Everything about Bucket Hat totally explained
A
bucket hat is a soft
cotton hat with a wide and downwards sloping brim which is worn by both men and women. The brim offers shade from the sun for the eyes and face. They are usually made from heavy-duty cotton fabrics such as
denim, or
canvas. Two metal eyelets are commonly placed on each side of the hat so that it's cool to wear on hot days.
A similar hat is used officially by the
U.S. Navy for enlisted
service dress uniforms, commonly referred to as a
Dixie Cup hat, as in the
manufacturer brand, because the brim is flipped upward forming the shape of a paper cup. In some sub culture groups, these hats were modified by flipping the brim downward, forming the similar look of a bucket hat.
Bucket hats are favored by sailplane (glider) pilots, who require shade in their cockpits but can't wear wide-brimmed hats because their visibility would be obscured.
In the UK, it's known as a "fishing hat" and is associated with the
Mod/
Indie scene.
History
In Israel, the bucket hat dates back to the beginning of the
Israeli War of Independence. Israeli soldiers needed something that would protect them from the hot sun. At first, they used the Arab
keffiyeh but realized they needed to distinguish themselves from the Arab soldiers. They used a local heavy-duty cotton fabric for simple hats, the "kova tembel" or "fool's hat". To this day, the "kova tembel" is used in the
Israeli Defense Forces, and is a national symbol.
Popular culture
In
American popular culture, the bucket hat is associated with the character
Gilligan, from the
1960s television comedy Gilligan's Island, who habitually wore one. Also,
Col. Henry Blake of
M*A*S*H wore a bucket hat decorated with
fly fishing lures.
Bucket hats were also quite popular in old school
hip hop fashion namely those from the
Kangol brand. Rappers who were often seen wearing this type of hat were
LL Cool J,
Run-D.M.C. and
Sen Dog also most recently Tony Yayo
Another musician known for his use of bucket hats is
Reni, drummer for the band
The Stone Roses. The hat is still sometimes called a "Reni hat" in the UK particularly by people who grew up in that musical era.
Gregg Alexander from the band
New Radicals is also known to wear a bucket hat.
Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson was also famously known for wearing them, and is depicted as doing so in both films
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and
Where the Buffalo Roam.
The bucket hat can be seen in the
apocalyptic sci-fi film
The Day After Tomorrow and is worn in a crucial sequence in the film in which the main female lead (
Emmy Rossum) trudges through a flooded
New York City.
One of the opening scenes of had the character,
Luke Skywalker, wearing a bucket hat. The scene was ultimately cut from the movie.
The bucket hat is also featured in select Japanese anime. Two of the more well-known characters that sport them are Kisuke Urahara of the widely popular Bleach, and the character Moondoggie from the anime Eureka 7.
Professor Henry Jones, Sr. wears a bucket hat in
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
British boxer
Ricky Hatton often wears a bucket hat at press conferances and weigh-ins.
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