{"id":173,"date":"2026-01-05T08:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=173"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:22:41","slug":"20-old-hat-styles-due-for-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=173","title":{"rendered":"20 Old Hat Styles Due for a Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing that illustrated and photographic archives have taught us is that people have always known how to rock a stylish piece of headwear. From squat caps to towering toppers, history has produced a hat for every occasion. Here are 20 old styles that, with a healthy dose of fashion and confidence, could still look just as fabulous today.<\/p>\n

1. THE CLOCHE<\/h2>\n
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A woman wearing a cloche hat decorated with flowers. | Sasha, Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sleek, head-hugging cloche was the perfect companion to the bobbed hairstyle worn by flappers in the 1920s. The hats were\u00a0typically left plain<\/a>\u00a0to emphasize their bell-shaped silhouette, though they also offered a blank canvas for embellishment. The cloche was most popular during the Jazz Age but it\u2019s occasionally incorporated into retro fashion styles today.<\/p>\n

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2. THE OTTOMAN HEADDRESS<\/h2>\n
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A drawing of a man wearing an Ottoman headdress. |\u00a0New York Public Library<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Ottoman ceremonial costumes, hats played a starring role. The headgear often featured bright colors, feathery ornamentations, and elaborate designs that\u00a0signified status<\/a>. The wearer\u2019s class, religion, gender, and clan could all be gleaned from the way the fabric in their headdress was layered.<\/p>\n

3. THE BOWLER HAT<\/h2>\n
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Oscar Wilde wearing a bowler hat in 1885. | Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The top hat was popular in the 19th century but it wasn’t always the most practical choice for outdoor activities. When looking for a way to protect the heads of horseback riders from branches, brothers Thomas and William Bowler came up with their namesake cap. The bowler hat was sturdy, compact, and appropriate for most any occasion. Though the bowler hat largely fizzled out by the 1980s, the item’s original London manufacturers Lock & Co. still\u00a0sell thousands each year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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4. THE PILLBOX HAT<\/h2>\n
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Woman wearing a pillbox hat in the 1960s. | Chaloner Woods, Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unlike some hats from history, this one was prized for its simplicity. It could be easily identified by its brimless, round shape evoking that of a pillbox. It began gaining steam in the 1930s before reaching peak popularity with First Lady\u00a0Jackie Kennedy<\/a>\u00a0in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

5. THE FASCINATOR<\/h2>\n
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Victoria Beckham wearing a fascinator in 2007. | Mark Mainz, Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Depending on the look you\u2019re going for, a fascinator can be worn as a subtle accent item or a show-stealing statement piece. The hat is defined as an ornamental headpiece that\u2019s secured to the crown using a headband or comb. Once they fit that criteria, fascinators can take the form of flowers, feathers, fabric, or whatever else the wearer can engineer to stay on their head. And though they’re still popular in the U.K., Americans don’t tend to utilize fascinators outside of\u00a0Derby Day attire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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6. THE TRI-CORNER HAT<\/h2>\n
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A tri-cornered hat from Spain, circa 1780. | Gabriel Bouys, AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 17th century Europe and America, tri-cornered hats, or tricornes, gave men the opportunity to show off their lustrous wigs poking out from beneath the upturned brim. It’s no surprise then that the hat style died out with the powdered wig fad, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fit for a comeback. Even if wearers don’t have wigs to flaunt, they could take a page from our forefathers’ book and\u00a0upgrade<\/a>\u00a0the hat itself with feathers, brocades, and fabrics\u2014or maybe just\u00a0sports<\/a>\u00a0insignias.<\/p>\n

7. THE DEERSTALKER HAT<\/h2>\n
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British actor Peter Cushing wearing a deerstalker hat circa 1960. | Keystone\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019ve seen this hat anywhere, it was most likely on the head of someone portraying Sherlock Holmes. The headpiece has been tied to the character since the books were published in the 19th century (it was the illustrations\u2014not the story\u2014that did it, as\u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle never mentions the cap<\/a>\u00a0in the text). It\u2019s peculiar that an urban detective would be wearing a deerstalker hat in the first place, considering they were designed for hunting game and not tracking clues, but the smartly styled hat’s comeback should be … elementary.<\/p>\n

8. THE HENNIN<\/h2>\n
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Illustration of a French woman wearing a hennin in the 15th century. | plaisanter,\u00a0Flickr<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These striking hats were a clear sign of royalty in the medieval era. Reinforced with wire or padding and draped in fine fabric, the cone-shaped hennin is still synonymous with the stereotypical princess today. English hennins were fairly modest in height, but the French version reached up to to three feet and the hat’s\u00a0Mongolian predecessor<\/a>\u00a0towered five to seven feet high.<\/p>\n

9. THE NEWSBOY CAP<\/h2>\n
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Newsboys in St. Louis in 1910. | Lewis Hine,\u00a0Wikimedia Commons<\/a>\u00a0\/\/ Public Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This hat goes by\u00a0many names<\/a>\u00a0(the big apple, the eight panel, the Gatsby), but its strongest association is with newsboys at the turn of the 20th century. The floppy, brimmed cap wasn’t just popular with the younger working class. It was worn by men across the social ladder and was a common sight on the golf course.<\/p>\n

