Tubular Chaperon

A red woollen chaperon with black lining 

This particular chaperon is less complex than many, it does not include a fancy liripipe or bourrelet.

This harkens back to the chaperon's origin, a rolled-up hood.

Basically in this case a tube of fabric with the same diameter as the head with the bottom rolled up exposing the different colour lining to form the brim/headband.

Balaclava

.A Balaclava is also called a Ski mask

Originally a knitted wool item they are now made of any stretchy material that will keep you warm and make the Balaclava fit snugly to the head and neck

Designed to cover the whole head and neck, exposing only eyes, nose and mouth (most of the time) it's designed for maximum warmth in cold conditions

The name Balaclava comes from the battle of Balaclava which took place in the Crimean war in 1854. They were never actually worn in the war as, despite the need by British troop fighting in the bitter cold, the headgear never arrived in time. Still, the name stuck.

The Balaclava was also known in the 19th century as the Uhlan cap worn by Polish and Prussian soldiers

Rusty Red Wool Hat

A muffin style medieval hat. 

Made from wool fabric.

This hat is more rusty red in real life than in the photos.

This hat was a freebie from a friend who was downsizing his costume hoard he had to create house space.

Photos were taken using my mobile phone which create a little bit of fish eye look 

 

Jinnah Cap

Jinnah cap which can is also be known as a Karakul hat 

The hat is similar to forage caps as they are peaked and folds flat when taken off The Karakul worn in Russia is made of the same fur but is cylindrical/pillbox shaped rather than peaked liked the  

The Jinnah cap is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founding father of Pakistan who wore one as did many politicians in Pakistan 

The hat was also worn by William Hartnell, the first Dr Who and Mr Khan on the TV Series Citizen Khan. The President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai is also often seen wearing one.

Traditionally made from the fur of Persian Lambs, but nowadays more often from faux fur, like the one I'm wearing.

Karakul directly translates to black fur in the Uzbek Language, Karakul or Qaraqul are a breed of Persian sheep. 

 

Ankh-Morpork Hat

This hat makes me think of characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels

A fantasy wizards hat I found at a Harry Potter fair in my village

Made of some sort of thick cotton or wool fabric shaped over a former of some sort, but not felted.

The hats online blurb says women wizard hat, but I don't really understand why, it certainly fits and suits me.

Nice wide foldable brim, with a nice little kink in the point of the crown, gives this cheap hat a great look

Now off to practise my spell casting.

 

Fake Fur Beanie

 This is a faux fur-trimmed knitted beanie.

With a very wide band of fur the hat is also lined with fleece, this makes it an excellent hat for cold winter weather or since it's snowing again, today's lovely spring weather.

It includes fake fur pompom dangly things which hang from strips of leather, these are purely decorative and serve no purpose other than to entertain cats.

The hat was purchased from my favourite trader Chows Emporium, I recommend all her products, never been let down by quality or service.

I think the pompoms match my beard.

Librarian's hat

This style of hat I like to call a Librarian's hat, since I see it worn by some sort medieval scholar or portrait painter, although it's not specific to anyone of that sort in reality.

Made of wool fabric sewn to form the shape.

Ideal for reenactor, theatre or larp use, will suit a multitude of characters

If looking for a hat of this style online look for a medieval wool crown hat

Scally Cap

Guess from the photo below where this cap came from.

A gift from my mother as visited Ireland

In Ireland, flat caps go by many names such as Duckbill Hat, Paddy Cap, Pub Cap, Tweed cap, Cabbie cap and probably many more 

This one obviously for the tourist market is still a genuinely good quality hat

 Sporting a shamrock the symbol of Ireland or at least its patron saint, Patrick.

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