When did a conical hat with a wide brim become associated with witches? The Hat Historian seems like a perfectly cromulent niche YouTube channel. Since it's October, he addresses the style of pop culture witches. Since you know witches aren't a real thing, and the many people who were executed on suspicion of being witches didn't wear such hats, it mainly comes down to a marker in art and movies to show us which one is a witch. But within that realm, there's a story to be told. Or several stories, actually, since there are various possible origins of the witch hat, which could have crossed over each other along the way.
Saturday, October 03, 2026
The History of the Witch Hat
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Very interesting! And timely.
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