#early top hats (aka stovepipe hats) WERE made of fur—ideally beaver—but felted and processed to smoothness

[daguerreotyping]

Daguerreotype of a gentleman with a serious expression and a fantastically unserious furry top hat, c. 1850s

#I want to stroke his furry stovepipe and it’s probably more obscene that I don’t mean that as a euphemism #I mean LOOK AT IT! I am in awe #early top hats (aka stovepipe hats) WERE made of fur—ideally beaver—but felted and processed to smoothness #not this amazing fuzzy wuzzy wtfuckery #19th century #1800s #1850s #1850s fashion #19th century fashion #men's fashion #menswear #historical fashion #fashion history #19th century photography #daguerreotype #19th century men #vintage men