Hat Styles, 1901

[Warbaby]

A bit early for the golden era, but it's interesting to see the roots of some of our hat styles. These are scans from a 1901 Eaton's (Toronto) catalog.

 

[zetwal]

Interesting, thanks for posting.

 

[hatophile]

Thanks, War Baby. Those are nice to see.

BTW, love Vancouver Island, beatiful place.

 

[red71veloce]

Interesting amount of taper in some of those crowns....

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[HatsEnough]

I was in Vancouver two years ago and thought it was a beautiful town. One thing that was bad about it were the homeless people. They were everywhere! It was so bad that the whole town, everywhere you went (especially the parks) smelled like urine. Too bad.

As to the hats pics posted, it really helps peg the "fedora" as we generally think of it to the 1920s and later. Not a one of the hats above "seem" like a fedora. So, we can see that the wide brimmed fedora was a departure from the average man's hat from the 1910s and previous.

Thanks for posting the images.

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks for posting! I noticed they are pushing the quality of English felt over American (third photo, page 45). Overall very pro English but that makes sense based on the location. Also consistent with other ads from this time period regarding the Fedora style which would be considered a Homburg today (in 1901 there was little difference).

 

[mayserwegener]

As to the hats pics posted, it really helps peg the "fedora" as we generally think of it to the 1920s and later. Not a one of the hats above "seem" like a fedora. So, we can see that the wide brimmed fedora was a departure from the average man's hat from the 1910s and previous.

Thanks for posting the images.

The soft felt Fedora (or Alpine) of this time period had a German brim curl + binding, good bit of taper with center crease (known as the Fedora / Alpine crease). The original Fedora style was closer to what is considered a Homburg today. Edward VII brought the style to England from Bad Homburg Germany and it became popular throught out the world.

 

[HatsEnough]

The original Fedora style was closer to what is considered a Homburg today. Edward VII brought the style to England from Bad Homburg Germany and it became popular throught out the world.

Agreed. That is why I put "seem" in quotes. Today, most people have the general idea of a "fedora" being a soft hat with a diamond crease and between a 2-1/2 inch and 2-7/8 inch brim. Yes, there are other styles, but most people envision that as a fedora and not the sort of hats we see in the 1901 ad above.

 

[mayserwegener]

Yes it changed over time but was consistent into the 1930s. There is a thread Robert (RLK) put together a while back with a bunch of great info. Here is circa 1900 Homburg from the Novy Jicin (Czech Republic) museum hat collection.

 

[danofarlington]

Yes it changed over time but was consistent into the 1930s. There is a thread Robert (RLK) put together a while back with a bunch of great info. Here is circa 1900 Homburg from the Novy Jicin (Czech Republic) museum hat collection.

This hat won't be endorsed by the Thin Ribbon Association.

 

[danofarlington]

A bit early for the golden era, but it's interesting to see the roots of some of our hat styles. These are scans from a 1901 Eaton's (Toronto) catalog.

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What kind of goofball would select Hat #29?

 

[SgtRick]

Very interesting, thank you for sharing.

 

[Warbaby]

What kind of goofball would select Hat #29?

Cowboy, maybe? It's described as a 'sombrero'.

 

[Warbaby]

I really like #39 - I've always wanted a hat with a low crown and and curvy brim like that.

 

[danofarlington]

Cowboy, maybe? It's described as a 'sombrero'.

Or, a wicked witch.

 

[Chasseur]

Warbaby,

Great scans! Thank you!

 

[HatsEnough]

What kind of goofball would select Hat #29?

Actually, that crease is very much like what the soldiers in the Span Am War often did to their campaign hats. Late Civil War Federal soldiers also did that often with their military Hardee hats. So, I'd have to say that the style shown there would conform a sort of western/military-like hat.

Check out the guy standing second from left:

 

[hatophile]

There're a few wee Glengarrys and Balmorals in that lot, as well.
I like # 89.