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Webster's II New College Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Reference Books. 1995. p. 848. ISBN 0-395-96214-5. His successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, did not wear a top hat for any part of his inauguration in 1965, and the hat has not been worn since for this purpose. [13] Shan, Fred (1 April 2014). "Mr Shan Menswear: on White Tie". The Oxford Student. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015 . Retrieved 30 September 2015. Degree conferment celebrations for new PhDs". Uppsala University. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015 . Retrieved 29 September 2015.

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a b " "Gibus" Opera Hat". McCord Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03 . Retrieved 2013-07-06.Although Eton College has long abandoned the top hat as part of its uniform, top hats are still worn by " Monitors" at Harrow School with their Sunday dress uniform. [16] They are worn by male members of the British Royal Family on State occasions as an alternative to military uniform, for instance, in the Carriage Procession at the Diamond Jubilee in 2012. [17] Top hats may also be worn at some horse racing meetings, notably The Derby [18] and Royal Ascot. [19] Top hats are worn at the Tynwald Day ceremony and a few other formal occasions in the Isle of Man. Read More As Royal Ascot encourages women to wear suits, Savile Row trailblazer Daisy Knatchbull shares her style rules The construction can vary; reinforced toppers sometimes called "country-weight" included greater layers of goss used to provide a strengthened hat that was traditionally suitable for riding and hunting, though it may not always conform to modern safety standards. Because of the rarity of vintage silk hats, and the expense of modern top hats, the vintage/antique market is very lively, with models in wearable condition typically hard to find; price often varies with size (larger sizes are typically more expensive) and condition.

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Royal Ascot: Racegoers Guide Dress Code ". Ascot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-03-19 . Retrieved 2014-03-03. Between the latter part of 18th century and the early part of the 19th century, felted beaver fur was slowly replaced by silk "hatter's plush", though the silk topper met with resistance from those who preferred the beaver hat. Approved Masonic Dress, Aprons, Gauntlets, Collars and Jewels of Rank A Publication of the United Grand Lodge of NSW and the ACT, May 2012 In formal academic dress, the Finnish and Swedish doctoral hat is a variant of the top hat, and remains in use today. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.598. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.Rothman, Lily (5 May 2014). "The Met Ball Is White Tie This Year – But What Does That Even Mean?". Time. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015 . Retrieved 29 September 2015.