Foreword #92 | February 2022


There has been growing interest in all things vintage for a number of years now. This is partly due to a reappraisal of the unique mid-20th-century style and craftsmanship of the time. In addition, there is a growing awareness that there is not an endless supply of raw materials on earth, which makes throwing away or burning materials and articles that may be older but are otherwise in good condition no longer justifiable. By way of illustration, the pandemic of the past two years has made it all the more clear on various fronts that a scarcity of raw materials is not at all improbable and can occur in no time at all. The quality of products manufactured decades ago is usually high, which means that after some adjustments or refurbishment they can be used again for some time. When you look at the scale on which this different way of looking at what is already available is seeping in, both professionally and privately, you may conclude that vintage, recycling and upcycling are no longer a trend, but a given. The hat industry, too, is busy doing this, of course, and you will find some examples in various articles in this issue. Apart from what new items are made of, where they are made is an increasingly important item these days. The closer to home the production can be, the better, is the starting point. In the next issue (May 2022) we will visit some hat manufacturers in Europe. In this issue, Jeffrey Sun first gives us a small insight into hat production in China, where manufacturers face the same kind of challenges as those in Western countries.


Elly Stemerdink


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