Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Hornsey High Street c1895

and this is roughly the same view today

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Comment by Geraldine on May 18, 2018 at 22:31: Not a single hatless person there. It was still very much the fashion when I was a child. No one went out without a hat.

Comment by Straw Cat on May 19, 2018 at 12:44: Elvis had a lot of influence. It became uncool to wear headgear even in freezing weather. Russia held out for years but has now succumbed.

Notice how all the men and many boys are also wearing waistcoats. At least they are coming back into fashion.