Fashion and Image

Fashion Hats, 1890-1920


 
Man's bowler, 1920s
Worn by Senator Arthur Charles Hardy of Brockville.
The bowler, accompanied by a clipped moustache and three-piece suit, was the ultimate symbolof solid respectability. It also became a symbol of social mobility, appropriated by those wishing to improve their status.
CMC D-1841

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