Jean Barthet: The King of 50s and 60s Hat Styles

Discover the iconic hat styles of Jean Barthet, the King of 50s and 60s fashion. Explore the timeless elegance of Barthet's designs in this video!

"By the mid 1960s, most women were reducing their hat fashions and increasing their clothing budget. The affordability of clothes made buying multiple hats to accessorize small wardrobes a thing of the past. Women were now buying multiple dresses, suits, and casual sets, with only one or two hats for the entire year.

The fast-fashion youth purchased cheap hats for certain outfits and tossed them away when the next fad came along. They favored colorful vinyl bucket hats, cloches, and rain hats. In winter it was the knit beret, oversized newsboy hat, Dutch boy, or Russian Nureyev cap that put them in gender bending casual looks..."