There are hats you admire, hats you occasionally wear, and then there are hats that seem to be everywhere. On baseball diamonds and city streets, ski slopes and beaches, music festivals and football grounds, someone is almost always wearing one. Hats have become much more than protection from sun, cold or rain: they are sporting … Read more
There are hats that belong to a place, a profession or a particular era. The cowboy hat belongs to the American West. The beret has its European (and Argentinian) associations. The trilby, the Fedora, Akubra, kufi and the Gat all carry cultural histories far deeper than fashion. And then there is the baseball cap. It … Read more
Nations proudly celebrate their national dresses, flowers, poets, animals, birds, trees—even insects. So why not a national fashion accessory? Isn’t that a missing piece in the cultural identity of so many countries? Whenever we talk about a nation’s sartorial heritage, the conversation almost always begins and ends with its national dress. Yet most national dresses, … Read more
