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Cavanagh Hats
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
Cavanagh Hats
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
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Cavanagh Hats

Founded 1928
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(not assigned)New York, New York, United States
Cavanagh opened an exclusive store, John Cavanagh, Ltd., at 247 Park Avenue in NYC. The company was one of the premiere hat-makers in the 1920s and 30s, and Cavanagh remained a premier hat maker through the 1950s, and made excellent hats into the 60s. The company Cavanagh-Dobbs Inc. was born in 1928. It included his own label, Cavanagh Hats, which was based out of New York City.

John Cavanagh became an instrumental part of the Hat industry and helped to reshape and influence the design of men’s dress hats. His innovative ideas and approach to hat making earned him the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award. It was in recognition of his services to the American hat industry.

Today’s Cavanagh hats are as stylish and well made as the original hats John Cavanagh created back in the 1920’s and 1930’s. His legacy of expert craftsmanship continues today.