Now, in last Friday’s thrilling episode, we were considering postcards which showed animals wearing human clothing. We did not exhaust the subject (the number of teddy bear postcards alone would have produced a massive bit of bloggery). But we did neglect the world of postcard critters who limited themselves mainly to headgear. OneContinue reading “Toppers”
Tag Archives: Hats
More Kids With Lids
In our last thrilling installment, we were discussing how boys, on postcards but also outside in the world, would pretend to be grown-ups by donning a grown-up hat, most usually a silk topper. Well, girls were liable to the same strategy. Little girls tended to wear bonnets, like the girl at the topContinue reading “More Kids With Lids”
Kids and Their Lids
If you recall from last week, we were beginning to discuss postcards which show children dressing up like their elders. (Yes, we actually spent that column talking about all the postcards we were NOT going to talk about. But work with me here.) A quick examination of the cards shows that one of theContinue reading “Kids and Their Lids”
Can’t Top the Topper
I try not to dwell too fiercely on the fashions of previous generations. I recall too well the exchange between a teacher in my high school who was pointing out to a classmate of mine who was snickering at the crewcuts shown in an old yearbook that within twenty years, what the kids wereContinue reading “Can’t Top the Topper”
Picture This
Now, the world has never been long without big, bizarre hats, the kind that really catch the eye (and the wind.) Floppy or rigid, expressing extreme elegance or extreme zaniness, the wide-brimmed hat was worn by women who wanted to express SOMETHING with a flair. The postcard hasn’t been around long, its modernContinue reading “Picture This”
