Men’s hats would lose their shape with time and weather and need to be re-blocked. I can remember when some men’s hat stores(yes, there were stores that sold nothing else) had a sign that said they re-blocked hats.
Technically a hat store is called a millinery, although that term usually implies women’s hats. A Men’s habedashery refers to all kinds of clothing accessories – hankies, buttons, ties, belts etc. and usually includes hats. I haven’t seen either in ages.
Adiraiju over 6 years ago
Is that when they tie one of those car boots to your hat blocking equipment?
willispate over 6 years ago
to quote Lucy van Pelt: “You Blockhead!”
wiatr over 6 years ago
Buzz once shaped minds!
Gabryel Frost over 6 years ago
He was a hat maker ?
okiejoe over 6 years ago
Men’s hats would lose their shape with time and weather and need to be re-blocked. I can remember when some men’s hat stores(yes, there were stores that sold nothing else) had a sign that said they re-blocked hats.
retiredgezzer over 6 years ago
Big R in the town next to me has a hat blocker.
mggreen over 6 years ago
I blocked Stetson cowboy hats for 6 months back in the late ’80s. It was sorta fun.
KEA over 6 years ago
Technically a hat store is called a millinery, although that term usually implies women’s hats. A Men’s habedashery refers to all kinds of clothing accessories – hankies, buttons, ties, belts etc. and usually includes hats. I haven’t seen either in ages.
Dean over 6 years ago
This very afternoon I was window shopping inside a hats only shop on Newbury street in the Back Bay!