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Talking to a group of friends, who, like me, enjoy the fashions, music, and cars of the era, the general consensus among them about the decline of hat wearing was that the hair fashions of the 1960's and 70's meant that men cared more about their hair and how it looked. In the golden age of hats, men typically had trimmed hair in order to ensure that extraneous strands of hair over their forehead would not stick out from underneath their hat. As men started to care more for how their hair looked, the less reason there was to wear a hat that might crush or mess up their 'do.
It is interesting to note that back when men wore hats, it was considered subversive to not wear one. Now, it's the people that wear hats that give the impression that they're going against the grain:
But today I was told that I gave an impression of authority: "You always seem to have an air of authority," opined the young lady at the garage where I fuel up our cars. I just smiled, 30 years a general manager, she had my number in one.
It is interesting to note that back when men wore hats, it was considered subversive to not wear one. Now, it's the people that wear hats that give the impression that they're going against the grain:
But today I was told that I gave an impression of authority: "You always seem to have an air of authority," opined the young lady at the garage where I fuel up our cars. I just smiled, 30 years a general manager, she had my number in one.
