Hats and hatters

Every time I see a hat I feel happy and I remember The Mad Hatter's words:

Hats were more than an accessory. They were a sign of social status and also a symbol of authority.

Nowadays, hats are worn less and only some people choose to wear a hat for a special occasion.

It depends on the country or the social class, but hats are still  fashionable.

I think that hats become a part of the personality of the person that wears them.

There are many styles and different sizes. 

While reading about hats, I found this article and it includes the core information on my topic: 

A hat is a cover for the head, it can be in any form, soft or structured, smart, casual or practical but it has a shape given to it, as opposed to a simple wrap or scarf. It has had much significance over the years and can be worn for many reasons. Some of which are listed below.

To show status
As part of a uniform
To act as sun shade
For reasons of hygiene
For protection
To enhance height
To convey a message
For religious reasons
For political reasons
For head warmth
To accessorise clothing
To hide hair or lack of it
To attract attention

A hat is the article of clothing worn most closely to the brain and to many the hat is a very special item. It brings attention to the head, although it can be used both to hide the face or frame it and at certain times do both, adding an air of mystery to the wearer. A hat can change the total look of the wearer, ranging from comedy to tragedy.

Hats convey many messages when worn as part of a uniform, but when worn as a fashion accessory a hat gives the wearer a feeling that only each individual wearer can explain. The wearer of a hat has an advantage over other mortals in that they appear to project an air of authority and confidence.

 source: pinterest

Visit the http://hatsuk.com/ for more interesting facts!

You will learn about hats styles and designs.

As far as I am involved, I am in love with hats and words! This is way I made a list of some sayings or proverbs about hats: they include some curious facts about how people related to them during the centuries.

• keep something under your hat

  informal to keep something secret

• be wearing your teacher's/salesman's etc hat

  also have your teacher's/salesman's etc hat on informal to be performing the duties of a teacher etc, which are not your only duties

• I take my hat off to somebody

  also hats off to somebody informal used to say you admire someone very much because of what they have done

• be drawn/pulled/picked out of the/a hat

  if someone's name is drawn out of a hat, they are chosen, for example as the winner of a competition, because their name is the first one that is taken out of a container containing the names of all the people involved

•  pass the hat around

  to collect money from a group of people, especially in order to buy someone a present

• I'll eat my hat

  used to emphasize that you think something is not true or will not happen

•  be talking through your hat

  British English informal if someone is talking through their hat, they say stupid things about something that they do not understand

• hang up your hat/football boots/briefcase etc

  informal to stop doing a particular kind of work

Wearing a hat makes me feel special, as if I I lived in a different era and all suddenly become magical!

I have just read more about the history of hats and I want to share here the link.

It is interesting to see how nowadays we still feel the melancholy for vintage hats.

For further reading, visit this website!

ps: just in case you want to try making your own hat, I paste here some nice patterns and links!

http://www.hopefulhoney.com/2014/07/1920s-cloche-hat-crochet-pattern.html?spref=pi&m=1

http://www.antiquedollhouseofpatterns.com/shopcart/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2531#morepics&osCsid=o2nibn48jjo9dra5nrg3405kg0

http://www.frockery.co.uk/accessories/hats-gloves.html