Not the first century elegant felt hat decorates the heads of fashionable women and fashionable women around the world. For the first time, a felt hat was made in Germany, and English King Edward VII made this accessory the main trend in the 19th century. Initially, this headpiece was an attribute exclusively of the men's wardrobe, and it was worn by very unusual gentlemen: dandies, spies and gangsters. Only a few decades later, women also started boldly wearing felt hats for a walk or meeting with friends.
There is a classic, recognizable by all model hats made of felt with medium-sized crowns, narrow margins and satin ribbon. Of course, there are a lot of other variations of hats from this material, but they are not so popular anymore. So, for example, over a hundred years, hats were made with narrow and wide fields, and without them at all. Their variety is divided into two groups: soft hats and hard. The first are made of soft felt and can take any form. The edges of the fields of these products can be folded, and on the thong can make a groove. Rigid options do not change their shape and are chosen solely by the size of the head. The huge advantage of a hat made from natural felt is that you can change its size by first steaming it and putting it on the disc so that the material is dried in a new shape.
By themselves, these headgear attract attention, so the colors of hats, as a rule, choose non-evoking. 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 choose a ribbon of bright color with a print or beading made of beads, pearls, lace. The most extravagant people order their hats with fur stitches and accessories in the form of rhinestones and feathers.
Choosing a hat, it is worth considering that hats felt in their classic form are not all. Also, the width of the crown should not be greater than the width of your face. Slender and tall ladies will fit wide-brimmed accessories, miniature ladies are contra-indicated with three-dimensional hats, and full women will not be decorated with small dresses with narrow margins.
Felt hat is a necessary element of the wardrobe of a real intellectual. Adult men with brutal appearance and light stubble go to these headgear. In combination with a coat to the knees and a leather case, the image will be particularly stylish. In the Soviet Union, every self-respecting intellectual worker looked "with a needle". Let the felt hat in his wardrobe be the only expensive accessory, but it always complemented the style of the man and emphasized his intelligence.
Ladies, in turn, can wear these accessories with absolutely any clothes, whether it's a chiffon blouse, business suit or 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 shoes, then why not? The main thing is not to forget about your own style and not be afraid to combine incongruous!