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An elderly gentleman at a suit shop where I bought a nice suit very cheaply started talking to me about hats, since I was wearing one. He said that when he visited America (I presume this was the mid '50s as he said when he was my age) all the men wore hats like mine (fedoras) while in Britain they wore caps (presumably flat caps). That would explain why there are more hat shops in America than here, even now where hats are hardly worn.
From vintage photos or people's memories, was it the case that generally fedoras were more worn in the US and flat caps in England?
From vintage photos or people's memories, was it the case that generally fedoras were more worn in the US and flat caps in England?