06-20-2009, 05:00 AM
Hats were pretty commonplace until the 1960's. My dad was one of the few people that never wore a hat in the 50's, but my grandfathers wouldn't leave the house without one. Men dressed with suits and ties in your era, even some laborers. I think it was just proper to try to look as good as possible.
I wear ball caps, and I turn them around when I'm welding and have the hood on. I try real hard to keep the pants around my waist too which with my fat belly suspenders are a requirement.
I would imagine you could make hats for your people using a small dowel and drill. Straw boaters were very popular in the teens and twenties.
Here is a picture of my grandfather taken in 1919.
Charlie
I wear ball caps, and I turn them around when I'm welding and have the hood on. I try real hard to keep the pants around my waist too which with my fat belly suspenders are a requirement.
I would imagine you could make hats for your people using a small dowel and drill. Straw boaters were very popular in the teens and twenties.
Here is a picture of my grandfather taken in 1919.
Charlie