Stunning Bucket Fur Hats
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Bucket hats used to be a fashion icon commonly featured on ramps in fashion shows in the 1960s through the 1980s, but they seem to be making a sort of a comeback. As with many popular fashion trends with deep traditions in history, these kinds of hats were known for a unique group of users.
Though the bucket fur hat is a fusion of two traditions. The bucket hat itself is a style of hat with a steep and short top and a downward sloping wide brim. It often features two punch holes for ventilation near the top.
While we see a lot of fur bucket hats today, these hats were originally made from natural sheep wool. These bucket shaped hats had their origins in Ireland, and were used widely in rural Ireland and Briton as an informal headgear.
The wool was woven into a tweed cloth and the dense weave, along with the natural lanolin or wool wax in the raw or unwashed sheep wool made these hats naturally water resistant. The water resistance made it great for use in English weather, and it also meant that if the hat fell in the mud, one could easily brush it off with a wet sponge in order to clean it. It could be folded and placed inside coat pockets easily.
Also, if the hat became crooked, it could be reshaped by heating it up by the steam coming from a tea kettle. When this style hat spread across the world, they were first commonly known as ‘Irish walking hats’. These hats came to made with other materials as well such as denim or canvas cloth.
The style came to and was popularised in the US by Irish immigrants. A major evolution in the style was the US army stand issue drab olive tropical weather hat during the Vietnam war. These hats gained popularity and were included in various fashion styles in the 1960s.
It was notably adorned by Sean Connery’s character in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In the 1980s the style of hat gained popularity with many rappers. In the modern times, we have seen many celebrities such as Rihanna wearing the bucket style of hat. When such a trend is adopted in fashion and celebrity circles, it also gains widespread acceptance in the regular consumer market.
What we often see today in fashion circles is the bucket fur hat. This is a newer adoption of the same bucket style adapted to be made using fur instead of traditional materials like wool. Commonly used fur is rabbit fur or mink fur. Such a practice of using fur for making headgear was common in many northern countries such as Russia, which is evident as iconic Russian hat, the Ushanka, is made predominantly out of fur.
Many fur bucket hats are also made of faux fur, or imitation fur made from synthetic materials. The fur bucket hat, which is a fusion of the Irish bucket style hat with the practice of using fur for making hats, common in the Tundra region, is an ideal headgear for winter due to warmth provided by the fur, but still, provide reasonable rain resistance due to the steep sloping design.
While we see a lot of fur bucket hats today, these hats were originally made from natural sheep wool. These bucket shaped hats had their origins in Ireland, and were used widely in rural Ireland and Briton as an informal headgear.
The wool was woven into a tweed cloth and the dense weave, along with the natural lanolin or wool wax in the raw or unwashed sheep wool made these hats naturally water resistant. The water resistance made it great for use in English weather, and it also meant that if the hat fell in the mud, one could easily brush it off with a wet sponge in order to clean it. It could be folded and placed inside coat pockets easily.
Also, if the hat became crooked, it could be reshaped by heating it up by the steam coming from a tea kettle. When this style hat spread across the world, they were first commonly known as ‘Irish walking hats’. These hats came to made with other materials as well such as denim or canvas cloth.
The style came to and was popularised in the US by Irish immigrants. A major evolution in the style was the US army stand issue drab olive tropical weather hat during the Vietnam war. These hats gained popularity and were included in various fashion styles in the 1960s.
It was notably adorned by Sean Connery’s character in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In the 1980s the style of hat gained popularity with many rappers. In the modern times, we have seen many celebrities such as Rihanna wearing the bucket style of hat. When such a trend is adopted in fashion and celebrity circles, it also gains widespread acceptance in the regular consumer market.
What we often see today in fashion circles is the bucket fur hat. This is a newer adoption of the same bucket style adapted to be made using fur instead of traditional materials like wool. Commonly used fur is rabbit fur or mink fur. Such a practice of using fur for making headgear was common in many northern countries such as Russia, which is evident as iconic Russian hat, the Ushanka, is made predominantly out of fur.
Many fur bucket hats are also made of faux fur, or imitation fur made from synthetic materials. The fur bucket hat, which is a fusion of the Irish bucket style hat with the practice of using fur for making hats, common in the Tundra region, is an ideal headgear for winter due to warmth provided by the fur, but still, provide reasonable rain resistance due to the steep sloping design.