Saturday 27 June 2020

Fez like

This tapering hat is very fez like in shape, but lacks the tassel on top and is actually too tall,


however I suppose you might still call a fez.


A hat for use in War of the Roses medieval reenactment the shape can be seen in many contemporary illustrations.



I can't remember where I got this, as it was over 15 years ago but would have been a reenactors market no doubt.


Worn a couple of times, but never found a costume that it went with so ended up not being used much.


Saturday 20 June 2020

Duffer Cap


Duffer cap, more commonly called flat caps around here.


Flat caps as said before do have many names (see the previous post here) a new name I've recently discovered comes from New Zeeland where they are apparently called Cheese Cutters


Flat caps like baseball caps can be worn for many different occasions and work alongside many different outfits


This was a Christmas present from AndyH




Saturday 13 June 2020

Not a Octopus Hat


This hat was described as Octopus hat however the seller cannot count as it only has 6 legs, so should really be Hextopus Hat.


Found in the £5 squid bin at the TORM the original reenactors market


The seller apparently thought it was hat they would never sell, been on their stall for a long time.


Basically looks like they cut up a wide-brimmed felt hat for some reason.


To make a hat that fits into no particular bracket.


Not sure what sort of idiot would buy this hat.... wait I did.


Saturday 6 June 2020

Mozi Hat


A camouflage bucket hat with a net hanging from the brim


Designed for the jungle/swamp to stop you getting bitten by bitey insects, especially mosquitoes.



Not living near a mosquito-infested area it's not of practical use for me, but knowing how rubbish mosquito relevant chemicals are, this has got to be a far better solution.


At the midpoint of the net is a nice ring which helps keep the net away from your face and provides weight to keep it down and the bottom edge is a tighter section to stop mozzies get in under the net.




 I found this going cheap on an auction site, so snapped it up.


Monday 1 June 2020

White Cowphat


A flat cap or Cow-pat hat


This was part of job lot of RSC hats I purchased, all in very good condition.


See labels theatrical hats for other cow-pat hats that came as part of this set.