The Different Kinds Of Exotic Hats Today

By Charles Murray


Fashion industry has been booming over the past years. There are countless of brands that are popping out in stores, malls and even on the streets. One example of a famous brand is Prada. They even had a movie called the Devil Wears Prada. However, it does not just revolve in the clothes that we wear but also our accessories and shoes. It also revolves on the different kinds of exotic hats that we wear today.

The purpose of these before this fashion industry boomed was to cover the top of our heads from rainfall to avoid getting it wet and from the sun and its heat. But now, these items are not even serving that purpose anymore. They are used to be part of a fashion statement. You have probably seen a baseball cap worn the other way, an example of not being used properly.

Something originally from a different or foreign country is called exotic. If you ever tried eating fried spiders as a snack, this is an example of an exotic food because it is not common to familiar places. Example of exotic plant is one who cannot adapt to the new environment where it was planted.

An example of an exotic top gear is the fedora. It is either American or Australian. Back in old days, businessmen in America would wear these along with their coats, blazers and ties. For Australia, we can have Indian Jones as our figure. Aside from the leather whip and boots, his signature head piece is a fedora. But some calls it the Akubra.

When you ask a child to draw a French person, they would either draw him carrying French bread or the typical clothes that they wear. The typical look is a handkerchief on the neck, long sleeved shirt with stripes as a design and the beret. The beret is that round shaped cap usually black and has a short vertical object sticking out at the center.

Let us jump to Asia and know of its type. They have the conical shaped head gear. The material is different from the fedora and beret. A traditional material like straw is what makes this piece unique other than its shape. Most of the users are farmers and those living in the rural areas.

Other than a fashion statement, what we wear on our heads might have to do with our religion as well. Moreover, those are the turbans or the Hijab for the Muslims. These though are more cloth like than being the traditional uses. These are made of either cotton or silk. And its purpose is for sacred protection.

These are just a few head gears out of a hundred more. We have the sombreros from Mexico, Ushanka in the northern continent like Russia, kufi worn by Africans, the Tams by dreadlocked people, the famous bowler of Charlie Chaplin, war bonnets of the Native Americans, the fez from Middle East and many more. They all have their specific purpose.

So when you start travelling, you might want to get yourself those as a souvenir. And when you do finally own one, you can show it off to people as proof you actually did go to their place. A head piece of yours can tell a long story and a good conversation starter.




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