katdoodson
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Does anyone have any idea who actually invented the first riding hat...?! Having researched this question and looked at Patents it all seems a little ambiguous...Thanks! Kat
Who Invented the Riding Hat...?!
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MrsMozart
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Contact the hat manufacturers 
I've found Charles Owen very helpful.
I've found Charles Owen very helpful.
jinglejoys
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Don't know but believe it started with the Top hat or bowler
Kokopelli
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My guess is it started with top hat or bowler and then some smart person thought that if we have these on why not have hard ones which will protect our heads if we fall and then I'm guessing it evolved from that to what it is today.
Thats just a guess though, interesting question would love to know how it really happened
Thats just a guess though, interesting question would love to know how it really happened
katdoodson
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Thankyou...shall do! Kat
katdoodson
Member
My guess is it started with top hat or bowler and then some smart person thought that if we have these on why not have hard ones which will protect our heads if we fall and then I'm guessing it evolved from that to what it is today.
Thats just a guess though, interesting question would love to know how it really happened
Yeh it seems as though it originates from the top hat/bowler and military dress but no direct inventor! As soon as i know the answer i shall inform you!! Kat
DragonSlayer
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I remember my first riding hat, it had a bit of elastic to go under my chin, but the 'done thing' was to have it snapped over the peak, so did nothing at all....!
Like the others I would think it probably evolved from the bowler and top hat.
Like the others I would think it probably evolved from the bowler and top hat.
Doncella
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What about the hats the postillions wear when riding the carriage horses at state occasions?
Looking back at old Stubbs paintings the jockeys' are wearing something similar to riding hats as well.
Looking back at old Stubbs paintings the jockeys' are wearing something similar to riding hats as well.
Orangehorse
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Years ago everyone wore a hat, from the grandest people right down to the urchin in the street. Look at any old photo and you will see that no-one went out without putting on a hat. So for riding it was a soft felt hat for ladies and a cap for a man, generally. Hunting the men wore a topper and the hunt servants wore a hat like the footmen. At one time we were told not to have the ribbons hanging down for hunting as the ribbons meant that you were a servant.
I don't know the history or the development of the riding hat, but bowlers were also worn quite a lot. The first riding hat I had was cork, with velvet outside and the elastic under the chin. It was considered grown up not to have the elastic on, and generally you would fall off and see your hat hitting the ground before you did!
I don't know the history or the development of the riding hat, but bowlers were also worn quite a lot. The first riding hat I had was cork, with velvet outside and the elastic under the chin. It was considered grown up not to have the elastic on, and generally you would fall off and see your hat hitting the ground before you did!