The Disappointing Truth On Why We Don't Wear Hats Anymore...

“It used to be said that, when a woman felt depressed, a good cure was to go out and buy a new hat. We now have psychiatrists.” from the article is killing me 😂😂😂

FYI- if you would like to see HATS visit a black church on a Sunday morning. You will get your fill of hats for the week. My mother is 80yrs old and has about 50 hats and counting. She has a hat for every dress.

I remember reading "The War Of The Worlds" by HG Wells (1890s) and there's a scene in which the protagonist says something along the lines of "people ignored my pleads, and I don't blame them: I looked completely deranged (=wasn't wearing a hat)". Since then I just can't stop thinking about how in the late 1800s people would think you were completely bonkers for going out without a hat

One member of our online support group for cats with diabetes blew our minds the first time we met in person. She had shopped every thrift store in Phoenix and bought a hat for each participant. We'd never seen each other before, yet she nailed it in matching hats to each of us.

My mother was born in 1944 and says my great-grandmother FLIPPED OUT when my grandma didn't make her wear a hat when she was a child.

On the decline of hats: driving culture has been a factor as well. Whenever they started manufacturing car seats to have high headrests (which is great, as it's a safety feature to help prevent whiplash), it became uncomfortable for hatwearers. The rear brims would bump against the headrest and "unseat" the hat. I think this just sped up the already-declining hat culture, especially of Americans. We do love our car culture in the States.

My mother in law, a WWII era high stylin’ USO singer, showed me how to wear hats from that era. They were never just plunked on top of your head, but juxtaposed at jaunty angles.

My mother was a nurse that was the last class/generation (however you would properly term it) to still wear those nursing caps. She said she actually missed them, because they were a clear status signifier and there was something very classy about them that demanded respect; which we know that nurses deserve! I wear a hat that was given to me by her every day at work, that is very precious to me as she is deceased. Almost every day someone compliments me on that hat and people know me by it, there is definitely an element to hat wearing that we are missing.

Fun story: I was a background actor on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. One day we were filming a scene in a bar and the costume designer went around with an assistant holding a box of hats, because she decided that not enough of us were wearing them. (For anyone not familiar, Maisel is set in the early 60s btw). So she made it a point to not only make sure as many ladies as possible were wearing hats, but I remember her specifically telling me that mine needed to sit forward on my head as she styled it so, and as per the vogue spread you showed. Just want to back up what you said, as the show's costume designer clearly took details like that very seriously. Thought you'd appreciate that. =D

I had this exact thought last week when I wore a hat to my Nanas house and she complimented me on it and I said “a lady always wears a hat” and then I realized that not only is that not true anymore but I was in fact the only lady wearing a hat at our family event.

“Fear of hatlessness” is the phrase of the month

I recently discovered a photograph of my great grandparents in 1902 and, oh my gosh, the hat my great grandmother is wearing is epic. We’re talking silk roses, velvet ribbon, ostrich feathers. I wish I could share the picture.

I'm in my 60s and I have worn hats since childhood. I get a lot of compliments. I love the admiration I get from kids. They call me "pretty lady".

To basically everyone lamenting a lack of hats: what's stopping you? Find a hat (or a dozen) you like and wear. I've worn them constantly since grade school (pissed off only a few teachers) & most would probably not recognize me without. Consider this your invitation to join in

14:32 The pure, ecstatic joy when she sees her new hat is absolutely heartwarming

My great grandma was a milliner's apprentice in her late teens. I knew the woman she apprenticed for was very wealthy from the stories she told me, but I don't think I ever really appreciated just how prestigious that work was. I wish I'd asked more questions about it while I had the chance, she always made it sound like one of the happiest times in her life.

I'm 72 years of age and a milliner. My mother ( who was a complete fashionista ) taught me how to wear one. The late sixties and 70's saw a huge decline in hat wearing, as life became less formal. I started making hats in the late eighties. The right hat can do a lot to elevate a person's style. It takes a certain amount of confidence to wear one, but it's important to bring back personality to the way we dress.

Chemotherapy destroyed my hair. I was thin before, now my hair is just a suggestion. I've tried wigs, but they are hot. So I bought a cute hat and was determined to bring back sunday hats. I got a lot of compliments. 😁 Did wonders for my self esteem to.

My literal favourite part of going out with friends during summer is wearing a nice, big straw hat with a ribbon around it :3 it just looks so classy while also providing some shade from the sun

Even though Jackie Kennedy didn't like hats, I feel like her pillbox hat is so iconic.