The 1950s were a time when the sounds of rock ‘n’ roll reverberated through the air and the glimmer of rebellion danced in young people’s eyes. It was an era that waved farewell to wartime austerity ...

They’ve been used as a functional item for many hundreds of years, and as a fashion statement for a just a few hundred less; ribbon-adorned floppy straw hats, boaters, Panama hats and floral ...