DC Fashion Icon Vanilla Powell Beane’s Life and Legacy | NBC4 Washington

The woman known in the District as “the hat lady” has died. Fashion icon and milliner Vanilla Beane owned a hat and bridal store in Ward 4 for more than 40 years. News4’s Shawn Yancy spoke with her granddaughter about what her life and legacy mean to their family and the city.
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