From emperors to Hollywood icons, hats have defined power and style. Deepika Padukone’s latest look revives a timeless fashion statement. Here’s why hats never really left!
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00:00Good morning, everybody
00:05Hats! They've crowned emperors, defined eras and whispered stories of power, style and rebellion
00:11I know these things sound very cliched
00:14But it's true
00:16Deepika Padukone's latest look has sent the internet into a frenzy
00:20A wide-framed hat exuding vintage charm paired with a sharp white ensemble and black leather gloves
00:26It's old Hollywood. It's the Dulce Vita
00:30It's a fashion moment rooted in centuries of hat history, but where did hats begin?
00:35I'm Manish Adhikari and you're watching The Culture Project and More
00:38The crown of your head had to be covered by something in the presence of the Queen
00:42From the ancient Egyptians to the Renaissance coats to modern India, hats have symbolized status, protection and identity
00:50The Frisian cap worn by freed slaves in Rome later became the icon of the French Revolution
00:55The top hat ruled the Victorian age and let's not forget the fascinators that still define British royal fashion
01:02But there was one era where hats truly reigned supreme
01:05The Golden Age of Cinema
01:07Think of Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's
01:09Her oversized hat framing her timeless elegance
01:12Or Sophia Loren in Bride of Satan
01:16On his inauguration day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy just tipped his top hat to tradition and went hatless for the rest of the event
01:23People in the fashion world say the top hat, which looks pretty ridiculous if you ask me, had gone out of fashion in the 1920s
01:30And just like that, with the drop of a hat in 1961, JFK put the age-old presidential hat tradition to rest
01:36His successor, George W. Bush, took the top hat to the streets of New York
01:40But it wasn't just the precedents
01:42The 1960s saw hats fade as hairstyles overall
01:46The structured formality of hats made way for free-flowing hair, flower crowns and a more relaxed approach to fashion
01:52But fashion is cyclical, and hats, they never really left, it turns out
01:57From Beyoncé's wide-brimmed lemonade look to Will Ferrell's oversized Vivienne Westbrook look
02:02It was a time when hats were a thing
02:05From Beyoncé's wide-brimmed lemonade look to Will Ferrell's oversized Vivienne Westbrook look
02:10To Deepika's latest Instagram movement, hats are back, and they're bolder than ever
02:15Today, they're about tradition, power, drama, and making a statement
02:19Hats have shaped history, framed faces, and captured imaginations for millennia
02:24And look at Deepika here
02:25Hats continue to be the ultimate symbol of effortless elegance
02:29Fashion fades, but a hat? That's forever
02:34If you loved this video, drop a comment with your favourite hat style
02:37Fedora, cloche, bere, what's your vibe?
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02:42I'm Manish Adhikari, thank you for watching The Culture Project and more