animal hat

{{short description|Hat made to resemble an animal or other character}}

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An animal hat is a novelty hat made to resemble an animal or other character.{{cite news|last=Sohn|first=Amy|title=The Enduring Call of the Wild, at Any Age|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/fashion/03ANIMALHATS.html?_r=0|access-date=28 August 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2 March 2011}} It is often similar to a beanie, with facial features, added ears and sometimes details such as whiskers, although versions made from fake fur are also known by this name. While they were known before 2010,{{cite book|last1=Adel|first1=Jean|title=Knitted critters for kids to wear : more than 40 animal-themed accessories|date=2008|publisher=Random House|location=New York|isbn=9780307394668|edition=1st|url=https://archive.org/details/knittedcrittersf00adel|url-access=registration|access-date=11 June 2014}} animal hats became an American fashion trend in the winter of 2010-11. Despite ongoing criticism, including the animal hat being listed as a 2012 fashion faux pas despite also being a "serious fashion statement," they stayed popular into 2013.{{cite news|last=Freeman|first=Hadley|title=You want to dress up in a cute animal hat? Oh, please, just grow up!|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/feb/04/cute-animal-hat-grow-up|access-date=28 August 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=4 February 2013}}{{cite journal|last1=Schultz|first1=Kayla|title=Top Dos and Don'ts from 2012|journal=Grand Central Magazine|date=18 January 2013|url=http://gcmag.org/top-dos-and-donts-from-2012/|access-date=11 June 2014}} Books dedicated exclusively to knitting and crocheting various styles of animal hats have been published.{{cite book|last=Mooncie|first=Vanessa|title=Animal hats : frog hats, elephant hats, cat hats, and more : 15 patterns to knit and show off|date=3 January 2013 |publisher=Taunton Press|location=Newtown, CT|isbn=9781600859540}}{{cite book|last=Goble|first=Fiona|title=Knitted animal hats : 35 wild and wonderful hats and more for babies, kids, and teens|date=14 February 2013 |publisher=Cico Books|location=London|isbn=978-1908862549}}