PART 1
MY VIRTUAL COLLECTION
This blog is for academic purposes in the partial fulfilment of ACVL300 Assignment 1 at the Design Department, Pearson Institute of Higher Education.
HATS
These are crafted pieces of material put or dresses on the head to protect oneself from different measures for example sunlight, rain, among others.
These are also used in fashion as they enhance on the style fashion designers create to match a given attire hence making a beautiful piece when viewed by the audience in fashion shows.
Hats are also used to specify what kind of job one does for example the police put on different hats from construction workers, nurses in the hospital, motor riders, etc.
Hats are also used to signify one's nationality and tribe. For example the Mexican hats called the 'Sombrero' with its flat crown and wide, flat brim with decorative designs around them, the Texas people are recognized by their cowboy hats and so many more.
Most Hip hop songs around early 2000's celebrities putting hats by the name of 'Baseball which were accompanied with durags.' These were used in music videos to look cool and it was a trend amongst African Americans then and also now.
In conclusion, hats have played a great role in the society as they have been used for various reasons that have suited those occasions.
PART 3
ROLE OF HATS
In this part I will be looking at the role of hats have played in our society and will
begin researching about their history, finding the important dates listed,
researching about some famous hats in history, hat paintings with their artists
and a small small biography about each of them. I will then research and list
the role of hats today and end with a conclusion about the findings.
HISTORY
OF HATS
Before we get to the
role of hats, we have to first to know where it all started from and why. So, a
hat is a head covering worn for different reasons for example ceremonial and
religious reasons, protection against the weather, indicator of social status
and fashion.
Figure 1: Venus Of Brassempouy, France, 1892 (Dowson, 2018)
Figure 1 above shows
Venus of Brassempouy, that was found in France in 1892. So archeologists think
that this statue depicts a hat with an estimated date of over 26,000 years old
making it the first lady hat (Peterson, 2018) .
Then the earliest
confirmed hat discovery is Otzi known as the Iceman. He is fully clothed
wearing a bearskin cap with a leather chin strap. He was frozen body was found
in a mountain between Austria and Italy dating around 3,300 BC (Peterson, 2018) .
Among the first pictorial
paintings in a tomb from Thebes, Egypt, depicts a hat that portrays a man
wearing a conical straw hat, which dates around 3200 BC. So most upper class
Egyptians shaved their head, then covered it in a headdress so that they kept
cool (Collectors hive, 2015) .
Around 50-818 AD, St.
Clement as a monk discovered felt when he was wondering and filled his sandals
with flax fibers to protect his feet (HatBox , 2011) .
1529 AD – “The term
millinery” meant the maker of hats and these were made in the Duchy of Milan,
Italian region. They were known as Millayne (Millinerytechniques.com,
n.d.) .
1875 AD – The largest
hat fashion event in America IS marked by the first annual Kentucky Derby (HatBox , 2011) .
30 / 04/ 2011 – a new
era of women’s hats was brought back into the spotlight on the royal wedding of
Prince William of England and Kate Middleton (HatBox , 2011) .
During the early 1900s,
horse racing was the sport for the wealthy. Through betting, the spectators
also took an opportunity to showcase their wealth and status through couture
fashion. At this time, hats were going
off fashion. Despite that, hats were still the mainstay for Derbys (recycledrags.com, 2012)
Since then, the Derby
has become a showcase exhibition for the fashionistas of all kind up to today.
SOME FAMOUS HATS IN HISTORY
In the west, the
societal norm for hats was to bare one's head indoors which meant seeing more
hats outdoors in the past. So, they showed style, social status, shade, were
used for warmth and religious practices outdoors (Jonathan Lyons,
2011) .
Hats have been worn for
two reasons through the ages that is: for fashion and functional reasons for
example religious requirements, warmth and safety.
Top Hat
Figure 2: Victorian Squire Tall Top Hat in Black ,Shannon Phillips (Nethats, 2018)
Above is a
Victorian squire top hat. This type of hat was made in the early 1800s and was
worn and seen during the Victorian era for most occasions. It was worn by all
classes of people that is from the poor to the royal families. It is famously
known to be worn by Abraham Lincoln who used it to carry notes, letters and
even bills. Because of its excessively high crown, he named it “stovepipe” (Stackry, LLC, 2018) .
The Bowler Hat
Figure 3: Charlie Chaplin with a bowler hat (Ackroyd, 2014)
The image above shows one of the most famous icons known for wearing this hat, Charlie
Chaplin a comedian ” (Stackry, LLC, 2018) .
