little john kin

Hats have a solid place in history and quite a prominent place in current times.  The royal Ascot races still have hat days, which boil down to nothing more than a competition on extravagance and exaggeration.  They have been worn over many years as a status symbol, and are still worn today for the same reason.  Why do you think the queen has a crown?  It isn’t to keep her head warm.

Hats were and still are used to make men appear taller.  Being tall has a well established subconscious effect of making a person appear to have more authority.  Even the likes of Hitler knew this and so would not allow other people to stand on the same level as him if they had on a tall hat.  He would always be higher elevated.

Hats are still worn today for safety.  Whether it is a hard hat on a building site, a crash hat on a motorcycle or a waterproof hat in a house painting firm; the hat is still worn a lot today.  Hats are worn to protect people from injury in sports like hockey, or to help players keep the sun out of their eyes in baseball.

Hats are also a modern sign of success.  More particularly, the mortarboard hats worn by students who gain their degrees, or the tiaras and crowns worn by beauty queens.  They are commonly used by supporters of many sports, including the sun hats in tennis and the sun and/or waterproof hats with team logos on for football supporters.

Hats are worn by the emergency services as a walking banner for the role in society and for protection.  The police force and fire service wear very particularly designed hats; the queen’s guards do the same.  The various forms of armed forces also have a variety of hats for certain situations; whether it is waterproof hats for wet countries or camouflaged hats for the more dusty areas.  The Navy, swat and air force all have their own hats, as do the coast guard and mountain rescue.

Many religions wear hats, with one of the most famous being the popes hat.  This hat helps to signify that the pope speaks for God on earth.  The Jewish people are accustomed to wearing a hat outdoors as a reminder that god is always above us.  Orthodox Jews wear yarmulke hats, Bishops wear birettas.  Many religions wear turban hats, such as the Indian Turban, Afghan, Kurdish, Islamic Turbans, Sikh turbans and Rastafarian turbans.  Even nuns wear a head covering called an apostolic.

People still wear flat caps and fishing hats, and western women still wear a head dress when getting married.  Chefs are now legally obliged to wear a hat in commercial British kitchens.  Many people still wear party hats at parties and paper hats from crackers at Christmas.  Even Father Christmas wears a hat when he is sneaking around your house, criticising the Christmas tree.