Bucket Hat

By Jeff Hughes


Likewise known as fishing hats, the bucket hat is hard-wearing even though they are usually made from a soft material, such as jeans or canvas. They are a bell-type shape with a continuous round rim that points outwards. They are popular with fishermen due to their durability, shape and design, as the rim helps keep the sun off the face of the user, and the small metal circles at the sides of the hat assist the head cool off on summer season days.

Their strong cosmetics means that the container hat lends itself very well to numerous outdoor activities and not only fishing. This could be sports such as tennis or golf, or it might be more basic outdoor pursuits like mountain or hillside trekking. They are usually made from easy fabrics such as cotton, but often Gore-Tex could be utilized, and this variation of hat is specifically favored by outdoor pursuit types as they are multi-purpose for the differing periods. The bucket hat, and its slight variations, is adorned all over the world, by all kinds of individuals, and for a variety of reasons. Container hats are often worn by glider pilots as they shade the face from the sun, however still permit the aviator to have a near 360 degree view. Australians call them the laugh hat, and in Tanzania they are popular with the Iragw individuals elders.

Described as an ispoti in South Africa, they are very popular with black youths, and are viewed as a crucial part of city fashion. Rafael Eitan, the Israeli general and political leader, was typically seen putting on one, and thus, in Israel they are known as "Rafael hats". The tembel hat is regarded as the nationwide hat of Israel, and the container hat is very comparable in style to this type of hat.

The container hat has actually had a prominent part in pop culture across the decades. In the US, they were synonymous with the popular TV program "Gilligan's Island" throughout the 60s, as the main character used one in nearly every episode. For even more than 30 years they have been welcomed by hip-hop culture and style. This started when the Sugar Hillside Group's Big Bank Hank was first seen putting on one in the music video to Rapper's pleasure, and continued in 1983, when LL Cool J, at the age of 16, was imagined putting on one. They were promoted further when they were seen used by Run DMC in the mid/late 80s, and Jah Policy in the 90s.

A container hat is frequently referred to as "Reni hats" in the UK, as Alan Wren, The Stone Roses drummer, appeared to use his constantly at the height of the band's popularity in the late 80s/early 90s. He usually selected a plain color one, however was also seen wearing a multi-colored, paint splattered variation, inspired by the artist Jackson Pollack. Throughout the 90s, in the UK, container hats made another resurgence when the music/fashion link was seen again, with the development of the band Oasis. They were a favorite of lead singer Liam Gallagher, implying they were a fashion staple of the festival-going Indie crowd, in the mid-late 90s.




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