Trivia: Bowler hats were originally designed to be worn by which profession?
Gamekeepers
Bankers
Butlers
Watchmakers
The correct answer is Gamekeepers
So why is this answer correct? : In 1849, nobleman Edward Coke approached London hatmakers Lock & Co. to make a new style of hat — one that would protect his gamekeepers’ heads from low-hanging branches and stay securely in place while they managed the country estate. Chief hatmaker Thomas Bowler came up with a snug, black felt hat with a narrow brim. The bowler (or Derby) hat notably became popular with American railway workers and Wild West outlaws.