paul stacey
master brummie
most impressive
It almost seems that they competed for who could wear the largest most elaborate hat. Some years later after WW1 it all changed, hats became smaller but some started to wear complete foxes draped over their shoulders see post#247Reminds me of that book by George Adamski, "Flying Saucers Have Landed".
Maurice
I was wondering how these ladies dealt with the dreaded 'flat hair' after wearing their hats. But I expect it was possibly less of a problem for them because of the hairstyles of the day. The hair of all the ladies in the photo is piled up on their head, not let fall naturally as many of today's hairstyles are, so it was probably just a matter of plumping it up after you'd removed your hat.
These things matter to us ladies!! Viv.
Interesting that the bulk of hats are caps. Doesn't the guy with the long neck, trilby and moustache look like Neville Chamberlain? Go up on the right hand side from the post 344. I don'have a hatch sign and he is quite obvious.A good collection of hats at Villa Park watching a Cup Tie in 1930, but a few blokes in the crowd are starting a new trend of not wearing hats !
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A good collection of hats at Villa Park watching a Cup Tie in 1930, but a few blokes in the crowd are starting a new trend of not wearing hats !
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Hi Alan, I'm also a gent like you, still hold doors open for ladies but occasionally get some funny looks from younger ladies.Hi Old mowhawk
you should have remembered in the old days true gentlemen always remove there hats in the presents of a true lady, over the decade gone bye i think i have only wittness about five time a few surviving true gentlemen left today whom carried it out like opening doors for ladies have gne out the window
but i can tell you i am one of them , i always open the door for a lady
best wishes Astonian,, Alan,,,,,,
I'm still wondering about the 'hats on' pic in #330 and the same group 'hats off' pic in #341, even the young lad has taken off his hat. Did someone say to them "now gentlemen, we need a photo with your hats off" ?I've been wondering why people stopped wearing hats. Looks like they were still a regular part of dress up to the 1930s and into the 40s. But by the 1950s/60s less people were wearing them.
In the 40s/50s/60s women wore headscarves, probably because they were easier to wear. But can't explain what happened to men going hatless. Was it a result of having to wear a military uniform hat in the forces? Viv.
Lots of hats in this short video of London in 1904 but I'm wondering about that young lady with something in her eye and she was standing in a busy road.