A Video From Many Hatty Returns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb4xj_1SlPw
This video was constructed with public domain images from Wikimedia. The first image in the slide show is Butch Cassidy. No not the guy in the preview thumbnail LOL!
The Bowler Hat Ballet -- Mime Routine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TWhM3bSD_k
This is a great mime routine a la silent movie using a bowler hat.
Why do Bolivian Women wear Bowler Hats?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QviYJptPXEM
This is an excellent video on the custom of wearing Bowler Hats by Bolivian Women. The style actually changes from year to year!
Who invented the Bowler Hat?
You may wonder where the Bowler Hat was invented. Word is that it was devised in 1849 by the London hat makers Thomas and William Bowler to fulfill an order placed by the firm of hatters Lock & Co. of St James’s. Lock & Co. had been commissioned by a customer to design a close-fitting, low-crowned hat to protect his gamekeepers’ heads from low-hanging branches while on horseback. The keepers had previously worn top hats, which were easily knocked off and damaged. (From Wikipedia). The firm of Lock & Co is still in the hat business today and has been since 1676.
The reference to the bowler hat being invented 200 years ago in England is approximately correct within a few years.
Related Post
Please see my previous post about Bowler Hat Day
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It is also known as a Coke hat (pronounced cook) after Mr. William Coke who was one of those gameskeepers mentioned above.
Ciao,
Carlos
Love this post! The “Cholitas” are fabulous.. Thank You!!