The bucket hat was first conceived in the early 1900s as a purely functional item worn by farmers and fishermen as protection from the rain, the fact that it can be folded to fit inside a pocket was also a major appeal. A few decades later, a standard-issue style made from olive drab cotton fabric was used to protect the necks of troops in the 1940s and during the Vietnam War. But it was at the height of the mod movement in the ‘60s that the bucket hat transitioned from a functional piece to a fashionable one. Fast-forward to the ‘80s and the hip-hop community such as Run DMC, & LL Cool J joined in. A decade or two later, Rihanna’s BFF, Melissa Forde launched M$ X WT, a line dedicated to bucket hats and the story goes on. A far cry from the humble farmer starting this fashion icon.