Wearing & Collecting Vintage Hats

Turned out a bit long this one! But I'm always saying that these days aren't I :)
Today I'm delving into vintage hats, but honestly there is just so much to know about marvelous millinery of course that this video only really scratches the surface! Make sure you check out the Vintage Dancer Blog posts below for even more information on different styles.
1930's Hats: vintagedancer.com/1930s/women...
1940's Hats : vintagedancer.com/1940s/1940s...
1950's Hats : vintagedancer.com/1950s/1950s...
Vintage Hat Guide : www.etsy.com/listing/69565429...
That Emily Post Article on Hat Etiquette : emilypost.com/advice/hats-off...
Hat Catalog Pages from Montgomery Wards 1943 : theclosethistorian.blogspot.co...
Hat Catalog Pages from Montgomery Wards 1947/48 : theclosethistorian.blogspot.c...
My Pinterest Board for Hats: / hats-hats-hats
Hat Size Image : i.etsystatic.com/17635414/r/i...
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[@lizh1955]

"Are you dressed up for a particular reason?" Yes, it's my way of fighting the trend of wearing pajamas, or worse, to Wal-Mart. It's the sole reason I am building a 40's-50's wardrobe & daring to actually wear it in public. I was born in 1955, & we didn't ever, ever go "downtown" without changing from our play clothes, washing our face & hands, & combing our hair.

[@Rosenthalbunnies]

I will like to have a friend like you.

[@elainemcdonald8903]

OP

[@JoanHolloway1931]

Your outfit 😍 Like a rich glamorous heiress, who just buried her third husband! Love it!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! If only my bank account fit that description too... ;)

[@crochetemporium]

@@TheClosetHistorian OOOOh yes, obviously you haven't , but if you were to have buried a husband...is there room for a another unwanted husband? (asking for a friend.)

[@knittyfreckles9013]

"That's right, I want your grandma's style" 🤣🤣 SAME

[@debbiewilliams2946]

I wore 40s in my teens and felt like Robinson Crusoe - no KZbin community to tap into back in the 70s, but then you could find genuine 40s stuff in the thrift shops, like you find 60s-80s stuff now. Also thrifting was seen as a very naff then (it horrified my mother) so less competition for goodies.

[@seriouslyinsanediva]

I can totally relate to this.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Goodness do I wish I could find 40's things out there! Even if I see 70's things it makes my heart happy, even if they aren't for me!

[@kathysavage9342]

Lol, my mother is horrified today by my thrifting & garbage picking. 😂 I think the root of it is a desire for personal success. If one has to buy used clothing or furniture or whatever, then one hasn’t become a financial success, which we’ve all been taught is a sign of a personal failing. And it’s not that my generation is any different, really. I see the same attitude amongst my peers all the time-yearning for new things, always wanting to consume. That mentality is the backbone of our economy, which is a problem, bc it’s not sustainable. Resources are finite, after all. I think thrifting has become much more acceptable, but I think the underlying motivation is still an issue. I’ve encountered a lot of people who thrift solely to be able to afford more things in order to fill up a huge closet. More is better. Name brand means value. I’m not on a high horse or anything-I see that same behavior in myself sometimes, too.

[@CajunRose]

I have a very strong feeling the majority of people staring at you is because you always look so classy and very "put together". Thank you, this was very interesting and informative.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@mmw55122]

Yup, concur!

[@susanh1447]

I have to agree. I've had people actually tell me that many times.

[@realkeishasmith3754]

You're pampering me with all these 40 minute videos.

[@angelapieper5019]

Isn't she!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thanks! I always feel bad they are "too" long ;)

[@weslynrae]

I am so glad you brought up the “dressing for your body type” thing. That’s something that’s always bothered me in the realm of fashion. If you like something, wear it! I get a little self-conscious in hats because people already stare at me a lot, but I have a few that I really enjoy wearing. One of them is an antique men’s top hat that has been well worn. 🎩 Very informative video! Thank you!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Weslyn! A true top hat sounds wondrously dapper :)

[@straycat4427]

The magic of hats, vintage or modern, is that they transform everything......your look, your attitude.....everything. Wear a hat and your become a mystery that no one can ignore. I get a thrill whenever I wear a hat because I know everyone is looking at me and wondering......wondering what? Well, I hope it's that I look fabulous! And I must say, you have what we call a "hat face".... a perfectly gorgeous hat face!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I shall wear my hat face as often as possible ;)

[@kellyelizabeth9858]

My grandma always wore hats, she was so glamorous. I think the flower hat would work with an ivory suit, particularly a pencil skirt type.

