Not the first century, an elegant felt hat adorns the heads of fashionistas and fashionistas around the world. For the first time, a felt hat was made in Germany, and the English king Edward VII made this accessory the main trend in the 19th century. Initially, this headdress was an attribute of an exclusively male wardrobe, and very unusual gentlemen wore it: dandies, spies and gangsters. Only a few decades later, women also began to boldly put on felt hats for a walk or meeting with friends.
There is a classic recognizable felt hat model with a medium-sized tulle, narrow brim and satin ribbon. Of course, there are many other variations of hats made of this material, but they are not so popular. So, for example, for a hundred years hats were made both with narrow and wide fields, and without them at all. Their diversity is divided into two groups: soft hats and hard ones. The first are made of soft felt and can take any form. The edges of the fields of these products can be bent, and a deepening can be made on the tulle. Rigid options do not change their shape and are selected solely by the
size of the head. A huge advantage of a hat made of natural felt is that you can change its size by first steaming and pulling on a blank so that the material dries in a new shape.
By themselves, these hats attract attention, so the colors of hats, as a rule, are chosen by non-inviting ones. Girls prefer shades of burgundy, beige, green, blue. Men, in turn, adhere to the classics of black, brown, dark gray. If the client wants a bright accent on the headdress, you can always pick up a ribbon of bright color with print or beadwork, pearls, lace. The most extravagant people order hats with stitches from fur and accessories in the form of rhinestones and feathers.
When choosing a hat, it’s worth considering that not all felt hats in their classic look suit everyone. Also, the width of the body should not be greater than the width of your face. Wide-brimmed accessories are suitable for slender and tall ladies, voluminous hats are contraindicated for miniature ladies, and small dresses with narrow brim will not decorate full women.
A felt hat is a necessary element of the wardrobe of a real intellectual. Adult men with a brutal appearance and light bristles go these hats. Combined with a knee-length coat and a leather case, the look will be especially stylish. In the Soviet Union, every self-respecting brainworker looked “straight away”. Although the felt hat in his wardrobe was the only expensive accessory, it always complemented the man’s style and emphasized his intellect.
Ladies, in turn, can wear these accessories with any kind of clothing, be it a chiffon blouse, a business suit or a trench coat. Even adherents of punk culture and glam rock in our time do not refuse such an element as a felt hat. If she looks great with a leather jacket and boots, then why not? The main thing is not to forget about your own style and not be afraid to combine the incongruous!