Bourrelet

This is Bourrelet, is basically a ring of stuffed fabric

The name bourrelet is probably derived from the French language word bourrer meaning to stuff or to pad

The name describes a type of headwear worn in 15th-century Europe, even if these pictures are of a more Arabic look.

The hat can be made by either stuffing a tube of fabric or just a roll of fabric, sometimes even a ring of platted fabric.

The Bourrelet can be used on its own as the hat in this picture, which is worn with blue scarf held in place by bourrelet or can form part of the brim of another hat such as a chaperon  

The bourrelet can be worn by both men and women, in women, it formed the base of many elaborate headdress.

Plague Mask

During the 17th Century, beaked masks were worn by so-called 'Plague Doctors' in Italy (and to a lesser degree in other parts of Europe) as part of the overall protective wardrobe.

The mask was worn along with spectacles, leather gloves, long coats and trousers sewn into their boots. The overall look was very dark and ominous.  

The mask was intended to protect the doctor from the plagues miasma spread through poisoned air that in turn imbalance a person humors, this was in a time before germs were understood.

 (The four humors medicine are black bile, yellow bile, phlegm and blood)

The mask was filled with perfumes and other smelly stuff which was believed to help protect the wearer.

This is an Italian carnival style version of mask

This particular mask was given to our lrp group by one of our crew

Social Distancing Hat

This is made up image of hat idea to suit the current climate

Getting through a door may be problem.


Update : I've been advised the radius needs increasing

Colourful Hat

This is what you call a busker cap, basically a baseball cap which has a pillbox shaped crown rather than the normal domed crown.

This was Christmas present which I yet to wear other than in the photos here, its always a problem when you have more than a few hundred to choose from.

The lemons also came as Christmas gift the same year and seem to go with the very colourful hat, also suiting the colourful top I'm wearing.

Old White Hat

This a well battered white wool felt fedora.

The rolled-up brim makes it seem much shorter, so you could call a Trilby however that would be a mistake, Trilby are a subset of Fedoras and a should be a classy quality hat with a distinct look.

Maybe this once was a classy hat, maybe it is more Homburg.

But to battered to be a Homburg, also the crown does not seem tall enough.

I can't remember where this hat came from, but its been hanging around being crushed at the bottom a box and needs a use.