帽子是我们最喜爱的服饰之一，几乎出现在每个社会中。经过几百年的发展，帽子代表了最重要的文化结构——治理（王冠），宗教（包头巾），传统（女帽）等等。然而，帽子一直允许个性和风格的个性化表达。在这本插图精美的帽子专著中，Drake Stutesman揭示了这款百搭头饰对我们生活的影响。从冰河时代开始，帽子的故事可以追溯到它与抽象思维起源之间的联系，中世纪的帽匠职业和制帽业的复杂发展， 20世纪超级明星帽匠的兴起，以及，最后当今灵巧的制帽商的作品（他们继续以自己的作品使我们眼花缭乱）。对于所有对时尚史和文化史感兴趣的人，《帽子》都提供了关于这种时尚，实用和重要配饰的新观点。

The hat is one of our most beloved pieces of clothing, appearing in virtually every society. Through the centuries, hats have represented the most important structures of culture --- governance (the crown), religion (the turban), traditions (the bonnet) and much more. Yet hats have also always allowed for the very personal expression of style and feeling. In this beautifully illustrated celebration of the hat, Drake Stutesman uncovers the influence on our lives of this versatile headgear. Beginning in the Ice Age, the story of the hat is traced through its links with the origins of abstract thinking, through the complex evolution of the professions of millinery and hatting in the Middle Ages, through the rise of the superstar milliner in the 20th century, and, finally, through the work of the ingenious hat makers of today who continue to dazzle us with their creations. For all those interested in the history of fashion and the history of culture, Hat offers new perspectives on this stylish, practical and important accessory.