Vintage Bes-Ben one of a kind Chocolate Brown Felt Hat with Pheasant Feathers

Vintage Bes-Ben one of a kind Chocolate Brown Felt Hat with Pheasant Feathers<br><br>Benjamin B. Green-Field (1898-1988) was from Chicago, dropped out of school and apprenticed in millenary. In 1920, Green-Field and his sister Bessie opened a hat boutique on Chicago’s State Street and named it Bes-Ben. Within eight years, the pair had grown their business enough to open four more shops.<br><br>Heralded as ‘Chicago’s Mad Hatter,’ he crafted whimsical and elegant hats for Hollywood celebrities like Lucille Ball, Marlene Dietrich, Carole Landis and Elizabeth Taylor, as well as Chicago’s socialites.<br><br>This is a more traditional, early design that was purchased from the original owners. The hat itself is in very good, vintage condition. Netting is torn, a flaw consistent with age.<br><br>Collectible Bes-Ben hats can go for $10,000! This is a deal to get it out of my closet and into someone wonderful’s collection…or be the start of your collection!<br><br>Quick and careful shipping from a pet-free, smoke-free homes.