Du-rag

The Du-rag or Do-rag is scarf worn on the head meant to be worn after a hair treatment or to protect other headwear from the hair.

The Du-rag became a symbol of a black power movement in the 1960s and later adopted as an African American fashion accessory to wear on its own. 

The Du-rag is also used by motorcyclist under the helmet to protect the helmet liner from sweat and greasy hair. 

The name Du-rag I've read is actually short for dew or sweat from the head so could be sweat rag. The name as also been associated with do meaning hairdo, either is possible but neither may be true.

The actual du-rags in these pictures are specially shaped scarves with ties and slightly stretchy fabric making them easy to tie onto your head.

Sock Hats

All pirates without a tricorn or bandana have one good choice left the sock hat.

These sock hats are made from stretchy tubes of jersey material, one end of the tube is knotted which add a nice weighty end to the tip of the hat.

 Part of a bag of 10 sock hats that form part of clubs stock pirate kit, with the odd minor repair they have been around for 20 years.

Easy to make and easy to wear, one size fits all.

is it a bird

is it a seagul

No its flying whale

so watch out for the poop

Chapo-turban

This chaperone from a set of medieval theatre hats is more Arabian Nights than medieval.

The fabrics that have been chosen along with the beads and sequins totally change the look of this headgear.

It now needs to be used for a character out of the stories of the Arabian Nights.

What's left of the fabric hangs down the back of the neck and is covered in sequins.

Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your point of view, there was no genie in the lamp.

A hat! a hat! my Kingdom for a hat!

A mock Tudor period hat 

Whilst the correct shape, the materials are wrong and proportion a little exaggerated, although I have no doubt people in the period did add lots of flashy bits to make them stand out.

This hat came as part of a job lot of theatrical medieval hats I purchased via eBay.

Perfect for your Shakespearian play.

"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!", said Richard not me but King Richard the Third at the battle of Bosworth, at least according to Sheakspear.