This hat was
created by Thomas and William Bowler (London hat makers) for a William Coke
around the mid 1800s. It was created to be worn by gamekeeps while riding so as
to protect their heads from low hanging branches. Later on, the Bowler hat was
associated with businessmen in the City of London. This was around 1950s and
60s when men started to wear the Bowler
as part of the City uniform but then the practice faded out during the 70s (Roberts, 2010) .
The Boater Hat
Figure 4: A Boater hat (Medine, 2013) .
Above is an
example of a Boater hat. This type of hat was made around the late 1800s and
was traditionally worn by Vietnam gondoliers. It is light weight, comfortable,
made out of straw usually used in summertime. It has of recent been a fashion
style for Barbershop quarterts (Stackry, LLC, 2018) .
The Homburg Hat
Figure 5: Winston Churchill ) in his trademark hat and bow tie (Crawley, 2016) .
This hat has been worn mainly by royalty and world leaders for example Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and King Edward VII. It has got a single dent that runs down the center of the crown. This hat gained popularity after the film by the name of “Godfather” hence nicknaming it, “The godfather hat” (Stackry, LLC, 2018) .
The Fedora Hat
Figure 6: Michael Jackson wearing a Fedora hat (Fanpop, Inc, 2018)
This hat first appeared
in 1882 for the females. It was then a popular fashion for women especially for
women’s-rights activists. Prince Edward of Britain started this hat after 1924,
which made many men to adopt to it hence becoming part of their fashion thus
replacing the top hats, flat hats and the bowlers.it mainly worn for esthetic
reasons and protection against bad weather (History of Hats, 2018) .
This hat is commonly
known for its use in movies for example Indiana Jones and in the music industry
Michael Jackson’s icon as seen in the image above.
Bonnets
Figure 7: A Black Bonnet hat (Heaven constumes, 2018)
The bonnet hat as seen aside dominated the
women’s fashion during the 1800s. It characterised of silk, cotton, linen to
straw and made to cover a woman head from the sun. some of them were designed
with ribbons, feathers and artificial flowers.
(Stackry, LLC, 2018).
As of today, these hats are made for babies for the same purpose which
is protection from sunlight since their skins are soft and not used to direct
sunlight.
Cloche
Figure 8: A Cloche hat for women (Buytra.com, 2018)
This hat as seen in the
image above became popular in the 1900s. it was invented by milliner Caroline
Reboux in 1908. Cloche is a French word meaning “bell” because of the its shape.
It gained its popularity and influence during the early twentieth century (Stackry, LLC, 2018).
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HAT PAINTINGS WITH THEIR ARTISTS.
Rene Magritte
He was a Belgium artist
that lived from 21/11/1898 to 15/08/1967. His paintings were based on
surrealism. He spent many years working as a commercial artist to support
himself, producing book designs and advertising, which might have led to the
shaping of his fine art.
In 1915, Magritte first
began to paint and later the following year was enrolled in the Académie des
Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He was however not inspired by what he learnt during
his classes hence attendance suffering as a result. Becoming a close friend to
Victor Servranckx, he introduced him to Cubism, Futurism and Purism but was
drawn to Jean Metzinger and Fernand Leger work which had much influence on his
early work (THE ART STORY FOUNDATION,
2018) .
Magritte preferred the
quiet anonymity of a middle-class existence which symbolized by the
bowler-hatted men that often in his pictures while some French Surrealists led
ostentatious lives. Years later, he was criticised by his peers for some of his
styles (THE ART STORY FOUNDATION,
2018) .
His illustrated
pictures often resulted into powerful paradox that provoked unsettling thoughts
of people.
Figure 9: The Son of Man, 1964 Art Print Rene Magritte (Airyelf., 2009)
The interpretation of
the men in bowler hats that often appeared in Magritte's pictures was
self-portraits. A good example of such paintings is above. This is one of his
paintings called, “The Son of Man.” The painting is of a
man in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a short wall, beyond
which is the sea with a cloudy sky. He has got a green apple that covers or
obstructs his face from being seen. His left eye is seen peeping slightly at
the age of the apple (ReneMagritte.org, 2009) .
Magaritte actually made
a powerful painting whereby he used objects to provoke unsettling thoughts of
people: the hat in the painting representing a self-portrait, the apple
covering the face representing the secrets we all keep but never want to show
or tell.
