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I saw an superb exhibition of Dutch Old Masters the other day, it was curated exceptionally well and the quality of the works on display was amazing, as was the condition of the paintings, the images leapt off of the wall and it felt as if I was dropped into the Netherlands in the mid 1500s. This was due not only to the immersive style of many of the masterpieces on view, but also how alike our times were the fashions and hairstyles of the era, for bot men and women.
Knowing the history of the modern Fedora, I was surprised to see how much resemblance there was between some of the hats on the heads of these fashionable Dutch men of the era and the Western hats of 400 years later. I had seen many of these fashions many times before but didn't look very closely nor give it much thought before I had become so interested in hats a few years ago.
The last picture is unrelated to hats but I'm sure you'll enjoy the beauty of the painting and of the woman who stood for it, she could grace a Vogue cover today and not be out of place, so 'modern' are her looks, and hairstyle.
I assume the hats were made from felt, does anyone know what kind would have been used in the hats in these paintings? They date from the mid 1500s so it's possible they were already using beaver, as the trade between the colonies in what would become the Eastern US and Canada and the Netherlands, among other European countries, was getting well under way by then, and may have contributed to the shape and construction of these beautiful hats.
Knowing the history of the modern Fedora, I was surprised to see how much resemblance there was between some of the hats on the heads of these fashionable Dutch men of the era and the Western hats of 400 years later. I had seen many of these fashions many times before but didn't look very closely nor give it much thought before I had become so interested in hats a few years ago.
The last picture is unrelated to hats but I'm sure you'll enjoy the beauty of the painting and of the woman who stood for it, she could grace a Vogue cover today and not be out of place, so 'modern' are her looks, and hairstyle.
I assume the hats were made from felt, does anyone know what kind would have been used in the hats in these paintings? They date from the mid 1500s so it's possible they were already using beaver, as the trade between the colonies in what would become the Eastern US and Canada and the Netherlands, among other European countries, was getting well under way by then, and may have contributed to the shape and construction of these beautiful hats.
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