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Monday, January 18, 2021

Fair of Colorful Hats

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There are so many types of hats in the world today that it can't be counted. There is no doubt that people have started wearing hats mainly because they feel the need to cover their heads to protect themselves from storms, rain and sun. Hats can be found in ancient civilizations, cave paintings and even in Greek papyrus paintings or hieroglyphics. Those hats were initially made of banana leaves, woven in grass or straw braids. Later, it was made of leather, wood and metal. But gradually, this essential accessory emerged as a representative of embellishment and fashion.

The origin of hat culture

A portrait of a man wearing a straw hat is found on the wall of a paved tomb in Thebes, Greece, in 3200 BC. Hats all over the world have different symbolic meanings. Different types of hats have been worn in different countries for ages to express religious identity, defense in war, social or official status.

Queen Elizabeth II of England is an iconic character in women's hat fashion. The god Mercury is seen wearing a straw hat, in his early statue of the Roman Empire. People in the rural communities of ancient Europe have a history of wearing various hats made of tree fiber or straw. Besides, straw hats were used in ancient Chinese society and Maya society. With the discovery of Felt, a revolution took place in the hat industry. In ancient Roman and Greek societies, oval hats made of felt were known to be worn.


Men's hat fashion

In the Western world, most of the hats that men wear on special state, social and family occasions are made of felt. Felt is a sheet made of any natural fiber of equal thickness from two sides with the help of an adhesive. Felt hats show a variety of colors and designs. A special example of Felt's hat is the famous British Prime Minister Mr. Churchill's Hamburg hat. This hat is still popular, intimately associated with his identity and portrait. At the same time came the long black flat top hat of the legendary US President Abraham Lincoln. Now that hat is commonly called a bowler or derby hat.

Apart from this, Napoleon's bi corn hat cannot be left out of the special western hat. Another form of this two-cornered bi corn is the three-cornered tricorn. However, the hats invented by the French are no longer in vogue in modern society. The most popular men's hats today are the Fedora hat made of soft felt and the battered top hat. Both of these hats have characteristic grooves and holes.


Hats in women's fashion

In the early sixteenth century, when girls began to walk outside the house, it was not well-liked in a society where girls came out with bare heads. Along with bonnets or scarves, girls also started wearing hats as a necessity of life and also as a fashion accessory. Then came straw, cloth and felt hats with colorful embroidery, colorful feathers and handicrafts. The female members of the British royal family, including Queen Elizabeth II, wore a variety of well-designed hats. The royal ladies of other European countries also wear fancy hats. One of them is the famous Kentucky Derby, which has been held since 1875 when women did not take part in the historic events of various famous horse races without a hat.


American Cowboy Hat

Excluding the story of the Hollywood movies Cowboy Hat, the story of the hat will remain incomplete. The history of this hat, now known as the Stetson Hat, is no less long. In those ancient times, the skins of prey animals were dried and used to make these strangely curved side hats. The hats made of modern felt are widely used in Western society, worn by the heroes of Hollywood cowboy movies. The  hat was first made around 1700.

Later in 1863 the Stetson Company made this hat a commercial success. No one knows if the cowboys really wore this hat before. However, in the southern states of America such as Texas, Arizona, this stetson hat is an essential fashion accessory.

William, the son of the British royal family, and his wife Kate Middleton have greatly increased the interest in traditional Western hats for the current generation of the world. And the universal appeal of the Cowboy Hat or the Stetson Hat is eternal.

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Western hat culture is now very familiar and popular with us. Nowadays, the use of various hats in combination with western clothing at various fashion events or cultural events is seen in all countries.

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