HAt Styles & History
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Ascot Cap
(Also known as Cuffley cap or Lippincott cap) An ascot cap is similar to a flat cap but the key difference is it's hardness. This is a hard cap with a rounded shape. Usually worn by men but some women wear this style as well. |
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Baseball Cap
The classic baseball cap is a soft cap with a stiff peak coming out of the front. The History of Hats site explains that the hat shows up in the 1860's and becomes popular in the 1900's. |
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Beanie
(Also known as a tuque in Canada) This is a brimless hat. The original wearers were workers who needed to keep their hair away from their face but a brim would get in the way of their work. |
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Bowler / Derby
(Also known as a billycock, bob hat, or bombín) This is a hard hat with a rounded crown made of felt. F.A.Q. :
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Fedora
A fedora is a soft felt hat with a pinched crown in the front on both sides. There are both male and female styles of this hat available. |
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Panama
This is a straw hat made in Equador. However, there are Panama styles available that are not true and authentic Panamas. |
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Top Hat
A top hat can vary is sizes but it generally a tall hat with a flat crown. The Conversation says the earliest sighting of the top hat was in 1797 but it wasn't popular until later in the 19th century. |
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Trilby
Trilbies often get confused with fedora hats. While they are very similar, this Wikipedia article explains that a trilby has a "'shorter brim which is angled down at the front and slightly turned up at the back' versus the fedora's 'wider brim which is more level'". |
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