This work contains details about hats and head dresses ranging from early man who used animal skins to keep his head warm, to baseball caps worn to show off your affiliation to a particular sports team or type of music; from decorating your hair with feathers and leaves, to the elaborate hats of the Edwardian era; from helmets worn by Roman soldiers to the helmets worn by the first men on the Moon. How did different styles develop? What are the traditions behind certain items of headwear? How have practical needs and fashion fads dictated the items we wear on our heads? It takes a comprehensive look at the history of hats and head decoration!

 

This book features in the following series: Fashion Through the Ages, Through the Ages .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Octopus Publishing Group .

Fiona Macdonald has written over 300 children's books. She lives in Scotland and visited Coll to write this book.