RHY
One of the Regulars
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Hat trends
It seems that during times of economic down turns, people tend to get nostalgic for simpler times and values. In the mid-1970s recession, people looked to the "Happy Days" of the 1950s to movies like "American Graffitti" to lift our spirits.
In this current economic situation that commentators last year referred to as the worse since the Great Depression, I think the country has to look farther back to get the feeling of how to face this down turn. Hats, especially fedoras, seem to bring back the feelings of the times of the 1930s and 1940s when times were a lot tougher and that "Greatest Generation" toughed it out and made the best of a bad situation. I see it as a commentary honoring that spirit that we all need today.
RHY
It seems that during times of economic down turns, people tend to get nostalgic for simpler times and values. In the mid-1970s recession, people looked to the "Happy Days" of the 1950s to movies like "American Graffitti" to lift our spirits.
In this current economic situation that commentators last year referred to as the worse since the Great Depression, I think the country has to look farther back to get the feeling of how to face this down turn. Hats, especially fedoras, seem to bring back the feelings of the times of the 1930s and 1940s when times were a lot tougher and that "Greatest Generation" toughed it out and made the best of a bad situation. I see it as a commentary honoring that spirit that we all need today.
RHY