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1930–1945 in Western fashion. The most characteristic North American fashion trend from the 1930s to 1945 was attention at the shoulder, with butterfly sleeves and banjo sleeves, and exaggerated shoulder pads for both men and women by the 1940s. The period also saw the first widespread use of man-made fibers, especially rayon for dresses and ...
Men's hats were usually worn depending on their class, with upper class citizens usually wearing top hats or a homburg hat. Middle-class men wore either a fedora, bowler hat, or a trilby hat. During the summer months, a straw boater was popular for upper class and middle-class men. Working-class men wore a standard newsboy cap or a flat cap.
Hat by D. B. Fisk & Co. of Chicago, 1917; 1910s fashion drew inspiration from "exotic" countries including Spain and China. 1917 hat by Sinclair, Rooney & Co. of Buffalo, New York; Fall 1918; San Francisco society women wearing face masks during the "Spanish Influenza" pandemic, October 1918. Cartoon depicting holiday shoppers during the 1918 ...
Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, is a family of ship camouflage that was used extensively in World War I, and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards. Credited to the British marine artist Norman Wilkinson, though with a rejected prior claim by the zoologist John Graham Kerr, it ...
A hard felt hat with a rounded crown created in 1850 by Lock's of St James's, the hatters to Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, for his servants. More commonly known as a Derby in the United States. [19] Breton: A woman's hat with round crown and deep brim turned upwards all the way round. Said to be based on hats worn by Breton agricultural ...
Bowler hat, mid-20th century (PFF collection). The bowler hat, also known as a Coke hat, billycock, bob hat, bombín (Spanish) or derby (United States), [1] is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler in 1849. [2] It has traditionally been worn with semi-formal and informal attire.
An add-on special to OKC Broadway's 2023-24 subscription season, the national tour of "Chicago" is playing OKC for the first time in a decade. 25th anniversary tour of 'Chicago' brings 'Razzle ...
Bollman Hat Company was founded by Mr. George Bollman in 1868. Bollman was a family owned business for most of its history. Bollman became an employee owned business in 1985. The company is headquartered in Adamstown, Pennsylvania, with wool scouring facilities in Texas and showrooms and sales and design offices in New York City and Sydney ...