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Perhaps one of the Basil Rathborne movies that took place in the "modern day" (the 1940s).
I like the Rathbone movies, but Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock Holmes.
Perhaps one of the Basil Rathborne movies that took place in the "modern day" (the 1940s).
Perhaps one of the Basil Rathborne movies that took place in the "modern day" (the 1940s).
We can blame John F. Kennedy for going bareheaded and changing the fashion.
Or perhaps they're simply surprised to see someone wearing something other than the ubiquitous ball cap. Or they like the way your hats look on you, but are too shy to tell you; maybe even a little envious that you would "dare" to wear such hats when they themselves don't have the confidence to do so....Those who know me generally give me compliments. I've had more than one person remark that I've inspired them to start wearing hats (although I haven't seen much proof of this, yet). On the other hand, when I'm in the grocery or out shopping, I get a number of glances, as though I were out of place in my hat...
Happy Easter to you too D, two great hats in tan tones.
Egad. The horror! {{{{shudder}}}@OldStrummer
Some days ago, I saw the grandpa and grandma of one of my classmates on the supermarket-parking lot. He wore a classic frenchmen-flatcap, backwards!
JFK was a pivotal figure of the era, and with his boyish good looks and full head of hair, it's easy to say he was the cause of the dropoff in men's hat wearing. I agree he wasn't the singlemost cause, but I daresay he contributed to the change.
In the UK the discarding of hats was underway from the mid 1930s.There are discussions galore here about the dropping off of hat wearing, and the general consensus is that it was already in full swing about a decade before JFK became POTUS.
The 1950s was a decade of huge changes, and the reduction in hat wearers was well under way throughout that decade.
There are discussions galore here about the dropping off of hat wearing, and the general consensus is that it was already in full swing about a decade before JFK became POTUS.
The 1950s was a decade of huge changes, and the reduction in hat wearers was well under way throughout that decade.
I think, the modern cars after WW II did it. With the flatter, faster and more elegant cars, it was not more "normal" to wear hats, for practical reasons.
If I'm not mistaken, sales charts indicate the drop off began in the 30s and accelerated after the war.
This is the main reason I often find myself questioning whether or not I should wear a hat, or question why I did. For example, last Sunday my wife and I spent Easter with family. I brought a hat, but only wore it while walking between our respective houses and my truck. As such, during the five to six hours we were away from home I wore it for a total of maybe five minutes. So when I stop to think about it, I wonder, "Why did I bother?" And I can imagine men in the 30s through the 60s thinking along similar lines. "I don't need a hat; why wear one?"I bought my first car nearly two years ago. Since then I've worn a hat much less when I've been out and about because all too often I find that a hat is superfluous if I'm only wearing it from wherever I park my car to my destination. I wouldn't be surprised if the increase in car ownership had a similar effect in the late 1940s and 1950s...
I can't disagree, but I think those changes started earlier in the 1940s. Military aircraft designers from various countries were constantly seeking ways to make their "fighter" planes more aerodynamic and faster before, during, and after the war, and auto manufacturers followed their lead. The changes were more subtle during the 40s when car manufacturers had to be more conservative because of the war effort, but after the war when the U.S. was able to get back to the business of building businesses they were in a better position to put what they had learned to good use.Yes it began in earnest after the war, but the '50s really ramped it up... *snip* ...Yes, more people had cars after the war, but they were still, for the most part, pre-war designs with high roofs and separate fenders, if not running boards. The fifties began real changes for autos, with lower rooflines, with less room for hats (although still plenty of room). More and more people could own cars, and the invention of the suburb in the late 1940s accelerated the car-to-building trend, with unprecedented growth through the fifties.
Hey when you're cool, you're cool.Was wearing this 1910s Eakle to dinner for my birthday. As the staff did the usual and sang the tune we all know, one of the members said i have a really sharp and cool hat. unexpected, but always welcome