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It is unknown who invented the top hat. It is thought to be descended from the sugarloaf hat. George Dunnage created the first silk top hat in 1793. It was only in 1797 that the top hat made its first appearance, when it was worn by English haberdasher James Heatherington.

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From page 342 of The Book of Good Manners published in 1912 (available at for online reading at http://www.archive.org/details/thebookofgoodman00kinguoft):The top-hat ... is spoken of in a letter written by a woman in Paris to her friend ... "Thelatest things for gentlemen are the high hats. These are tall cylinders of black felt, smooth as mirrors, and look exactly like chimney-pots... The hatter Thierry is his name who invented them made a wager that he would introduce the very most absurd shape imaginable, and it would become fashionable..."Sounds like a bit of an urban legend but the general time period (1799-1844) is certainly accurate for the arrival of the top hat and I have yet to come across a contradictory origin.New information:The first Top Hat was worn by English haberdasher James Heatherington on 15 January 1797. His unusual headgear quickly caused a stir and a crowd crush as people pushed and shoved against each other. Consequently, Heatherington was ordered to appear in court before the Lord Mayor and fined £50 for breaching the peace. He was also charged with appearing "on the public highway wearing a tall structure of shining lustre and calculated to terrify people, frighten horses and disturb the balance of society". However, within a month, he was overwhelmed with orders for the new headwear.Caveat re: "John Heatherington" TaleThis story above is certainly very popular and has appeared in numerous publications over the years, going back to 1899.The wikipedia Top Hat article offers another possible origin: "Top hats started to take over from the tricorne at the end of the 18th century; a painting by Charles Vernet of 1796, Un Incroyable, shows a French dandy (one of the Incroyables et Merveilleuses) wearing such a hat.[2] The first silk top hat in England is credited to George Dunnage, a hatter from Middlesex, in 1793.[3]"In all situations involving folklore, no single source is ever reliable.