Peter Paul Rubens
He was one of the most
successful and famous European artists in the 17th century as well
as the entire Baroque era.
He was born on 28 /06 /
1577 and died in 1640. His style combined a lush brushwork with a knowledge of
renaissance classicism and a lively realism. Some of his famous art works were "The
Garden of Love," "Peace and War," "Wolf and Fox Hunt,"
and "Self-Portrait with Helena and Peter Paul" (A&E Television Networks,
LLC, 2018) .
Figure 10: Portrait of Susanna (‘Le
Chapeau de Paille’) Lunden by
Peter Paul Rubens, 1625 (The National
Gallery, 2008)
The painting above was an oil oak painting by Peter Paul in 1625. It was called the Portrait
of Susanna Lunden (Chapeau de Paille) which meant a straw hat ( my daily art display, 2018) .
The sitter seemed to
have glanced at the artist from under the hats shadow with a ring on her right finger
that suggested that the painting was a marriage portrait.
The hat is a dominant
feature that stands out in this painting because it got well placed feather and
shades the woman’s face.
Henri Matisse
He
was a French artist known for his original draughtsmanship and use of his
colour and fluid. He was a sculptor, printmaker and a draughtsman but is
commonly known as a painter. He is regarded as one of the three artists (Marcel
Duchamp and Picasso) who assisted in defining the revolutionary developments in
the plastic arts in around the 20th century.
Figure 11: Woman with a Hat (Femme au chapeau), 1905 by Henri Matisse (HenriMatisse.org, 2011)
So the painting above is
called the “Le Femme au Chapeau” meaning “Woman with a hat.” it was a painting
of Henri Matisse wife,
Amelie Parayre who was depicted
in a gloved arm that holds a fan and an elaborate hat top. He expressed the use
of hues properly (HenriMatisse.org, 2011) .
According to this painting, it
seems that during this time, the bonnet hats had dominated the fashion as her
hat is portrayed with different hues that seem to be different plastic flowers
and colourful feathers that made up the hat’s
design.
ROLE OF HATS TODAY
Hats are still being used today but to a lower extent as compared to the olden days. Here are some roles of hats today:
Protection
Some hats provide
protection from some weather conditions for example the sun. These provide good
shade to the entire face, neck, eyes and ears. In this case they provide the
most UV radiation protection for the face and head. These hats include, broad-brimmed
and bucket hats, legionnaire hats (Sun Smart, 2017) .
An example of a broad-brimmed
bucket hat is in the image below.
Figure 2: Wide brim foldable boonie bucket hat (The hat depot, 2018)
Hard hats protect some
employees especially in the construction or mining sites from falling objects
and heavy equipments they bump in. So they absorb the shock of a blow and also
resist penetration by falling objects (Howell, 2018) .
Business management
Figure 10: Six hats of thinking by Edward de Bono (Hightechinstitute.nl, 2018)
The figure above
represents the six thinking hats designed by Edward de Bono. Each colour on the
hat has got a specific role.
White hat – this is a fact hat that
involves information and data, what you know, being neutral and objective and
how you get the information you need.
Red hat – this is a hat for feelings
which involves hunches, intuition, gut instinct. In this hat, feelings can
change and no reasons are given.
Black hat – this is a cautions hat that
comprises of of weaknesses, difficulties, dangers, spotting risks and logical
reasons are given here.
Green hat – this is a creativity hat
that involves possibilities, alternatives, ideas and solutions to black hat
problems.
Yellow hat – this is a benefits
hat that consists of plus points, positives, why an idea is useful and logical
reasons are given.
Blue hat – this is a process hat that comprises
of what thinking is needed, thinking about thinking, planning for action and
organising the thinking (Carvalho, 2017) .
Fashion
When it comes to
fashion, women hats have been advertised more compared to the men because of
they are seen as ancient trend and usually seen with old men. But for the women; Gucci beret, sun hats, buckets
hats and baseball cap have been trending for the past two years.
Ceremonial purposes
Some hats are used for
ceremonial purposes for example the square graduate cap worn after completing a
certain phase in education. These have got a square board fixed upon a skull-cup
and a tassel placed to the centre.
They also differ in the
the levels you are accomplishing.
Religious purposes
Figure 11: Taqiyah hat used by Muslims during prayers (SoliDrop, 2018)
Some hats are used for
prayers for example the “Taqiyah,” as seen in the image above is a short
rounded skullcap used by the Muslims during the five daily prayers.
