Hats and Birds The hat industry has not always been harmless. Regrettfully, hugh quantities of bird feathers were used to adorn hats in Europe and N. America as late as the early 20th Century. The vast destruction of bird life helped to bring about the organization in 1905 of the National Audobon Society…

…happened to the Bowler and the Top Hat? After all, for most of the 20th Century, up until 1960 when John Kennedy took off his hat at his presidential inauguration, men were not considered dressed for work without a hat. In that century, the fedora was king (also known as a trilby in Europe) supplanting…

…making and wearing of hats. The Cultural Arts Center is located at 139 West Main Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. The Main Gallery will be filled with hats from the 20th Century. Many programs and auxilary exhibits will be part of this month-long celebration of headwear. The Village Hat Shop and VillageHatShop…

…hat traces its origins to the tall sugar loaf hats of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. read more The Fedora Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. Clark Kent and FDR. What happened to the Bowler and the Top Hat? After all, for most of the 20th Century, up until 1960 when John Kennedy took off his hat…

…and early 20th Centuries. In many places, this headgear is not uncommon today. We see variations of this cap on the Dutch boy, the German bargeman, and, of course, the very popular Greek Fisherman's Cap. Greek Fisherman's Caps, similar to the one pictured here can be seen at The Village Hat Shop.

…approximately the middle of the 20th Century some hat companies in Italy and England used a hat size scale known as PUNTI. It is thought that originally the system was designed to indicate the crown height of skull-type hats, and simply evolved into this other system. Judging by hat size tags alone, Borsalino…

…hats may seem to our modern ideas on fashion, they have stood the test of time. True, after the advent of the automobile at the beginning of the 20th Century, and the top hat's impractical fit (literally and figuratively) in the Modern Age, the top hat's popularity did wane. Never the less, this hat…

…hat blocking machinery. The shape is determined by the specific mold being used that fits these machines. Machines like these replaced hand-blocking, an art or craft that still continues to this day. Notice below links that will take you to sturdy vintage papier mache hat blocks from mid-20th Century…

…the middle of the 20th Century read more Mom and Pop Hat Making In this day and age, there are still mom and pop hat manufacturing operations in the world. A small village in Ecuador's Andes is well known for its hat making. read more Sun-protective Hats For Kids Sun-protective Hats" from Dr. Jeff Ashley…

…evidence that a hat was worn. I have heard, anecdotally, that baby powder can be sprinkled into one's hair after hat removal and when combed out, voila, hat hair is gone. (I have not tried this first-hand.) - Perhaps (I don't know for a fact though) a good 19th Century/early 20th Century barber took into…

Edouard Manet, French (1874) Boating In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the straw boater became synonymous with summer leisure. In the hard-scrabble, often oppressive Industrial Revolution, leisure time for many was hard to come by. Owning and wearing a straw boater (a.k.a. skimmer or sailor…

…hat for a Production of the musical "On the 20th Century". I design costumes for Fullerton High School's Academy of the Arts. Nothing... more... My Experience Jan 17, 2008 William M. Thompson Newark Ne US I have been buying Godfather type hats for the past ten years. I have never purchased a hat that…

…beginning of the 20th Century, and the top hat’s impractical fit (literally and figuratively) in the Modern Age, the top hat’s popularity did wane. Never the less, this hat is a survivor. High school seniors seek them out at prom time. Undertakers and Christmas carolers still wear top hats as an integral…

…week with a full size hat, could now wear this informal cap on the weekend signaling his "time off" while he pursued leisure activity without stepping down in class. Today, the popularity of ivy and newsboy hats is perhaps second only to its ubiquity in the early 20th Century. The English-born Kangol…

…Cowboy Hat ? The Fedora Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. Clark Kent and FDR. What happened to the Bowler and the Top Hat? After all, for most of the 20th Century, up until 1960 when John Kennedy took off his hat at his presidential inauguration, men were not considered dressed for work without a hat. In…

…week with a full size hat, could now wear this informal cap on the weekend signaling his "time off" while he pursued leisure activity without stepping down in class. Today, the popularity of ivy and newsboy hats is perhaps second only to its ubiquity in the early 20th Century. The English-born Kangol…

…19, 2007 in Hats and History, Iconic Hats | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0) The Fedora Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. Clark Kent and FDR. What happened to the Bowler and the Top Hat? After all, for most of the 20th Century, up until 1960 when John Kennedy took off his hat at his presidential…

…week with a full size hat, could now wear this informal cap on the weekend signaling his "time off" while he pursued leisure activity without stepping down in class. Today, the popularity of ivy and newsboy hats is perhaps second only to its ubiquity in the early 20th Century. The English-born Kangol…

…beginning of the 20th Century, and the top hat’s impractical fit (literally and figuratively) in the Modern Age, the top hat’s popularity did wane. Never the less, this hat is a survivor. High school seniors seek them out at prom time. Undertakers and Christmas carolers still wear top hats as an integral…

…Fashion, Hats and History, Hot Hats, Iconic Hats | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0) The Fedora Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. Clark Kent and FDR. What happened to the Bowler and the Top Hat? After all, for most of the 20th Century, up until 1960 when John Kennedy took off his hat at his presidential…