What is National Felt Hat Day?
On September 15th, tip your hat for National Felt Hat Day! The observance of a fashionable head shield has existed for as long as history.
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Historically, both men and women wore hats as protection and status symbols, as well as other items. People were selling in the lighter, cooler straw hat for the warmer felt hat this time of year. In addition,, etiquette dictated what hats men and women wore and where.. For example, good behavior required men (mostly) to learn to don and doff the hat at an early age..
While wool is primarily made from wool, felt can also be made from other animals' fur. Usually, rabbit and beaver were the furs of choice. Beaver hats became fashionable during the 16th and 17th centuries, but trapping depleted the population..
Many styles of felt hats have appeared over the centuries, including some that have made their debuts.. For several of them, we can recall an era. The Quaker will be identified quickly by the buckle, and the stovepipe reminds most Americans of one of the country's most popular presidents.. Others have odd names such as pork pie, bowler, and stingy brim.
