Follow-up to “Hats as a shorthand for character”
Steven Lewis | July 1, 2009
What associations, stereotypes and pre-conceptions are associated with what type of hat?
Hats as a shorthand for character
Steven Lewis | June 21, 2009
Now that men’s hats are not universally worn, it’s possible for photographers, publicists and stylists to use them as a shorthand for character. This is clear in the publicity material for “Ruben Guthrie”, a play by Brendan Cowell showing at Sydney’s Belvoir Street Theatre.
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