TOP THIS ...
The Story of Top Hats
By Lou Carver
There has never been a more
sophisticated and dominating hat
in fashion than the top hat.
When the first top hat was worn
by the haberdasher John
Hetherington in 1797, it caused
a near riot.
It was not until 1850 that the
hat really took off when Prince
Albert starting wearing it in
public and it became the fashion
rage.
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[Image: Library
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