Otto Lucas, a “God in the world of hats”, had famous designs that ended up in British Vogue magazine
This article is part of Neglecteda series of obituaries about extraordinary people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, were not reported in The Times.For many fashionable women of the mid-20th century, no hat was worth wearing unless it was made by Otto Lucas.A London-based milliner, Lucas designed chic turbans, caps and cloches, often made from luxurious velvets and silks and adorned with flowers or feathers.His designs graced the covers of magazines such as British Vogue and the heads of clients who reportedly included actresses Greta Garbo and Gene Tierney, as well as the Duchesses of Windsor and Kent.The name Otto Lucas was ubiquitous in England. At the height of his success, he sold thousands of hats every year around the world.“He must have been the most famous milliner of the 1960s,” ...