[@yobespierre]

with your hair piled on top of your head, so the hat has somewhere to sit. ^~^-b

[@missfoxylocksnz]

Hello from a fellow hat collector :) the best buy is the one I'm wearing in my photo there which was $20nzd from a local vintage market, I call it my Dior and it makes me feel fancy. I'm also a self taught milliner and am becoming pretty obsessed lol

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Hello right back :) Nothing better than a hat for feeling fancy really, can't beat it!

[@kathysavage9342]

Any resources you could share that were particularly useful in learning about hat construction? I’ve gotten into millinery recently.

[@pegsbarton6353]

When I am pinning on a hat and my hair is freshly washed and slippery, I find I can back comb a very small area, spritz that with hair-spray, put a hair grip in place there, then pin my hat pin under the hair grip. As you mentioned earlier, a lady doesn't need to remove her hat so the little 'knotty' area remains a secret! :-)

[@joannemcmillan9201]

I’m told no one recognizes me without a hat. They’re great as I’m older and my hair is thinning. Love a great hat.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Hats truly are the best :)

[@katiejo911]

my grandmother, born in 1910 always said when you put on a hat you should "Tilt It!"

[@kaiakakos]

You are so articulate! The information just slips effortlessly. I get mesmerized listening to you. I´ve been learning a lot with your videos. Thank you for spending your time sharing with us so much information. You are the best!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Kaia!

[@robincollins4687]

When I was a young, poor Airman's wife I wore a lot of vintage picked up at the Officer's Wives' Thrift Store. 50s beaded sweaters, genuine silk Japanese silk kimonos ,cashmere sweaters, Icelandic wool jackets, Italian leather shoes, etc. All bought for mere dollars. Wish I had them now.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Well that sounds fabulous indeed! I wish it were still easy to find such wonderful things!

[@lorenheard2561]

Just start with one item or two at a time.( just a suggestion.) Basic versatile skirt? Dress? 2 blouses, vintage jacket,sweater.So many ideas.Keep your eyes open for garage sales( unless you shop online?) Thrift/collector shops may have less now,go row by row,and look for specific quality materials.Very easy when quality of todays' fabrics is awful poor in texture and weave and material. One is never too old or young! I'm 52.

[@geertjebrandenburg195]

A few months ago ago one of my roommates gave me her grandmother's vintage hats, I always feel so costume-y wearing them. This was a good inspiration video for hat wearing

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! I think hats almost feel less costumey when paired with an equally "extra" ensemble, like if the rest of the outfit is at a similar formality or level of detail a hat seems less out of place perhaps.

[@sirielisa3651]

Loved this video! I'm studying millinery and part of it is freshing up and restoring vintage hats. It can be done by steaming them carefully and replacing stained petersham ribbons. Millinery is dying out as a craft so it's always a good idea to support your local millinery by giving them work!

[@gothdad94]

oh man, oh man, are you right about the 1920s/1930s dilemma. 1920s fashion is my first love but the fact that such pieces are so rare and expensive drives my ever so unrealistic ambition to somehow become an expert seamstress, milliner, and cobbler. in the meantime, though, i think i'll try and pick up one of those 1800s inspired hats to turn into a 30s/40s hat! have you ever done a complete hat DIY? that would be super interesting to watch.

