Why did Hong Kong people, especially men, wear hats when they went out? In the 60s, 70s, 70s and 80s.

Hong Kong was under British rule at the time, but men in Europe and the United States, from politicians and businessmen to actors, all wore hats. It's hard to explain the reasons for the rise and fall of this fashion. Hats were seen as status symbols in those days, and while the rich had to wear good hats, the poor had to spend a lot of money on them for the sake of decency. For example, the Fedora, which was popular among gangsters in the 1920s, had a lot to do with the culture of wealth comparison between gangs. And when black Americans began to fight for social status in the 1950s and 1960s, they also attached great importance to hats.