Why did everyone used to wear hats?? I’m watching a video about events in the late 1800’s, there was a huge crowd shot and EVERY man had the same hat on. Must have been thousands of people.
Why did everyone wear hats? When did it stop? What were some things you could tell about a person by their hat choice?
This is an extremely, extremely popular question. Searching /r/AskHistorians of "hats" will provide you with dozens of answers, some within the last month.
/u/chocolatepot (now /u/mimicofmodes ) discusses the decline of hats in relation to JFK.