[@darnelleechols8556]

Goth dad, I completely agree with you. A hat DIY would be great to watch and inspiring for all of us creative types.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I have taken a few millinery classes and made some hats before, so I can certainly do a video tutorial in the future! I do have some old tutorials on my blog too if one simply cannot wait ;)

[@angelapieper5019]

I'm so glad you finally did a hat video

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Angela! I have a video of part of my collection coming soon :)

[@sirenelectric143]

Your videos are like having a big sister who’s been into vintage and is teaching you all about it once you say you want to get into it as well ☺️ Thank you for your vids, I saw the one you posted on gloves as well and it gave me the confidence to start wearing hats and gloves. I always said oh I don’t need them for the look, but the truth is I just found them a little intimidating. Thank you for your vids they’re the best❤️

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! You're right that hats and gloves aren't needed exactly, but they are quite fun for sure!

[@jordang7479]

I zonked out binging your videos and in my dream you were teaching me and my friends how to coordinate our witchy clothes with what spell book we were using.

[@paulamiller8386]

People who think wearing a hat is strange are wrong. I love my hats. Top hat, bowler hat, Australian bush man's hat, woolly bob hat, straw boater, butcher boy hat, cloche hat and all the rest. People comment but I do not care. Like you say, a hat helps to balance an outfit.

[@pinkfrosting1950]

Love your video! I am a hat fanatic! About 2 years ago I was introduced to a hat shop in Eureka Springs, Arkansas called Hats, Hides And Heirlooms and I haven’t looked back. I don’t believe that I have left the house without a hat on since. As for people staring... I live in a small town in Arkansas and very rarely go out without getting at least one compliment. Just today, in a restaurant, I had a young man waiter make a special stop at our table to tell me how fabulous my hat was. I have found some very unique hats at antique stores. I have also made the mistake of buying a soiled one and thinking I could clean it. That has never worked out! My collection consists of about 70 hats. Maybe 10 or so are vintage. The others are vintage dupes or more modern (whatever that means) styles. I would add more but I don’t have any more room!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Vera! I am happy to hear from a fellow hat lover

[@violetsidhe]

Thank you for this video. I have found patterns for 20’s cloche hats. I have been rewatching miss fisher while waiting for the movie. Her hats are cloche or beret style.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Renata! I love Miss Fisher's, such a good show!

[@violetsidhe]

Miss fisher and Crypt of tears comes out feb 2020. I have a modern cloche I am planning to renovate.

[@rodentary]

I just put my hats in the freezer when i get them to clean out any bugs or bacteria.

[@swicheroo1]

Bought my wife three very refined straw panamas. They are not fedoras but simply hats made of 'paja toquilla.' And, as someone whose collected panamas for men, I immediately knew they would be classified as 'superfino.' I bought them at an estate sale of an eccentric working artist in one of the tonier sections of LA. There were so many hats. I wanted to buy all the straws. I just reblocked two by hand. Paja Toquilla of this grade is so fun and easy to work with. It's like butter.

[@WordsofaReader]

Great video. That black 40s felt hat is giving me such His Girl Friday vibes!

[@Notlost-lj9qt]

Lesley Rickman wow, yes! Although I think hers may have had a larger brim. Maybe? I’ll have to go back and watch again.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Lesley! I'm happy to channel Hildy Johnson anytime!

[@littlevicky9861]

Having a English grannie lol ladies where allowed to wear their hats it was part of being a lady... my gran said she was glad when she got home and could take the "Bugger OFF" he he...

[@pamelaatkinsonscats2873]

Fascinating video. I didn't realise you were wearing a hat till you took it off. Thank you for the beret tutorial. I've always wanted to wear one, but could never get it to look right on me. My own favourite hat is a little brown bowler-style hat that my mum bought me 30+ years ago. It's the only one I feel suits me. You look wonderful in all yours, I think it's down to your confidence and stylishness.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Pamela!

[@lizwhite9138]

Recently I discovered your channel. You have such a beautiful, classy look. Your style is amazing. My daughter's did the Fifties look for a number of years. Circle skirts, pin curls, sweater sets etc. I've collected vintage pieces over the years and love to wear something unique. I've worn an early 1950's grey suit that was my mum's, to work and it sure got the office talking. Thankfully all positive! You go girl! 😽👍💙

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Liz! I love 1950's suits, well, most suits in general

[@glitterdarla]

I swear I had a 1920's hat in my dress up/play clothes when I was little. It was the same shape and style in orange. :)... Living for your videos! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! We should all hold a moment of silence for all of the amazing vintage that ended up in a play clothes box or high school theater closet over the years ha! ;)

[@kittling5427]

Gahhh! You weren't the only person who had that hat on their watch list for ages!!!!! I will console my self with the thought that it want to a loving home (but I still regret not grabbing it before someone else did *pointed glare* ) but I went into mourning when it disappeared - it just so lovely, (but you are too so I'll have to forgive you!).

