Figure 1.--Here we see a group of American boys on an outing. We would guess a sunday church picnic, in part because of the way they are dressed. The snapshot is not dated, but we would guess about 1905-10. |
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HBC does not have a precise chronology of the boater yet. One source suggests it was inspired from the hats worn by French sailors. The English boater appears to have been introduced in the mid-1860s first for children. It was then worn by women. It was first worn by men from 1880 to 1930. British schools began adopting it as part of their uniforms in the 1880s. It seems to have appeared in the late 19th century. It was particularly popular at the tutn of the 20th century in the years before World War I (1914-18). It was still worn in the 1920s, but declined in popularity during the decade. It continued to be worn at some English private schools. We see American boys wearing boaters at the turn of the 20th century. It does not seem to have been a style in Ameruca.especially associated with school.
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