So in many ways, the hat started out as an essential accessory for the purpose of staying healthy and alive.
Before the discovery of antibiotics and advancements in what we now call modern medicine we take for granted today, catching a cold or flu 100 years ago could mean certain death! Keeping warm has been a human necessity since the dawn of time.
The Beanie Hat: How it Became the Most Adored and Must-Have Accessory