The Bucket Hat

By Crystal Stafford


Likewise referred to as fishing hats, the container hat is hard-wearing despite the fact that they are normally made from a soft fabric, such as jeans or canvas. They are a bell-type shape with a constant round rim that points outwards. They are popular with fishermen due to their sturdiness, shape and design, as the rim assists keep the sun off the face of the user, and the small metal circles at the sides of the hat help the head cool down on summertime days.

Their tough makeup suggests that the container hat provides itself very well to numerous outdoor activities and not just fishing. This could be sports such as tennis or golf, or it might be more general outdoor pursuits like mountain or hill trekking. They are usually made from simple fabrics such as cotton, but occasionally Gore-Tex could be used, and this variation of hat is especially favored by outdoor pursuit types as they are multi-purpose for the differing periods. The container hat, and its small variations, is decorated all over the globe, by all kinds of people, and for a variety of reasons. Container hats are often worn by glider aviators as they shade the face from the sun, but still permit the aviator to have a near 360 degree view. Australians call them the laugh hat, and in Tanzania they are popular with the Iragw individuals seniors.

Referred to as an ispoti in South Africa, they are preferred with black youths, and are viewed as a vital part of urban style. Rafael Eitan, the Israeli general and politician, was frequently seen using one, and thus, in Israel they are called "Rafael hats". The tembel hat is considereded the nationwide hat of Israel, and the bucket hat is extremely comparable in style to this kind of hat.

The bucket hat has had a prominent part in popular culture throughout the decades. In the United States, they were synonymous with the popular TELEVISION program "Gilligan's Island" during the 60s, as the main character put on one in nearly every episode. For more than 30 years they have been accepted by hip-hop culture and style. This began when the Sugar Hill Gang's Big Bank Hank was initially seen wearing one in the video to Rap artist's delight, and continued in 1983, when LL Cool J, at the age of 16, was pictured wearing one. They were promoted further when they were seen used by Run DMC in the mid/late 80s, and Jah Guideline in the 90s.

A container hat is often described as "Reni hats" in the UK, as Alan Wren, The Stone Roses drummer, appeared to wear his continuously at the height of the band's fame in the late 80s/early 90s. He usually picked a plain color one, but was also seen using a multi-colored, paint splattered variation, inspired by the artist Jackson Pollack. During the 90s, in the UK, container hats made another resurgence when the music/fashion link was experienced once again, with the introduction of the band Oasis. They were a favorite of diva Liam Gallagher, indicating they were a style staple of the festival-going Indie group, in the mid-late 90s.




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