Today, the District mourns a local fashion icon. Vanilla Beane, the milliner who was affectionately known as DC’s Hat Lady, has passed away at the age of 103.
, the Black Fashion Museum in Harlem, and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has also shown her appreciation for the milliner’s work over the years. She presented Beane with a key to the city in 2003 and designated her 100th birthday on September 13, 2019, as “Vanilla Beane Day.” This year, Bowser awarded Beane the Mayor’s Arts Award for Distinguished Honor on her 103rd birthday.the following statement Tuesday morning:
“Combining grace, elegance, and longevity, Ms. Vanilla Beane embodied Black excellence. Her talents have been on display in our city since I was just a little girl. No matter the occasion or the outfit, whether she was designing for a neighbor or a civil rights icon like Dorothy Height, Ms. Beane always knew how to make the perfect hat. I was honored to celebrate her at this year’s Mayor’s Arts Awards, and now her story is a part of DC’s story. She was DC’s Hat Lady.
Combining grace, elegance, and longevity, Ms.Vanilla Beane embodied Black excellence. Today, we send our love and prayers to Ms. Beane’s family and all who will miss her.
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