Hood with Buckles

There seems a theme with fantasy hoods to have them open at the front when they should just be items that pull over your head.

This can only be for aesthetics, it gives the maker a place to add extra decoration and make it a more desirable item. In this case 2 buckles.

Black Hood

 Black hood with large mantle

I would like to say more, but see previous posts about hoods.

Black and White Hood

 Another hood, this one is made of thin cotton fabric and sewn in separate panels of black and white fabric.

The mantle that covers shoulders has the colour reversed, which gives a pleasant look.

The fabric really makes this more a fancy dress costume item than a historical reproduction or useful hood.

White Hood

This white hood made from some cotton-based fabric.

 Hoods are thought to have been imported from Normandy during the 12th Century. 

Medieval Hoods were mostly worn for protection against wind, rain, and cold weather, but in some cases, they were a protection from bladed weapons.

This white hood is not typical of a medieval hood because it ties at the front.

The ties at the front serve no obvious purpose, you don't need to loosen to get the hood on your head, you can't pull tighter to close against the wind, so the ties are purely a decorative item.

Monks Cowl

A Monks Cowl, in this case, the cowl is separate from the robe, they can be one garment.

 Cowl or Hood.  What's the difference between a Hood and a Cowl well not much really

There seem to be many definitions and the garment changes they refer to also change over time, these are my definitions.

A cowl is a hood that is generally worn by monks, it can be attached to a garment such as a robe and can be pulled forward to cover the face.

A hood is a soft covering for the whole head with a hole for the face and neck and is usually part of another garment such as a coat or cloak, but can also be a separate  garment all on its own

So if you read the description the only real difference is perhaps a cowl is worn by monks, but otherwise, it's the same garment.

Green Hood

This hood was on its way from a friend to a car boot, but I decided to intercept it and put it to use in our crew kit.

A basic cotton hood with a long Lirpipe i,e the tail of hood seen from the back.

The Liripipe was popular in the late medieval period and could be wrapped around the neck like a scarf, however, most were a purely decorative element.

This hood also has a large mantle, this is the part covering the shoulders, this mantle comes down the well below the chest.

Another feature of this hood is the drawstring around the opening for the face, as far as I'm aware this is not a medieval feature, but certainly a useful one.

Chow's Hood

This hood and total costume ensemble comes from Chows Emporium one of my favourite traders

In the photo above I'm wearing the costume to play a alien warrior in sci-fi larp system.

The Hood is large and interestingly decorated made of artificial leather and fur, the style is pure fantasy.

Woollen Hood

 A Woollen Hood with a cotton lining

This hood has character its been patched in several places, including where it caught fire while I was wearing it from a pyrotechnic I got too close to, luckily for me wool does not burn as quickly as some modern fibres.

Photo below a minor warrior from a lrp event.

This hood is old, I first wore it during 1980's when I started doing re-enactment in it various forms.

I'm wearing it on the front row of the photo below from around 1990 I'm the one in blue and yellow with a pole axe. This was during a period when I did theatrical re-enactment at Warwick Castle and various other places.