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10. THE PEACH BASKET HAT<\/h2>\n
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Actress Marion Davies in a peach basket hat. |\u00a0Wikimedia Commons<\/a>\u00a0\/\/ Public Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The origin of this hat name isn’t too hard to figure out: It resembles a bulky, over-turned fruit basket. The peach basket hat first appeared at the start of the 20th century, but it was shunned by many for being an “unpatriotic<\/a>” display of vanity during the first world war. It was revived in the 1930s and experienced a popularity streak until the 1950s.<\/p>\n

11. THE PORK PIE HAT<\/h2>\n
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Actor Buster Keaton wearing his signature pork pie hat in 1939. |\u00a0Wikimedia Commons<\/a>\u00a0\/\/ Public Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This hat is known for having a domed crown inside a pinched rim, creating a shape similar to that of a certain savory pastry. The style was\u00a0originally worn by women<\/a>\u00a0in the 19th century and was later embraced by men\u2019s fashion in the early 1900s (thanks in part to Buster Keaton). It\u2019s not as popular as it was in the 1920s but it recently enjoyed a brief return to the spotlight by way of the\u00a0Heisenberg character<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Breaking Bad<\/em>.<\/p>\n

12. THE CARTWHEEL HAT<\/h2>\n
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Actress Fanny Brice wearing a cartwheel hat circa 1910. |\u00a0Wikimedia Commons<\/a>\u00a0\/\/ Public Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Out of context, a cartwheel hat could be mistaken for an hors d’oeuvres platter or a tiny landing pad. The hat was worn slightly askew for an eye-catching look and was often crafted from luxurious materials. But after catching on in the 1930s, the broad hats have since fallen out of fashion.<\/p>\n

13. THE CHAPEAU BRAS<\/h2>\n
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Bicorne hat. | Marie-Lan Nguyen,\u00a0Wikimedia Commons<\/a>\u00a0\/\/\u00a0CC BY 2.5<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the\u00a0chapeau bras<\/a>, gentlemen in the 18th century proved you don’t need to compromise style for convenience. The bicorne shape of the hat was designed to both sit comfortably on a head and fold flat when tucked beneath an arm. The French name roughly translates to “hat arm.” It was a popular hat style among military men in the 1800s, including U.S. admiral George Dewey.<\/p>\n

14. THE BOUDOIR CAP<\/h2>\n
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For a brief period at the turn of the 19th century, hair nets were fashionable. Women used\u00a0boudoir caps<\/a>\u00a0to protect their hair while getting dressed in the morning or at night, though more stylish designs also worked as statement-making loungewear. Typically made from silk, muslin, or other lingerie fabric, the cap was the perfect companion to the kimono negligee, which was just beginning to gain popularity in the West at the time.<\/p>\n

15. THE EUG\u00c9NIE HAT<\/h2>\n
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The\u00a0Eug\u00e9nie hat<\/a>\u00a0is named after Empress Eug\u00e9nie de Montijo, one half of France’s last reigning royal couple. It’s traditionally made from felt or velvet and worn tilted forward slightly to cover the wearer’s eye. The hat saw an initial popularity spike in the mid-19th century, then a second after Greta Garbo wore a version of it in the 1930 film\u00a0Romance<\/em>.<\/p>\n

16. THE GAINSBOROUGH HAT<\/h2>\n
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Gainsborough hats, or\u00a0picture hats<\/a>, were popularized by 18th-century artist Thomas Gainsborough, who often depicted the society women in his portraits beneath massive headwear. The hats are known for their wide brims and over-the-top embellishments. It wasn’t uncommon to see women walking around with\u00a0stuffed birds<\/a>\u00a0perched on their hats during the style’s peak.<\/p>\n

17. THE PAMELA BONNET<\/h2>\n
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Named for the protagonist of Samuel Richardson’s 1740\u00a0novel<\/a>, the\u00a0Pamela bonnet<\/a>\u00a0was an elegant hat option for women in the 19th century. It’s crafted from straw and tied with a ribbon in such a way that folds the wide brims against the wearer’s cheeks. The sides of the hat slope down and away from the head, allowing the woman\u2019s fashionable ringlets to peek out.<\/p>\n

18. THE HALF HAT<\/h2>\n
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Queen Elizabeth II wearing a half hat in 1954. |\u00a0Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sleek, close hat trend reached its peak in the 1950s with the half hat. Part-hat, part-hair accessory, the half hat cups the back of the skull and curves across the crown, stopping just short of the ears. Milliner\u00a0Lilly Dach\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0received an American Designer award for the hat in 1941.<\/p>\n

19. THE WHOOPEE CAP<\/h2>\n
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Actor wearing a hat. |\u00a0Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The whoopee cap is best known as the crown hat Jughead wears in the\u00a0Archie<\/em>\u00a0comics. Instead of buying a professionally-made version from a hat shop, wearers fashioned caps of their own by tattering the brims of old\u00a0fedoras<\/a>\u00a0and turning them inside-out. The style appeared recently on\u00a0Riverdale<\/em><\/a>, the gritty\u00a0Archie<\/em>\u00a0reboot, so a comeback may be on the way.<\/p>\n

20. THE HOMBURG<\/h2>\n
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British Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden (right) with Neville Chamberlain, Leader of the Conservative Party, wearing Homburg hats while walking in London in 1937. | Central Press\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0Homburg<\/a>\u00a0isn’t a household name like the top hat or the fedora, but the men\u2019s hat is still a classic. The style is distinguished by a curled brim and a dent depressing the center of the crown. The future King Edward VII launched the trend in the late 19th century. When he brought a hat back with him following a visit to Bad Homburg, Germany, the rest of the world noticed his new look and started wearing Homburg hats of their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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