A history of hats
As the Kentucky Derby approaches, we take a moment to explore hat styles through the years
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1400
The hennin
A tall, cone-shaped headdress for women called a hennin comes into vogue; it's described by writer Colin McDowell as "one of the most bizarre and impractical items of dress ever created.”
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The subject of Hans Memling's "Portrait of an Old Woman" wears a hennin.
1529
"Milliner"
The first record of the term milliner, which derived from Millaners – people who imported fine straw hats made in the Milan region of Northern Italy.