April is National Straw Hat Month.
Quotes
- I consider that without hats, an intrinsic part of fashion, we would have no civilization.
Christian Dior
- Why mind the fashion? Wear a big hat, and be comfortable!
Little Women
- When I was six I made my mother a little hat – out of her new blouse.
Lilly Dache
- There is not so variable of thing in nature of a lady’s head-dress.
Joesph Addison
Hat Glossary
Boater - A stiff, straight-brimmed, straw hat with a flat crown and a ribbon band. Introduced about 1864 for children, then worn by women. Also called Sailor.
Bowler - In 1850, William Bowler made a hard felt hat. It was created to protect the head while riding horseback. The hat has a low melon-shaped crown and a rounded brim that turns up at the sides. The hat shape was adapted for women and children. Also called Derby.
Brenton Sailor - Woman’s hat with a brim that turns up evenly all around.
Chapeau - French word for outdoor head covering. A chapeau has a crown and a brim.
Cloche - (Klosh, French word for bell.) Soft style of the 1920’s, fashioned from a hood of chiffon or handkerchief felt. Hat that covered the head to the neck in back; it came to the eyebrows in front. A flapper age, boyish style.
Cowboy Hat - Originally a felt hat worn by cattle herders. The 1980's “urban cowboys and cowgirls” were wearing straw and felt versions of this wide, rolled brim hat with high creased crown. Also called Stetson.
Derby - stiff, hard, brown felt hat that had dome-shaped crown and a narrow, a slightly curled brim. Also called Bowler.
Fedora - Men’s soft felt hat with brim and lengthwise crease in crown, adopted by women. The name Fedora was after the heroine of Victorian Sardou’s drama presented in Paris in 1882.
Newsboy Cap - Soft fabric cap with full crown and visor that snaps to crown. Cap worn by children around 1920, who were also newsboys. Adapted for women’s wear in 1980’s.
Panama - Hand woven straw hat from leaves of the jipijapa (he-pi-ha-pa) plant that grows in Central and South America. Takes its name from Panama where it is sold.
Pillbox - Small cap that has a flat crown with straight sides. Fashion made popular in 1960’s by Jackie Kennedy.
Pork Pie - Men's hats with a low crown with telescoped flat top. Adapted for women.
Sailor - Flat-crowned, straight brimmed hat, usually made of straw. Grosgrain headband trimmed with flat bow at the side. Also called Boater.
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