| Fashionable milliner Louise Green once said, | | | | to a striped blazer or flannel trouser outfit. Today |
| "Wearing a hat is like having a baby or a puppy; | | | | they can be worn with western apparel, dress |
| everyone stops to coo and talk about it." | | | | suits and leisure wear. Popular and fashionable |
| There is something about hats that inexplicably | | | | straw hats are made by Stetson, Dobbs, |
| attracts us. It's this open invitation to re-invent | | | | Biltmore, Bailey, Scala and Borsalino. |
| ourselves and recreate our look with a simple | | | | Women also have many different hat styles |
| fashion accessory. People can hide balding, frizzy | | | | available to them. At first, women wore headgear |
| hair or a poor dye job beneath the folds of a | | | | to blend in with men, hiding their true identity so |
| lovely hat. They can use the colors of the fabric | | | | they could have equal opportunities with males. |
| to bring out their eyes, match their outfit or call | | | | However, once discovered, hats were seen as a |
| attention to the structure of the face. Lastly, | | | | very beautiful addition to a strong woman. Editor |
| through their choice of clothing apparel style, they | | | | of Harpers Bazaar, Jeannine Larmouth, pointed |
| can show their personal taste. | | | | out: "A hat is a shameless flatterer, calling |
| Straw hats became popular from 1880 to 1920 | | | | attention to an escaping curl, a tawny braid, a |
| as the perfect piece of apparel to keep the hot | | | | sprinkling of freckles over a pert nose, directing |
| sun off one's face. The stiff, brimmed straw hat | | | | the eye to what is most unique about a face. Its |
| was perfect for men and women who spent a | | | | curves emphasize a shining pair of eyes, a lofty |
| great deal of time boating, taking road trips in | | | | forehead; its deep brim accentuates the pale tint |
| uncovered cars through the countryside, picnicking | | | | of a cheek, creates an aura of prettiness, |
| and playing tennis. One variety was called "the | | | | suggests a mystery that awakens curiosity in the |
| boater," which was seen as the perfect addition | | | | onlooker. |