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We know much more about the 19th century than the 18th century. We do not yet know much about the early 19th century, espcially the 1800s. We see Oliver Twist caps, a peaked military style after the Napoleonic Wars. We have a more substantial chronological record beginning with the development of photography (mid-19th century). And we see many new headwear styles. We see Scottish styles becoming popular, along with kilts and kilt suits. The peaked school cap also appeared. As sailor suits became popular so did sailor headwear, both caps and hats. The caps followed Royal Navy styles. The hats included both narrow and wide brims. White there were destinctive styles for boys. Girls tended to wear the same styles as their mothers. These hats could be quite elaborate. Younger girls might wear binnets. We see both boys and girls wearing boaters. Tams becane poplar fir girls. Headwear was very common in the 19th and early-20th century. Well dressed people wore headwear and this included all social classses. We see a lot of the same styles in America during the 19th century as most styles were set in Europe, but more differences in the 20th century as the Aamerican econmy began to generate styles of its own.
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