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Ahhh so sorry ;) I had to have it! Thank you!

[@katiejo911]

That floral hat is perfect for wearing in the spring with tea dresses and spring colored or small floral prints.

[@jaynedough405]

The hat illustration at 9:10 made my heart happy - all those beautiful colours. Just lovely ! 👒 + 🎩 = 🤗

[@Animebe95]

I am someone who is really wanting to get into vintage fashion, and I just adore your channel!!! You talk about so many specific topics that I have been trying to find more information on that I don’t see anyone else really talking about. Keep up the good work, you are so inspiring and informative!! ❤️

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Katie!

[@msamios.321]

I know this is two years old and about hats, but those dress clips make me drool!

[@4daughterscreations]

The best part of hats not being so common anymore is that most people wouldn't notice the mixing of decades. So have at it people

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Very true indeed :)

[@gemmaandreaalba8623]

Awesome!!!! Totally enjoyed your presentation and humor 😀 I have a nice collection of vintage hats. One in particular a soft formed bloomingdales black ostrich hat w a black bow. It's so amazing!

[@maidenrohina]

For some reason, I'm fine with being looked at, but I can't seem to stop myself from feeling overdressed! Which is really annoying because I love hats!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I think I must have trained myself young by wearing entirely too elaborate ensembles to school back in my high school days, so I have always been overdressed, and therefore for me it feels quite natural now ;)

[@maidenrohina]

@@TheClosetHistorian I guess my years dressed as a goth punk rocker did not really prepare me for feeling over dressed, if anything I was always under dressed. It's a hard bridge to gap. 😊

[@ah5721]

Do you! Dress nice! People dress like slobs now.

[@MalteseKat]

The flower hat made on the wire frame was also made on a large pill box. They were worn in the spring and summertime with a suit mostly.

[@donahazelwood9263]

Loved the video, what a plethora of information! I think your makeup is on point and you look absolutely stunning!😊

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Dona!

[@pamelajohnson9810]

I binged watching your channel.I love it so much. 😊🤔🤨🤭🤭🤭👀❤️💗💖💕💄📿📺📹✂️📐📏🖇️📎📍📌🗄️🗃️📓📒📙📕📔

[@janetlynn5239]

I appreciate your speaking skills. You're well spoken and that is a great skill to have to hold your audience's attention. I appreciate your fervor and interest in classic fashion. Thank you!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Janet!

[@user-dg6ju3en6p]

I have short very thin hair so I wear hats that go down over my head. I envy ladies that can wear those lovely hats with a dramatic tilt!

[@johnventrella3403]

Thank you so Much. One of your BEST VIDEOS.

[@shirleydrake1602]

I love your dress clips! After watching you talk about those, I was able to inform a KZbinr who found ONLY ONE in a box of old jewelry. She listed it as a pendent or enhancer. I referred her to your channel, since you are the only person I have ever heard speak about them. Love the video as usual.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Shirley!

[@BritInvLvr]

I love reading on the Vintage Dancer’s site. So much good information.

[@CatherineWhelanCosten]

I love your videos, love your attitude. Confidence is the key to being able to wear whatever we desire. Throw out the rules and have fun, isn't that what fashion is for?! Thank you

[@greyjustice915]

I really enjoy these informational type videos. I may not have any vintage styles hats, but boy do I love looking at them!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@maureencullen1008]

Another fascinating vlog.I could listen to you all day

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Maureen!

[@user-dg6ju3en6p]

Invariably when I wear one of my many hats someone comments how nice it looks and that they wish they could wear hats. I always tell them anyone can look nice in the right hat!

