Historical Development
Overview of Development
People outside the United States in addition to talking about the inherent characteristics of appearance, body, behavior, temperament, etc., the clothing matching hat in a family, but also an indispensable section of melodic notes.
In ancient times, there is no cap and towel, people with silk, linen towels made to the header or tie bun, Southwest Minorities now use "turban" is the legacy of ancient towel. Northern Zhou period, the Emperor is easy to make your own army wear, specifically to contain the four corners of the towel into the shape, then called "Fu head", actually it is the earliest Chinese hat. Later, gradually changed to the left and right corners of the cap extends two long horns, which evolved into his post. Extending around corners in the back cross, and developed into a military attache helmet. Not only China has an ancient history of the hat, but also abroad in ancient times as a symbol of the hat rights and status. Early Roman, hat is a sign of the free legal citizens, slaves were only pieces of cloth to his head shrouded survive.
To the Middle Ages, hats hierarchy is clear: bankrupt wearing a yellow hat; the king wearing a crown of gold; the prisoners wear paper hats; citizen wearing a dark hat and so on.
Today's hat rare level of difference, but there is still divided occupations, such as lawyers cap, nurse cap, cap, caps, doctor caps.
There are some special hat, such as eighteenth-century France, a chef Ming Jiaoke to Salim, to solicit customers, in their own tall wearing a top hat, attracted everyone's curiosity, and gradually evolved into the "chef's hat" and chef's hat, the higher representatives of the higher grade.