Saturday, 29 August 2020

2 Sided Tricorn

This tricorn is 3 pointed but only has 2 of sides folded up


A nice black felt basic tricorn fit for anyone from the end of 17th but mainly 18th Century


Tricorn is actually a more modern name for the hat established in the mid 19th Century, in the 18th Century they were more often called cocked hats or 3 cornered hats or maybe just hats


 The tricorn is always worn with one of the corners pointing forward, although musket men did shift the point over one eye to help with firing their guns.




Sunday, 23 August 2020

Shiny Fez


This shiny hat I want to call a fez, but its some fantasy concoction


Possibly was originally made for something theatrical I suspect or maybe a particular Larp encounter it will remain a mystery as it was purchased from a 2nd hand stall at a Larp Fayre, with no labels or any clues


Cost me a £1 and I will find a use for it.


Constructed from lots of soft fabrics, glue and a bit of stitching, it has no real rigidity like a real fez.


Saturday, 15 August 2020

Stripey Cap


Stripey flat cap, because it a cap with stripey fabric, what more can I say


Many of these photographs prove I can use my finger to point. clever eh :)







Sunday, 2 August 2020

Capotain

The Capotain (Copotain/Capatain) is tall wide-brimmed hat worn during the late 16th and 17th centuries


The hat is associated with Puritans and English Civil War


The hat is also with Pilgrim that settled in the Plymouth colony America in 1620, hence its often also called a Pilgrims Hat


The hat is also worn by witchfinders and had a buckle on the front of the crown, but both of these are images created in 19th Century fiction probably untrue.