Hats: new and old

Hats: new and old,
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Victoria & Albert Museum

Hats: An Anthology (pdf), a collaboration between Stephen Jones and the V&A . The exhibition will display more than 300 hats chosen with the expert eye of a milliner. On display will be hats ranging from an Egyptian Anubis mask dating from 600BC to a 1950s Balenciaga hat and couture creations by Jones and his contemporaries. To show the universal appeal and delight of wearing hats, Jones has included a wide variety of styles including top hats, berets and a child's plastic tiara." Also includes an interesting resources page.

Hats of Jerusalem

'Perhaps if people wore hats, everything would be better, like it used to be, when everything was simpler, when everyone owned a hat.' Nothing was ever simple about the role of the hat among Jews or anyone else, as this extraordinary series of videos reveals.

Hat-Pins

An important accessory in the Victorian era, pins were used to secure those large hats in place. The Society of Great Britain has some useful information, as does the American Hatpin Society. Google images and Flickr have some good photos.

The Hat Site

The Hat Site is another trade site, but with quite a few useful links, including Books on Hats, hat care, sizing, etc.

YAKKAY

Heidi recommends the YAKKAY helmet cover, a great idea for customizing boring headgear.

Hats in the News

MSM looks at the renewed interest in hats.