, ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁popular ising ▁the ▁style . ▁St raw ▁h ats ▁à - la - P am ela ▁were ▁popular ▁for ▁inform al ▁wear ▁and ▁widely ▁worn ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 0 s . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁La ▁Belle ▁Ass embl ée ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁continued ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁ch ape au ▁à - la - P am ela , ▁worn ▁far ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁with ▁a ▁t ulle ▁and ▁la ce ▁cap ▁under ne ath . ▁ ▁Mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁The ▁Pam ela ▁hat , ▁which ▁first ▁emer ged ▁around ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁was ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁gi ps y ▁hat ▁with ▁a ▁smaller ▁br im . ▁Gi ps y ▁h ats ▁were ▁wide - br im med ▁st raw ▁h ats ▁worn ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁always ▁with ▁rib b ons ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁crown ▁and ▁coming ▁over ▁the ▁br im ▁to ▁tie ▁under ▁the ▁ch in . ▁A ▁variation ▁on ▁the ▁gi ps y , ▁where ▁the ▁wide ▁br im ▁was ▁bent ▁down wards ▁by ▁the ▁rib bon ▁t ies , ▁was ▁called ▁a ▁w itch ' s ▁hat . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁Pam ela ▁h ats ▁and ▁gi ps y ▁h ats ▁were ▁listed ▁separately ▁as ▁fashion able ▁head ge ar ▁for ▁that ▁year . ▁By ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁the ▁Pam