats are a satirical subject of the song "[[Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat]]" by [[Bob Dylan]]. The song first appeared on his 1966 album ''[[Blonde on Blonde]]''.
+Pillbox hats are a satirical subject of the song "[[Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat]]" by [[Bob Dylan]] which first appeared on his 1966 album ''[[Blonde on Blonde]]''. In 2013 hip-hop group [[Death Grips]] released a song entitled "You Might Think He Loves You for Your Money But I Know What He Really Loves You for It’s Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat".<ref>{{Citation|last=Death Grips|title=Death Grips - You might think he loves you for your money but I know what he really loves you for...|date=2013-11-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2cQvZPX3OY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/y2cQvZPX3OY |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-12-16}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
-*Actress [[Natalie Portman]] wore the pillbox hat in the film ''[[Jackie (2016 film)|Jackie]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/12/04/jackie-natalie-portman-pink-suit/94958238/ |title=Natalie Portman on the 'symbolic' power of Jackie Kennedy's pink suit |first=Patrick |last=Ryan |date=4 December 2016 |access-date=9 September 2018 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett]]}}</ref>
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery class="center" widths="187px" heights="205px">
+<gallery class="center" widths="150px" heights="175px">
-File:Memorial Stained Glass window, Class of 1934, Royal Military College of Canada crop.jpg|A military precursor to the pillbox hat shown on a stained glass window in the [[Royal Military College of Canada]]
+File:Memorial Stained Glass window, Class of 1934, Royal Military College of Canada crop.jpg|Military pillbox on stained glass window in the [[Royal Military College of Canada]]
-File:DorisDay-midnightlace.jpg|A publicity shot for the film ''[[Midnight Lace]]'' (1960), showing [[Doris Day]] in a pillbox hat
+File:DorisDay-midnightlace.jpg|[[Doris Day]] in a pillbox hat
+File:Greenwich Heritage Centre, Woolwich - RA & RMA exhibition 35.jpg|Pillbox worn by cadets at the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]].
-File:Princess Hitachi 1 crop.jpg|Japanese [[Princess Hitachi]] (Hanako Tsugaru) in a visit to the [[Netherlands]] in 1965
-File:Pillboxhat.jpg|One of Jackie Kennedy's pillbox hats in the [[Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum]]
+File:Pillboxhat.jpg|Pillbox owned by Jackie Kennedy in the [[Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum|Truman Museum]]
+File:Montenegrin caps of Queen Milena and King Nikola.jpg|Royal pillboxes of [[Queen Milena]] and [[King Nikola]] of Montenegro
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