STRAW HAT IN FAVOUR
WORN BY THE KING PRE-WAR FASHION REVIVED (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 21st May, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, 2Cth May. The King wore a straw .hat with a. dark grey double-breasted lounge suit, when visiting the Chelsea Flower Show, tlius reviving the pre-war summer fashion which lie introduced as Prince of Wales. The late King frequently wore a straw hat before the war, but not since. The straw hat industry is hoping that the King’s example will revive tlie neglected fashion.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 21 May 1936, Page 7
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85STRAW HAT IN FAVOUR Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 21 May 1936, Page 7
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