Dents and Creases

 Hats particularly fedora's / cowboy hats get much of their looks from the creases and dents put in the crown. 

Below are the 6 main types in my opinion

Open crown

Also called a round crown, open crowns don’t have any creases at all, basically a dome shape prior to creasing.

 

Centre dent  

This crown shape is also called a centre crease, a shape that features a single crease down the centre of the crown

Telescope  

Also called a flat crown or flat top, a telescope crown is marked by its simple circular indentation

Diamond dent 

The crown is diamond-shaped  when viewed from the top

Teardrop dent  

This crown type can be identified by a teardrop shape that is more pointed at the front and curved at back.

Cattleman dent 

This crown type has a main centre dent/crease with 2 smaller creases on either side   

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.

 

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.

Grey Woolen Hood

 Hoods or garments with hoods date back to at least the early medieval period. 

The word “hood” seems to come from the Anglo-Saxon word “höd,” which has the same source as the word “hat.” 

This hood should have been ironed before being photographed as it was crushed up in the bottom of a kit bag, I think the photos were taken 2015.

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.

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.

Red Nightcap

This is the red version of the Libriarians Hat I posted a few years ago, an elasticated nightcap style hat

This one in my opinion feels a bit more Asian, probably the colours

While nightcap in style its not a cap I would to bed, the fabric is not soft or insulating and the headband would not be comfortable overnight, one to wear to for LRP only.