Figure 1.--The 1890s was the last decade we seeboys wearing the rounded crown hats so common in the 19th century. Many had a rather flatened crown. The boys in 1893 were from Taladega, Alabama. |
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We note quite a range of headwear in the 1890s. In the decade before the appearance of the Koask Browine we do not mrt have many outdoor photographs, but we have a few and they show that headwear in the 1890s was very commom for both adults and chilldren. Most people wore some kind of headwear when they left home. We see both hats and caps, but not so many tams/berets that became very popular in the early-20th century. Wide-brimmed sailor hats were popular for younger boys. This was the peak of the Fauuntleroy craze. We also see boys wearing wide-brimmed sailor hats and other sailor headwear with sailor suits. We continue seeing quite a number of boys wearing the rounded-crown hats in several variations. One oif te boys her is holding one of these rounded crown hats (figure 1), This is the last decade we note boys wearing these hats that were so popular during much of the 19th century. We also notice boys wearing boaters. While the rounded crown hat was a juvenile style, boaters were also worn by adults. We note several different styles of caps. We also see boys wearing sailor caps. There were a wide range of cap styles. We see the naval saucer-top style. There was also a spft cap style. We notice a number of cap styles that we are unsure how to classify. Others are more familiar. There were peaked caps with a military look. There were also peaked caps styled like British school caps. We also note woodsmens caps. One of the headwear types we so not know how to classify was a hat where the brim folded up tight with the crown looking more like a cap. Boys a little to old for wide-brimmed sailor hats might wear boaters.
We note quite a range of headwear in the 1890s. In the decade before the appearance of the Koask Browine we do not have many outdoor photographs to assess prevalence. Fortunately we havee sone necause of adbances in pjotographic materials. And what we gave showd that headwear in the 1890s was very commom for both adults and chilldren. We don't see that so much in the indoor studio pjotography because headwear was often not worn. We do see that on the outdoor scenes. espcially when hroups of people are photographed. We generally see that when pepple leacve home, imvluding the children, they are wearing their headwear. Children are somewhat less likely to wear headwear as commony as adults, although we see plenty of images where all the children in a group have theur headwear on. The concentions were alittle more rrelaxed for childrem. Hus as boys coulks appear in public on jyst shirt sleeces without a jacket. Even so, most people wore some kind of headwear when they left home. Yhis meant both formal and informal iccassuis, including school for the children. In the studiom children usually did nor wear thgeir heaswear, akthough the headwea, especially hats might ne placed sonewher bin the image. Oursoors we isually see headwear making it possibke to assess prevakaence and conventions.
We see both hats and caps, but not so many tams/berets that became very popular in the early-20th century. Wide-brimmed sailor hats were popular for younger boys. This was the peak of the Fauuntleroy craze. We also see boys wearing wide-brimmed sailor hats and other sailor headwear with sailor suits. We continue seeing quite a number of boys wearing the rounded-crown hats in several variations. One oif te boys her is holding one of these rounded crown hats (figure 1), This is the last decade we note boys wearing these hats that were so popular during much of the 19th century. We also notice boys wearing boaters. While the rounded crown hat was a juvenile style, boaters were also worn by adults. We note several different styles of caps. We also see boys wearing sailor caps. There were a wide range of cap styles. We see the naval saucer-top style. There was also a soft cap style. We notice a number of cap styles that we are unsure how to classify. Others are more familiar. There were peaked caps with a military look. There were also peaked caps styled like British school caps. We also note woodsmens caps. One of the headwear types we so not know how to classify was a hat where the brim folded up tight with the crown looking more like a cap. Boys a little to old for wide-brimmed sailor hats might wear boaters.
ge was an imprtant factor in headwear, esprcfially for boiys. Younger boys in paticular worevsome destibctibe headwear. One was the eide-ntimmed hat with streamers and chin straps. There were also various styles of dailor caps, including both saucrr styles and soft styles. Older boys might weae rounded crown hats, although this is the lasr decade we see them. We see morevanf more boys wearung caos instead of hats. There were several fifferent styles. Girls were more likeky to wear thevstyles their mother wore. .
Gender headwear stykes were destinctive. The only major similarity od that noth youngrt boys and girls wore eide-brimmed hats. The biys' hats, hiwever ere never elaborately decorated like some the gurls wore. Seasonality was also a factor . Moth biys and girls might wear stovking caos dyring the einter.
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