Title: Hats : status, style and glamour /
Authors: McDowell, Colin
Publisher: Rizzoli,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Hats History.; Headgear History.
Abstract: From ancient Egypt to Ascot, from Versailles to the White House lawn, McDowell presents the history and the stories of hats, hatters, and milliners and the societies they reflect.
Contents: Power and honour -- The hat and the hatmaker -- Stage, screen and sport -- Etiquette and status -- Hats at work -- The heyday of the hat -- The fall and rise of the hat.