When did the bowler hat become a badge of the London City gentleman? In the mid-nineteenth century bowler hats were worn as hard hats by artisans and engineers, a very different social
![The bowler hat is a much rounder version of the top hat. Both the center and wings of the hat are curved. The bowler hat is a much rounder version of the top hat. Both the center and wings of the hat are curved.](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/a8/cf/d8a8cf4a95dff471d2c444637d91bbef.jpg)
The bowler hat is a much rounder version of the top hat. Both the center and wings of the hat are curved.
![File:Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing a bowler hat, 1890-1900 (8143526854).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing a bowler hat, 1890-1900 (8143526854).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Head_and_shoulders_portrait_of_a_man_wearing_a_bowler_hat%2C_1890-1900_%288143526854%29.jpg)