[@saraeskay7370]

Brilliant. love love love. when I took my sewing classes over 12 years ago, here in the UK, my wonderful teacher taught us to sew over the pins as the norm.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Sara!

[@justroosa]

You can change out the sweatband on the white 30s hat for a new one (or remove and try and clean it). Taking care of your hats makes it so you can use them for years to come! Thank you for this video, love it! -milliner in Finland

[@lisabowvintage5864]

Love vintage hats! Wearing the cloche style it feels so classic! Great video, has got me excited to play with mine more. 🌻✨ you look stunning 🙌🏻

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Lisa!

[@Timetravel1111]

9:31 I love the 1920s cloche and wear now more in winter ❄️ wear more 1940s styles dancing and pinup shows.

[@johnventrella3403]

Just Wonderful. I'm a guy who collects womens vintage designer hats. No I don't wear them, just enjoy their beauty and workmanship. Hattie Carnegie and Lilly Dache are personal favorites. Thx again...so enjoyable. John V.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you John! Both designers are worthwhile favorites for sure

[@ah5721]

Omg where do you find such hats?!

[@hailey_elizabeth]

You're so elegant and well spoken it was really a pleasure watching your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Hailey!

[@rosikoenig7375]

That was very interesting... as with the fashions, you were made to wear those hats!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Rosi!

[@LivingVintageAndHandmade]

Great video!!! Vintage hats are my favorite thing! I pretty much have a few new ones every month. I am fortunate to work at a shop that gets them in from time to time.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! That is lucky! I went to a vintage shop this week where there was a whole little hat section in the back and it made my heart so happy

[@stacyinms]

Really enjoyed this video. I wish hats would come back into style.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@22mendonca]

Adore all your vintage hats too! x

[@da.Realghar]

This was so incredibly useful, I cant thank You enough. Big fan.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@pamelajohnson9810]

I loves hats👒🧤🧥l loves vintage gloves and coats as well thanks for showing I loves your channel.

[@22mendonca]

So look forward to your videos doll! You look ravishing btw!!X I agree, that despite not having the right 'head shape' or 'body' for hats or clothing that ye olden days subscribed to, folks should be able to bloomin' well wear what they desire!!! Xx

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Jo!

[@CosnerCoPiloting]

I love wearing my vintage hats in public! Usually get some positive compliments on my whole outfits. Haven't tried wearing it out in the US yet, just here in the UK or at automotive theme events.

[@francesyaxley5425]

Your 60s Flower hat is one that Elizabeth Taylor would have worn.

[@lesliejacobs3605]

Love your hats!! I only have two hats (one is manufactured by Sears Millinery and the other shows a union along with the union number) but plan to start looking for them in antique/ vintage stores.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Leslie! Good luck with the hat hunting!

[@peggyriordan9857]

Loved this video!!! Just happened upon it and loved every minute!! I wear hats all of the time. My husband does too. Our nickname in our group is "The Lid Kids"! I particularly like hats with some veiling, wide brimmed, some elongated and feminine bowler hats. In the Winter I wear wool and in the summer I wear wide brimmed straw with a SPF of 50. I think I have every color under the sun for summer hats. My husband wears fedoras and caps. My Mother and both Grandmothers wore hats all of the time and that is wear I got my love of hats. Have worn them since I was 3/4 years old. I don't care if I get stared at and most of the time I get compliments. Thank you so much for doing this video. It was alot of fun for me to listen to someone else who loves hats!!!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Peggy! Hats are the best it's true

[@willagrant7403]

Thank you, thank you! I just found an adorable cartwheel hat.

[@rainwalker2254]

Thanks for the tip on how to use a hat pin; I've been using them incorrectly. LOL, you are so correct that once you have a hat on, people notice you. The 1940s and '50s are my favorite decades for hats and fashion. Although, there's a 1967 David Frost interview of Joan Crawford on KZbin, and she's wearing a pink print high turban with the tie in the back. I hope to have a copy of the hat made.

