nPostednon May 15, 2014
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nEvernsince humans first became humans – ever since they first worenANYTHING – they have covered their heads against the cold ornagainst the sun. From hoods to head wraps, turbans to scarves,nbaseball caps to top hats, bowlers to boaters, people have soughtnprotection for their precious brain-boxes as well as followed fashionnby making, buying, and wearing hats.
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Todaynis supposed to be the day when we Northern-Hemisphere types put awaynour warm hats—the stocking caps, felt hats, etc.—and replace themnwith cooler straw hats that will keep the sun off of our heads andnfaces without keeping our heads so toasty warm. I think that the ideanis that straw hats are woven more loosely than, say, feltednfabric—and so our heads are more ventilated.
Todaynis supposed to be the day when we Northern-Hemisphere types put awaynour warm hats—the stocking caps, felt hats, etc.—and replace themnwith cooler straw hats that will keep the sun off of our heads andnfaces without keeping our heads so toasty warm. I think that the ideanis that straw hats are woven more loosely than, say, feltednfabric—and so our heads are more ventilated.n
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Onenof the most popular straw hat styles for men has been the Panama hat.nThe are made in Ecuador, not Panama, but they were shipped to portsnin Panama, where travelers and merchants often came to makenpurchases. In the1800s the Panama hat was showcased in Paris at thenUniversal Show, and soon it became a must-have accessory for the richnand well-traveled.
nFamous people of the 19th and 20thnCenturies who wore and were photographed in Panama hats includenTheodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Nikita Khrushchev, and HarrynTruman. n
Onenof the most popular straw hat styles for men has been the Panama hat.nThe are made in Ecuador, not Panama, but they were shipped to portsnin Panama, where travelers and merchants often came to makenpurchases. In the1800s the Panama hat was showcased in Paris at thenUniversal Show, and soon it became a must-have accessory for the richnand well-traveled. nFamous people of the 19th and 20thnCenturies who wore and were photographed in Panama hats includenTheodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Nikita Khrushchev, and HarrynTruman. n
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| Teddy Roosevelt and Paul Newman, sporting Panama hats. |
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| A hat factory in Ecuador |
nThengenuine Panama hat is made of Toquilla Palm rather than straw/
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A straw hat made from actual straw is the boater, also called a basher, skimmer,ncady, katie, somer, or sennit hat. It is made from stiff sennitnstraw.
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nA boater has a stiff flat crown and brim, and it often sports anribbon as a hat band. These hats were popular in the late 1800s andnearly 1900s, especially when boating (hence the name).
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Nowadays theynare more common as part of a costume, especially for a barbershopnquartet, rather than as a fashion, although a thinner, softer versionncrops up as popular now and again. Boaters have hung on as a part ofnboys’ school uniforms in some countries as well.
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A straw hat made from actual straw is the boater, also called a basher, skimmer,ncady, katie, somer, or sennit hat. It is made from stiff sennitnstraw. n
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nA boater has a stiff flat crown and brim, and it often sports anribbon as a hat band. These hats were popular in the late 1800s andnearly 1900s, especially when boating (hence the name).
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Nowadays theynare more common as part of a costume, especially for a barbershopnquartet, rather than as a fashion, although a thinner, softer versionncrops up as popular now and again. Boaters have hung on as a part ofnboys’ school uniforms in some countries as well.n
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Strawnhats for men and women, boys and girls, continue to be varied andnpopular.
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nThey’re big in casual looks, on beaches, at resorts, and (asnalways) in the summertime. n
Strawnhats for men and women, boys and girls, continue to be varied andnpopular. n
nThey’re big in casual looks, on beaches, at resorts, and (asnalways) in the summertime. n
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nChecknout this video on how one particular kind of straw hat isnmade.
nChecknout this video on how one particular kind of straw hat isnmade.
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Turn Beauty Inside Out Day
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day
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nArcheologistnMarta Rieche’s birthday
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nArcheologistnMarta Rieche’s birthday
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nWizardnof Oz authornL. Frank Baum’s birthday
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nWizardnof Oz authornL. Frank Baum’s birthday
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nParaguay’snIndependence Day
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nParaguay’snIndependence Day
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