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