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Why did everyone where hats in 1900 in America?

by Thylocine

I saw some Colorized footage of New York in 1900 and literally everyone was wearing a hat. Why was this?

silverappleyard

Not to discourage further discussion, but you might be interested in this previous answer from u/mimicofmodes:

"[J. F.] Kennedy despised how he looked in hats and usually refused to wear them - despite howls of protest from habderdashers whose hat sales took a precipitous downturn in the 1960s" (Barbara Perry). What factors led to the downturn in menswear hat sales in the 1960s?