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by johngo on January 29th, 2009
In Britain they are referred to as top hats. They were originally designed as primitive crash-helmets for people falling off horses. They then became symbolic of the class of person who could afford to have his own horse or horses, and, presumably, to fall off. They are now forgotten except at a few ceremonial occasions such as Royal Ascot, when the Queen goes to the races. Mostly grey ones are worn in the daytime, and in the evening black. The costume they are worn with in the daytime includes a tailed coat, sponge-bag trousers, and a grey waistcoat: it is called morning dress. People with aspirations to grandeur hire the suits and top hats and wear them at their weddings.
by machinerat on January 28th, 2009
For the same reason people will eventually stop wearing flat-brimmed trucker caps... the style will fade.
by Dirty D on September 25th, 2009
They pretty much just stopped being in style. Although Slash wears `em and he's pretty cool.
by uncacal on January 29th, 2009
Slash does
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on January 28th, 2009
They don't fit on hatracks and they blow off too easily in a high wind.
by philosopher-saint on January 28th, 2009
Electricity?
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