Fashion has brought many things, some great, some not. Like MTV; a channel where the music is secondary and if not for all the free pornagraphy on the internet, would be the prime source of wanking meterial for sexually frustrated teenagers. Sometimes I wonder why they don't just strip down and "get it over with". For me, men's fashion took a much appreciated turn though, from the seventies to modern day. I wouldn't say I idolized the flaired hippy jeans or the hockey haircut. I am a big fan of short and tousled out-of-the-bed haircuts, picture Ben Affleck and Brad Pitt. I feel secure enough within my sexuality to admit that Ben Affleck is a very handsome and attractive man and I would be lying if I said I wouldn't want to nick of with his looks. However, the practicality of it aside, it is just the right way for me to rebel. The chaotic nature of it simply appeals to me the same way I refuse to wear same colored socks.
But why oh why did hats ever go out of fashion? Call me an old fashioned, modern bohemian if you will, but I mourn the lack of appreciation of a proper headwear! Maybe I am only being nostalgic. Even today, hats come in every size and shape, and are more extravagant and ludicrous than the next, but it's just not the same! Imagine the turn of the century, the pipe hats. Now those were dignified! Anyone wearing such a hat today would be held to ridicule. Even half way between then and now, we saw bowler hats around every corner. I see all those sephia toned photographs of stern looking men with their hats and furry sideburns staring at me and I cannot but feel a twinge of respect mingled with jealousy. Today, even a more trendy swashbuckler hat, fully complemented with kakhis, would be frowned upon if not used in the proper scene; out in the wilds where noone can see. The image if Indiana Jones, is simply out of date.
Although I try to accept my lot in life and realize I can no more stand in the way of change than a cricket can stop a speeding train, I lament the loss and I'm determined to rebel! I will make a point this winter, to shield my naked brain case from the elements with a proper headwear and not just a €10 stitched cap from the local gas station! I will make it my mission to buy a proper ushanka!
Beware yea philistines, here I cometh!
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As for hats, they haven't so much gone out of fashion as assumed a different role. Nowadays, the most common hat in Western societies is the baseball cap, but that only works for certain fashions. Different regions also have a few others. For instance, here in Canada, it's winter so often that the toque (Americans call it a ski cap, not sure what you might) is an important part of the outfit.
Hats have been replaced by caps it seems. I for one still find hats, like top hats, bowler hats and those sorts of hats, more appealing.
By the way, I missed out on your reply here, as you left it as a reply to the main post rather than my comment, so I didn't get the e-mail notification. It's a cool feature of LJ, though I might have come to take it for granted a bit.