HEADWEAR

HATS
• The earliest known hat was worn by
a Bronze Age man named Otzi, a
mummified body frozen in a
mountain where it was found to be
there since around 3,300 BC.
• This headwear was a bearskin cap
that looks like a Russian fur hat
without flaps.
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"New" Hat Fashions
- Men's fashion changed from a slim,
tall medieval silhouette to a short,
stocky look in the sixteenth century,
established in England by King Henry
VIII.
- Flat, wide berets complimented the
style best. Worn straight or at an
angle with six- or eight-sided stiff
brims underneath, they were known
as "bonetes."
Seventeenth Century Extravagance
In the seventeenth century, hats
diversified even more extravagantly.
Wide cocked-up brims with diamond
studded ostrich feathers drooping
over the edges were the fashion for
the new romantic male idol, "the
cavalier,"
During 18th century, fashion
was dominated by hair and
wigs leaving hats to be
carried in the hand and
raised in greetings rather
than worn.
• During18th century, the hat for woman was
an icon of wealth.
• The bergere, or ‘Shepherdess Hat’, was
wide-brimmed and made of straw.
• During the 19th century, the wide
range of hats were developed.
• Women often wore bonnets, but
eventually, it became larger,
decorated with flowers, ribbon,
feathers, and gauze trimmings.
• By the years pass by, more exotic
and outrageous designs were
made with women’s headwear.
Stetson
• The Stetson is a truly American hat, stylish,
protective, and unmistakably masculine.
• A hat of the prairie and the most
treasured possession of a cowboy, it
evokes silver-screen bravery and passion
of the Wild West.
• Its origins are in Philadelphia, where John
Batterson Stetson established his first hat
factory in the 1880s, which was to grow
into one of the great American
enterprises of the twentieth century.
The 19 th to 20th century hats

Top Hat Bowlers Hat

The 19th to 20th century hats

Homburg hat Panama hat

The 19th to 20th century hats

Panama
• The panama hat was the summer hat
for the modern man around the turn
of the twentieth century.
• The hat was woven using the finest
jipijapas straw, flexible enough to be
rolled into a narrow tube for
packaging and transportation.
Panama hat
The 19th to 20th century hats

Boater Hat
Cloth Caps/ Beret