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The rounded-crown hat overlaps with the various brim styles. We see both hard hats as well as softer construction. They may have been worn seasonally at some schools. We also see them made in a variety of didderent material. It is often to determine the material from a photograph. We see canvas-like material, felt, straw, and suiting. We think there were also plastic material used, but we are not yet positive about that. Most of these hats seem to be black, blue, cream, grey, or white. The bright colors used with caps were not as far as we know used for these hats. They were worn mostly worn at primary schools, especially but not exclusively at private schools. They were most popular for the girls, but we see boys wearing them as well at quite a number of schools. At some schools the boys wore caps and the girls wore these rounnded-crown hats. They were done in variuious styles, the most important variation was the brim. We note narrow and medium brims, but rarely wide brims. We note these hats with chinstraps treamers and in some cases streamers. We think that virtually all hats were done with chin straos, but the children did not always use them. Some schools had rules requiring that they be used. Some mothers may also insisted, but once away from school or homes, the boys could easily tuck the chinstrap away. Girls may have been more compliant. Some of the hat bands had the school crest. These rounded-crown hats were mostly worn at uniform schools. Given the number of schools in Japan, it is likely that they were also worn at some non-uniform schools. Non uniform schools commonly did have standardized headwear. We have, however, not yet found examples.
These hats in the various materials are seen as a navy style by the Japanese. The girls wore them with their sailor outfits. Boys also wore them, but not usually with sailor outfits.
The rounded-crown hat overlaps with the various brim styles.
We see Japanese school children wearing both hard rounded-crown hat hats as well as softer construction. They may have been worn seasonally at some schools. We also see them made in a variety of different material. It is often to difficult to determine the material from a photograph. We see canvas-like material, felt, straw, and suiting. Felt seems to be the standard for the mre formal hats. And we note catalogs referring to the hats as 'felt hats' (フェルト帽子) rather than a stylistic description. The flt was done in wool. We see the felt done in both navy blue and cream and there may be some other colors as well. The blue felt hats seem standard for winter wear. We note the straw versions described as 'navy straw hats' (麦わら帽子紺). Fabric hats are referred to as 'pikke white' (白ピッケ). We think there were also plastic material used, like the material used for baseball caps. We are not, however, yet positive about that.
Most of these hats seem to be black, blue, cream, grey, or white. The bright colors used with caps were not as far as we know used for these hats.
Some of these hats were clearly worn sasonally. We see the darker felt hats mostly durking the winter and the lighter white and creams hats during the summer. We are mnot entirely sure that the schools with dark felt hats always selected a lighter rounded-crown hat for the summer rather than some other style. And we see these hats done in lighter colors with the heavier felt material. Some schools may have opted for different styles, here we just are not sure.
These rounded-crown hats were worn mostly worn at primary schools, especially but not exclusively at private schools. We have never seen them worn at scondary schools, even junior high schools. Secondary Boys wore cadet caps and girls sailot hats.
Gender is another intesting topic concerning rounded-crown hats. The photographic record provide arange of insigts concerning gender. Rounded-crown hats seem most prevalent with the girls at Japanese schools, but we see boys wearing them as well at quite a number of schools. As far as we can tell there are no differences in the hats worn by the boys and girls. As a result, they do not seem to have establish gender conventions in Japan. The school uniforms at the various schools whete we see these rounded-crown hats for the boys and girls were in some cases similar and in other cases quite different, but the children might wear the same hats. At some schools the boys wore caps and the girls wore these rounded-crown hats. We also see plenty of schools where all the children, both boys and girls wore them. We are unsure about the children's prefrences, if any, either the boys or girls. Perhaps our Japanese readers will be able to provide some insights concerning these hats.
Rounded-crown hats were done in various styles, the most important variation was the brim width. We note narrow and medium brims, but rarely wide brims. There were also some minor variation in the crowns.
The felt rounded-crown hats were done with prominent, wide hat bands, presumably in satin or silk. Some of thebands had the school crest on them. This would only be in private schools. Some of the hatbands were extended into streamers, byt this was not very common as far as we can tell in the photographic record. The hat bands were not very common in the summer rounded-crown hats done in the lighter more flexible materials.
We note these rounded crown hats done with elastic chinstraps and in some cases streamers. We think that virtually all hats were done with chinstraps, but the children did not always use them. This is a little difficult to asess from the pgotogrophic record. It is not always possible from the shor abngle to see the chin strps. In other cases the children are clearly not earing chin straps, but we are not ure if the hat was mase without chinstraps or the children are just not usung them. Some schools had rules requiring that they be used. Some mothers may also insisted, but once away from schoolor homes, the boys could easily tuck the chinstrap away. Girls may have been more compliant. Streamers were much less common, but we do see some examples. And some had a little loop at the back so they could be easily hung up in a locker or cubicle once the childrem got to school.
These rounded-crown hats were mostly worn at uniform schools. Given the number of schools in Japan, it is likely that they were also worn at some non-uniform schools. Non uniform schools commonly did have standardized headwear. We have, however, not yet found examples.
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