I believe that like holtzichfest said regarding the Talis, many things such as black hat, became the mark of a bar mitzvah boy because of cost. In past generations, many people did not have enough money for shoes, clothes and food, let alone extraneous things like black hats and talis gadol. (many communities often shared ONE set of the arbah minim on sukkos because of a lack of wealth we have today.)
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