[@ah5721]

Thank you for doing research on this ! very helpful! I always wonder about hats as I am just getting into them and feel like wide brimmed hats should not be worn inside.. . I have a 20's style cloche hat with a grey body and black ribbon band with a 4"brim I just picked up . love ! ps. lavender sachets keep the moths away

[@valeriehayward8713]

So informative. Thank you so much💕

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Valerie!

[@darnelleechols8556]

Thanks for the very lovely chat about the history of hats. It was very entertaining and some very interesting information. My favorite was that rainbow striped silk hat. That was so cute. And thanks for the mini tutorial on how to pin on a hat. I've always wondered about that. And now I know. Good stuff! I have always loved a beret - - I can sport those with no problem. I never thought of those as vintage. Now I have a desire to sport a dramatic hat to an event with panache and great style on day. ( Yeah, that's right, unapologetically garner all the attention. Like Alexis Carrington in one of those dazzling creations she use to wear. Or like Aretha Franklin at Obama's inauguration)... styling dreams...

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Darnelle!

[@Elemiriel]

Love all the info! Maybe do a Doris Day inspired lookbook for end of summer featuring the crates you made (ala "It Happened To Jane") and the floral hat with a pencil skirt, blouse, and pearls! Maybe you could do the Lookbook as a "day to evening in the 1960s" so you only have to do 3 or 4 outfits (morning with a house coat or robe, day with a casual working look, afternoon running errands, and an evening look for a late night date!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thanks Katherine! I'm afraid I have never seen a Doris Day flick (for shame, I know) so I'll have to work on that first ;)

[@loriwalters9158]

TheClosetHistorian A couple of favorites are Pillow Talk and That Touch of Mink. Fashion is wonderful. Romance on the High Seas is also good. Ugh...there are so many

[@kellymartin2603]

I bought a beret a while back, and never had a clue how to wear it... I literally audibly went, 'Ohhhhhhhh!' When you showed the beret demonstration.

[@arey502]

This is a lovely video! Here in Louisville hats are still considered cool in the spring, thanks to the Kentucky Derby, I always try on hats during that time of year, but I can never justify the purchase.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Ashley! I'm sure the races keep a couple of custom hatters in business!

[@shelleymonson8750]

You are correct that I. Magnin was in San Francisco - a quite posh department store on Union Square. I used to shop there in my youth.

[@bettiebluebelle3396]

Brilliant info (again) in this Bianca! 👍👍👍👍

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Bettie!

[@natalieperusse5756]

Always love your videos! Your knowledge is remarkable!! Do you make your own hat holders?

[@CherriesJubilee]

I am an avid collector and I have been friends with a milliner. She made some gorgeous hats for me over the years. She recommended that I store my hats in Reynolds baking bags. Then I place them in a hatbox. Dust just doesnt stick to those bags and moths hate them.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Interesting! That is certainly something I have never heard of before. I do live in fear of those pesky months! ;)

[@janaetwilight]

I love berets. I have many different colored ones. Lately, I found a few hats that I absolutely had to have. I display mine because out of site is out of mind for me. I do use a slightly damp cloth or soft brush to get dust off and it works well enough for me. I'm going to try the compressed air, such a time saver.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I'll admit I used to keep an image file on my computer that was a visual reminder of all of my hats so that I could pull it up and see which one would work for an outfit before I went digging for it, unfortunately I lost this reference image in a hard drive crash, so I really need to make a new one! Helpful when the collection gets perhaps a little *ahem* "too" large to keep track of... ;)

[@tina8513]

I love hats too, and my main style is 40's and 50s. Hats are not common in Australia ( other than sun hats and caps) so I also get a lot of looks, but l. DON'T. CARE . I'm used to it now. I loved this video and l covet some of your hats!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you Tina! Gotta have fun with hats I quite agree :)

[@Autostade67]

I. Magnin was indeed a San Francisco based high end/'luxury brand' department store (like Marshall Field, Neiman Marcus) which endured until the mid 1990s, named by its creator Mary Ann Magnin for her husband Isaac.

