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This decade started out as the last one ended – with extravagant, large hats, overloaded with trim. But, by the end of the decade, hats followed the style of dress and significantly toned down, becoming slimmer, more unassuming, and sedate (at least by comparison). Cunnington said of the 1830s, “The novice may have some difficultyContinueContinue reading “19th Century Hats: 1830 – 1840”