Monday, September 2, 2013

The Bucket Hat

By Stacy Schultz


Likewise called fishing hats, the container hat is hard-wearing even though they are generally made from a soft material, such as denim or canvas. They are a bell-type shape with a continuous round rim that points outwards. They are popular with fishermen due to their durability, shape and design, as the rim helps keep the sun off the face of the wearer, and the small metal circles at the sides of the hat help the head cool down on summer season days.

Their strong cosmetics suggests that the bucket hat provides itself very well to lots of outdoor activities and not just fishing. This might be sports such as tennis or golf, or it can be more general outdoor pursuits like mountain or hillside trekking. They are normally made from basic fabrics such as cotton, however often Gore-Tex might be used, and this variation of hat is especially preferred by outdoor pursuit types as they are multi-purpose for the varying periods. The bucket hat, and its slight variations, is embellished all over the world, by all kinds of individuals, and for a number of reasons. Container hats are typically worn by glider aviators as they shade the face from the sun, however still allow the aviator to have a near 360 degree view. Australians call them the laugh hat, and in Tanzania they are popular with the Iragw people seniors.

Described as an ispoti in South Africa, they are very popular with black youths, and are viewed as a crucial part of urban style. Rafael Eitan, the Israeli general and political leader, was typically seen wearing one, and hence, in Israel they are called "Rafael hats". The tembel hat is regarded as the nationwide hat of Israel, and the container hat is really comparable in style to this kind of hat.

The container hat has had a feature in pop culture throughout the decades. In the US, they were associated with the popular TV program "Gilligan's Island" during the 60s, as the major character put on one in nearly each episode. For more than 30 years they have been accepted by hip-hop culture and fashion. This began when the Sugar Hill Gang's Big Bank Hank was initially seen putting on one in the video to Rapper's pleasure, and continued in 1983, when LL Cool J, at the age of 16, was envisioned wearing one. They were promoted further when they were seen worn by Run DMC in the mid/late 80s, and Jah Regulation in the 90s.

A bucket hat is often referred to as "Reni hats" in the UK, as Alan Wren, The Stone Roses drummer, appeared to wear his continually at the height of the band's popularity in the late 80s/early 90s. He normally picked a plain color one, however was also seen putting on a multi-colored, paint splattered variation, inspired by the artist Jackson Pollack. During the 90s, in the UK, container hats made an additional return when the music/fashion link was witnessed once again, with the development of the band Oasis. They were a favorite of lead singer Liam Gallagher, implying they were a style staple of the festival-going Indie group, in the mid-late 90s.




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