[@LauraSomeNumber]

You can get a rechargeable air duster that works like the canned air but it is battery powered and chargers with usb c charger. Lovely to not risk the aerosol propellant getting on what you are cleaning. Also good for dusting knick knacks

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

I have 3 pairs of gloves, following in your "Matchy Matchy" tradition. I have green and black leather ones and burgundy fabric ones. I have shoes to match all three colours and I am working on getting belts to match. I also have burgundy black and tortoishell reading and sun glasses and have a faux croc, black leather and faux green croc handbags (I do have others these are just my vintage style, or actual vintage pieces. Matching gets really OCD very quickly lol. I have however, taken up making hats and am working on matching these too! If it bothers people,(stained hat bands) its easy enough to replace it with a length of millinary petersham or grosgrain.

[@celestialstorybooks]

Really enjoyed this video, as I did the making of a pillbox hat! Any chance of making some fabric hats (like a cloche), different brim shapes, how to make video? thanks!

[@lislchester5266]

Plateau hat! My favourite too.

[@greeneyedmimibostian3013]

I love hats !!!

[@rebeccaturner8340]

I actually have a good suggestion for 1920s-1930s hats for people who sew. Elsewhenmillinery on etsy sell sewing patterns for hats in that shape. They look absolutely gorgeous. I've been waiting for fall to grab one personally because of where I live, but if you live in a cooler place I could see getting a lot of wear out of these

[@mellimoon77]

Your beautiful shallow crown black straw hat is very much like the bergere style hat that one found also in the 18th century. I recently purchased one (a copy of course!) for reenactment purposes and quickly realising I can also double it up for 40s style, bonus!

[@mellimoon77]

Oh! You said just that later in the video !!! Haha! Well, hooray for doubling up styles with the same item!

[@hazelgeno]

a sail on your head.... priceless!

[@blackfeathercrafts]

I'm so glad you showed up on my recommended list!

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Well thank you! Me too then ;)

[@blackfeathercrafts]

@@TheClosetHistorian I love it. :)

[@silvertrees]

Thank you so much for all your videos - this one is particularly helpful for me - as I am planning an outfit to wear to a VE/VJ day celebration fair and would like to go dressed suitably. Anyone dressed in appropriate end of WWII 40's attire gets a free cup of tea - so it is a must! I have been pondering what sort of hat to wear, as I think a hat would really allow me to look suitably dressed up for a garden party type event. I am still looking - and with a week to go I will need to find one soon. If only you could help me scour the charity shops of England! Best wishes from rainy London.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! You have no idea how much I would indeed love to come and help in the search, London is my favorite city and I miss it terribly!

[@vintagelyzzie]

Very interesting! How funny that I never thought about how hat pins worked, I'd assumed incorrectly that your hair underneath had a bun or roll to stick it ito.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you! It is nice to pin a hat on over an updo or bun too, as the hairstyle is tight and is good for pinning into even this way too!

[@sergiobrunati7601]

Great information!👍

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@beerowan5086]

Love this!! Thank you !

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@barbiedesoto7054]

If you’re ever in Salt Lake City, check out Decades. It has an insane variety of hats in good condition. I don’t know how but it’s awesome. I bought my hat for my wedding there.

[@slothburglar]

Thank you so much! This is so helpful. I've been wanting more hats to wear to work, but I wasn't sure about the etiquette, practicality and acquisition. The thought of pinning a hat on only to take it off once I get in the office? Not appealing.

[@queenofheartslandofjoy8068]

Strikingly beautiful as always. Love a red lip. Hat are so much fun I wear large brim straw hats in the summer because I'm ghostly white with a dash of pink, so I don't burn. Now that I'm in Kansas, I get to wear all kinds of hats to stay warm in the winter. I have a pink hat from the forties that was mom's. I also have a mesh silver evening bag. Let's talk ok? I also think the dress clips are the best. Smashing.

[@TheClosetHistorian]

Thank you!

[@jessmckay5179]

I've got a modern version of a 30s cloche without the cut away back and every time I slouch it hits my shoulders and I jump out if my skin, but its so pretty it gets worn anyway. I've also got a wool beret that my dog slobbered all over, haven't yet got the courage to wash it in case it shrinks. Love seeing your hat collection, maybe I'll have to invest in some more hat pins