Besides sunglasses, straw hats are considered one of the accessories that protect us from the harmful effects of the sun and are also a `companion` in summer fashion style.
The classic straw hat fashion was born
Straw hats are classified into many types according to woven materials corresponding to texture and durability such as hemp, coarse fabric and jute.
Sedge hats in Japanese culture.
According to the document `Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry` written in French Gothic script, it is recorded that the straw hat was born between 1412 and 1416. Initially, the straw hat was an accessory reserved for men.
Combining straw hats, puffy skirts and floral gowns was the typical fashion style of European women at that time.
The transition is volatile
The straw hat was further developed in 1865 and the early 1900s in the United States through the invention of the first cowboy hat by a hatmaker named John B. Stetson.
The Stetson hat brand is an icon of American style to this day.
However, it was not until 1906 that the `Western straw hat` officially became a fashion symbol for American gentlemen when images of President Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to the Panama Canal construction site appeared in the newspaper.
The hat from President Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to the Panama Canal construction site in 1906 was a stepping stone to the success of the Stetson hat brand.
Become a popular fashion trend
Thanks to the development of the fashion industry, after a decade, designers created the trend of beach hats.
The trend of beach hats was actively `promoted` by French actress Brigitte Bardot in 1955. (Photo: Getty images)
French actress Laurence de Monaghan in the TV series `Le Genou de Claire` in 1970. (Photo: Getty images)
In the following years, straw hats were designed in a variety of designs and styles.
Karl Lagerfeld’s design attracted attention at the Chloé Spring – Summer 1976 fashion show. (Photo: Getty images)
By the 1990s, straw hats were still a favorite fashion accessory for designers to include in their collections.
Outstanding design by Gianfranco Ferre at the Dior Spring – Summer fashion show in 1992. (Photo: Getty images)
In the early 2000s, the social situation faced major changes that affected creative thinking in the fashion industry.
Pirate-style straw hat in the Anna Sui Spring – Summer 2007 fashion collection. (Photo: Getty images)
Chinese embroidered straw hat design by Karl Lagerfeld in the 2009 Chanel fashion show. (Photo: Getty images)
A groundbreaking return
Having gone through so many obstacles, the straw hat has become an indispensable accessory, especially in the summer.
At the Spring – Summer 2018 fashion week, leading brands simultaneously brought back the straw hat fashion spectacularly.
Delpozo is unique with its bow-shaped straw hat, AWAKE is unique with its high-pulled straw hat, Loewe is an elegant straw hat, and three fashion houses, Missoni, Giorgio Armani, and Jacquemus, have oversized brimmed hats.
Notably, Gucci has a stylized design of a flat-top straw hat with a drooping brim.
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