| While Gaston, a seven-year-old pooch was | | | | hats. However, in our contemporary society, |
| wearing his dog hat striding down the parking lot | | | | more men wear hats than women. |
| of the local university with pride, two ladies with | | | | As time passed, keeping something under the hat |
| astonished voices exclaimed, "Oh my gosh, look | | | | still stands. Movies depict a spy trying to hide his |
| at that dog in that hat!" In fact, it wasn't the first | | | | face under a hat, and, in real life, celebrities |
| time that he caught the attention and admiration | | | | covering their faces with hats in hopes not to be |
| of others. | | | | recognized. Now that hats have become an |
| Do you own a dog hat or ever had your dog | | | | integral part of our lives, it carries symbolic |
| wear one? Hats are perhaps one of the most | | | | meaning. Through wearing, we send out our sense |
| popular accessories that are sold and being used | | | | of belonging and who we are. The baseball hat, |
| on a daily basis. The reason for wearing a hat | | | | for example is more than just a hat. It gives you |
| varies from culture to culture and person to | | | | a clue of that particular person who wears it. If |
| person. Whether it is for protection, political, social | | | | you pay attention to the symbol in front of the |
| ranking, or fashion usage, headwear has emerged | | | | baseball hat, it may have a story behind it, |
| from its history and become a fashion that stays. | | | | whether it is a particular group or activity, the |
| World's Oldest Hat | | | | symbol can be a profession, sports team, name |
| The history of the hat can be traced back to the | | | | of a famous designer, or just simply a phrase to |
| hunter-and-gathering era when the hat was used | | | | express the inner self. |
| primarily for protection from the extreme | | | | A Complete Mini Me |
| weather. According to BBC dated 25 April, 2000, | | | | Now hats have extended to dogs as well. The |
| "Woven clothing may date back at least 27,000 | | | | movie Legally Blonde captured girls hearts with |
| years, according to archaeological evidence left by | | | | that "mini-me" look. The movie portrait how Elle |
| Stone Age hunter-gatherers... After discovering | | | | (Reese Witherspoon), the Harvard-educated |
| the impressions on the clay fragments...a number | | | | lawyer cherishes her little companion, she even |
| of "Venus" figurines found in Europe...Many | | | | accessorized her little pooch with the matching |
| appeared to be wearing clothing including basket | | | | pink dress and hat. The hat certainly adds a |
| hats and caps, sashes and belts." | | | | dazzling look. So, if you are single and open to |
| Underneath the Hat | | | | meet people, get out there and reveal in the |
| According to the Dictionary of Idioms, wearing a | | | | season's pleasures. Remember nothing is better at |
| hat is associated with "keep something secret," | | | | capturing life's most personal moments than |
| this expression came from the late 1800s. | | | | creating your "mini me" look. Expressed "your |
| Although the earliest artifacts depicted women | | | | sense, yourself." Let your attitude have an |
| (the Venus clay figure) were the one to wear | | | | overhaul, pick a dog hat that makes you frolic. |