In 1797, the Englishman John Hetherington went for a walk with an accessory never seen before. It was a tall hat with a narrow brim and made of a shiny material. The man was arrested for disturbing public order, from which he escaped after paying a 500-pound fine. That was the revolutionary beginning of the top hat. Royal men like Abraham Lincoln or Prince Albert of England were in love with top hats. At the beginning of the 20th century, its use was relegated to bowler hats and other more practical and consistent types of hats. The top hat ...Read more

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