Bollman Hat Company 1970s Bollman Heritage Collection Annie - Serpent

Bollman Hat Company survived when many hat companies couldnt during the 1970s. This decade was not kind to the hat business until the urban cowboy boom in 1979. The hat companys ownership transitioned from the Bollman Family to management in 1974. Activism continued early in the 1970s but subsided with the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Baby boomers turned their focus inward rather than on society as a whole. Watergate, the Iran hostage crisis, and soaring gas prices were just some of the events that led people to work on their own well-being rather than the nation?s problems. The "Me Generation" focused on things like individual spirituality, personal wealth and style.Certain art forms have the ability to sum up an entire decade in succinct, spot on representations of culture. Woody Allens Annie Hall is an excellent study of the nuances of the 1970s female. In the movie, Annie Halls wardrobe consisted of a tomboyish look that was topped off with a large-brimmed bowler. The need of many to find their own place in society led to unique fashion items similar to the Bollman Annie. This soft bowler puts a womens perspective on a classic mens hat shape. This hat comes in a special edition Bollman Heritage Hat Box.