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Whatever happened to hats?

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Deedaa Wed 11-Mar-26 19:39:18

I used to like the boaters we wore in the sixth form, but my head seems to be completely the wrong shape for a hat. I have a sun hat that I wear in the garden, but I wouldn't want people to see me in it.

twiglet77 Wed 11-Mar-26 17:58:01

(Beanies and baseball cap, not in the hat shop) smile

twiglet77 Wed 11-Mar-26 17:56:53

fancyflowers

We have a hat shop in our town, but I have never seen anyone go in.

The only hats people wear nowadays are smart ones for weddings, beanies when it's cold and baseball caps.

You saw me!

Maremia Wed 11-Mar-26 17:03:50

Berets

Maremia Wed 11-Mar-26 17:03:38

I like beret, but in this wind!!!!

watermeadow Wed 11-Mar-26 17:03:11

I wear a hat with a brim whenever the sun shines as I can’t bear sunlight since having a cataract done four years ago. Before that I hadn’t worn an hat since grammar school.
My grandmother never left the house without a hat.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 11-Mar-26 16:28:44

I always wear a sun hat in the summer and hats of various kinds in the cold winter weather. So a woollen knitted for casual, and I have furry types for smarter.

dotpocka Wed 11-Mar-26 16:25:23

i wear a bowler and a gorgous gangster one,sunhats.fedoras are my fav but i have all handmade from the 40s and 50s

straw fedoras a pinkone i just gave to someone cowboys
straw felt leather and canvas
they look great with my duster too

Fallingstar Wed 11-Mar-26 16:20:56

Have never looked good in a hat. My head always seems to be at odds with it.
Both my mum and dad wore hats back in the day.

fancyflowers Wed 11-Mar-26 16:08:09

We have a hat shop in our town, but I have never seen anyone go in.

The only hats people wear nowadays are smart ones for weddings, beanies when it's cold and baseball caps.

Sarnia Wed 11-Mar-26 15:42:14

Photos showing the queues for food in WW2 showed many women wearing a hat or at least, a headscarf. My Mum dressed up to go shopping in what was called a costume in the 1950's and a smart hat. Air travel had her pulling out all the stops with her smartest clothes. Nowadays people dress for comfort for flying. Not ever having been a hat person, I don't miss their decline. I do like a fascinator for a wedding, though.

ROMILO Wed 11-Mar-26 14:48:27

I was de cluttering the other day. It's not a job I like so I'm easily distracted this time by a box of old photographs.
In there were some photographs of my daughters christening and I was struck by the fact that all the females were wearing hats. They were taken in the 1960's .
Now you only see royals wearing hats on a regular basis. The rest of us maybe weddings only or the weird creations for Ascot.
Every small town had a hat shop now I don't think I have seen a dedicated hat shop for years.