In the 19^th century, the women’s bonnet became commonplace but after WWI the hat became popular in a host of different styles. So here we are today with places like lids.com that offer any sports hat you can think of. It has become a Hat World and I don’t see that ever changing.

When going into public it is normal to see baseball hats, kids hats or designer headwear . The history of hats goes back as far as 1500’s. They were a source of protection and warmth but now are seen more commonly as an expression of self. Wearing baseball hats is a way to show where we are from, who we support and can also be taken as a glimpse into who a person is.

The first popular ladies hats were made by a company called Millaner in 1529 that did business in the northern regions of Italy. At that time, the main component of the millaner was straw. In the 1800’s the Swiss were becoming intrigued with hats and different materials such as velvet, cardboard and horsehair were being used to create them.

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