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"You bring to light an interesting inquiry as to why clothing pieces become "novelty." why do they? i don't know. i do think, though, this is the way of the beast.

Slap on some polyester bell bottoms and a leather fringe jacket and you'll be pegged a costume hippie (maybe post-social movement). And yet, these styles are reappearing today in a scary, disorganized mash-up of era-specific styles.

You, more than anyone else, know how fashion and art constantly reference themselves. Are we in a time of fashion identity crisis? Probably, and therefore recycling iconic pieces is only natural. i thing "novelty" is just another way of saying "out of style". And your pursuits at reclaiming the boater in a sincere way only mean you are breathing into it a new sensibility; freshness."

-Anonymous