This is also seen among
some other religions for example the catholic pope wears the white zucchetto
when leading mass.
Dream interpretation
Hats symbolise a few
things in dreams. There are many dream interpretations of a hats and here are
some:
A dream about a new hat means
that it’s possible you are considering taking on a new role or have recently
accepted a new responsibility.
If the hat was too small for you in your dream, it means
that your hopes for something that hasn’t come to true.
If you take off a hat in your dream, then you someone
deserves your respect. Otherwise you might be ready to reveal something about
yourself to others.
If the hat was too big for you head, it’s possible you have
entered into something that is beyond your capabilities and need to be more
realistic with your choices and promises in future (FemaleFirst Ltd, 2018) .
Entertaiment
Hats
have been used for birthday parties especially the colourful conical hats.
Magicians
have used top hats for performing their magic tricks for example pulling out
white rabbits because they are compressive and fit properly in those hats.
Hats
have also been used to enhance on some illusions in dance moves like dubstep,
salsa and B-boy.
Status
Hats
have for a long been used to show status for example construction workers use
hard plastic hats at work while short wigs are worn by advocates in court.
When
it comes to security services, they all can be differentiated by the type and
colour of their hats that also show ranks for example in the army and police
department.
Chefs
are seen with white long hats so as to prevent hair from falling or landing
into the food they make. This also applies to the doctors and nurses especially
when they go to the theatre room to perform an operation.
Royal purposes
Conclusion
Starting from the
beginning, hats were used as head covering from weather conditions. But the
1800s and 1900s were the years where hats were mainly used for fashion and also
seen as social status.
Though hats have been seen or used at a lower extent, they
have played a big role to our society by bringing order for example knowing
some peoples’ status through hats they have on their heads. They have also
protected many workers from falling objects especially those at construction
sites. They have helped to boost
businesses especially when you get to understand the six thinking hats.
But as of today, there has been a big decline on the
trending of hats compared to the 1800s – 1900s. I think this has been because
of this generation where by hats are taken to be old school but with time they
will return since history repeats its self.
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PART 4
CD covers
1st CD cover
Above are two CD covers I designed for a sound track " I GOT A HAT" by Learning station. The 1st CD cover is designed specifically targeting girls hence illustrations of cute little girls happy with hats on their heads and this goes for the boys on the 2nd cover.
This is a song for children that tells you almost all about hats and their use hence showing the role of hats today.
Career and Character profile of key designer/artist
Rene Magritte
A picture of Rene Magritte standing next to one of his paintings (K.T. blue designs, 2012).
He was a Belgium artist
that lived from 21/11/1898 to 15/08/1967. He based his paintings on
surrealism. Most of his years were spent working as a commercial artist to support
himself, producing book designs and advertising, which might have led to the
shaping of his fine art.
He also loved painting portraits of his wife Georgette though one of them were stolen in 2009 from the Magritte Museum in Brussels (K.T. blue designs, 2012).
In 1915, Magritte first
began to paint and later the following year was enrolled in the Académie des
Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He was however not inspired by what he learnt during
his classes hence attendance suffering as a result. Becoming a close friend to
Victor Servranckx, he introduced him to Cubism, Futurism and Purism but was
drawn to Jean Metzinger and Fernand Leger work which had much influence on his
early work (THE ART STORY FOUNDATION,
2018) .
Magritte preferred the
quiet anonymity of a middle-class existence which symbolized by the
bowler-hatted men that often in his pictures while some French Surrealists led
ostentatious lives. Years later, he was criticised by his peers for some of his
styles (THE ART STORY FOUNDATION,
2018) .
His illustrated
pictures often resulted into powerful paradox that provoked unsettling thoughts
of people.
Three research questions merging from my research.
Why are hats used to a smaller extent today as compared to the olden days (18th and 19th century)?
This is because today hats fell out of trend and are seen mostly used only on special occasions for example birthday parties, graduations royal weddings for example Prince William and Kates' wedding. They are also considered as old school hence very scarce to find working class people putting them on as they head to work of place.
What have hats turned into today?
Since some hats were used for head protection back then, its clear that today they have developed some head gears called 'helmet' for cyclists, and players in some games like American football. These have acted as hats to provide protection.
What replaced hats today?
A cool hat was a sort of trend back then but now having a cool hair style is a trend today. Your hairstyle may also define a type of person you are just like a hat in the olden days.
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THE ART STORY FOUNDATION, 2018. Rene Magritte. [Online]
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