A Antropologia do Chapéu – o elemento de moda e suas novas possibilidades

Abstract

Fashion accessories contribute to society and influence both behavior and identity, as well as representing class distinctions. Among these accessories, the hat stands out, whose manufacture and craftsmanship represent the economy and history of a community. Considering that the hat has already been studied as a fashion element, this study will seek to recover this technique through the people who had hat-making as a profession and source of income. To this end, anthropological studies will be conducted in the city of São João da Madeira, in Portugal, and in the Tuscany region of Italy, as both relied on this craft during the period when the hat was an indispensable element of clothing. It will then be possible to diagnose whether there is a possibility of reinventing the use of this element in a country like Brazil and how this element can contribute to the luxury market in this nation.