Size is not everything - unless your a Top Hat
Invented in 1797 by John Hetherington a haberdasher not a milliner, caused an absolute storm when walking about the streets of London.
Of course, the taller the better until laws were passed on just how tall a Top Hat would be, the better ones were made from brushed silk, and cannot be replicated today as the machinery for making the silk is longer available, so modern hats are made of pressed felt. A gentleman will have had one handed down through his family goes without saying.
Men have got bigger over time not just their stomachs but there heads too so as with many things the bigger the better.
It pays to keep hats in a box to stop dust and dirt and also any possible fading too. One decent size one available on www.topbananaantiques.com as we speak
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