Commander Hunter of Death Angel Squad

This is a leather covered steampunk or hell angel novelty helmet

I bought it off ebay its well made, good buckles and lining, comfortable but doubt it would actually be suitable head protection for a biker, but that's not what helm is about anyway.

This helm apparently gets a thumb up. 

Henry VIII wore this Hat

I'm Henry the 8th, I'am

This hat style at least within the reinactmant circles I belong to was called a 'Cow Pat hat'.

The hat is made of same fabric used in the coat. 

Under it I'm wearing black lace edged coif. 

This hat was made by my good friend SamK ( she is in the mustard yellow dress in the photo below) as part of the full head to toe costume she made to allow me to play Henry VIII for several Living History performances I did. 

The photo below was taken at Skipton Castle and the one above at Lincoln Bishops Palace.

Howdy Folks

Howdy folks.

 This hat is prime example of what I call a cowboy hat, i.e. hats worn by farmers and ranch workers in the west and south of the USA. 

The style of a cowboy hat is a tall crown usually creased to flatten with wide rolling brim usually  turned up at the sides, then decorated with a band around the bottom of the crown. They are normally made of felt or straw but can like this one be made of leather.

This hat is made of sued leather, stiffened and shaped with wire in brim, its a very comfortable hat that I need to wear more often. 

This hat was made by company called Bullhide and the moto in the label "enjoy the western lifestyle" I purchased this hat at Chatworth Country Fair a few year ago.

Gotta mosey along now.

You Didn't Like My Soup

Chefs Hat

I decided these photos needed bad food puns.

The last person who complained about my food food got grilled before he pasta away suddenly.

I have may have shellfish attitude but I'm not eggotistic.

What's the fly doing in your soup, the back stroke.

Anyway about the Hat.

The chefs hat, tall boy hat, white catering hat, is made to the same design as the artist hat a basic fabric hat, all white to show cleanliness. 

Can be worn tall or swept to the back or sides

Apparently more pleats = more senior the chef, or did when Chefs were invented back in the days before I was born.

Velvet Riding Hat

I own this Helmet after spending about year having riding lesson in the vain hope of becoming a Jouster.

Before I got anywhere near even a basic rider  I fell off a horse straight on to rigid fence at a canter, ambulanced to the hospital no fractures to my ribs where found but it was 6 months before I could lie on that side of body and I never went back to riding apart from the odd pony trek while on holiday.
I think good riders start young, and own their own horse and stables or train full time such as for the Queens life guards.

This is certified riding helmet velvet covered in the equestrian style, although modern helmets are much more practical, this one is now 25 year old.

This style of this riding helmet is called a Hunt Cap.

Medieval Baseball Cap

Another Robin hood hat, this one has a turned up edge only around half the hat, this seem to have made the point of the hat less stable.

The medieval equivalent of baseball cap, it can also be worn with the peak of the brim pointing backwards as below. 

Their is also evidence for this is illustrations from period, I suppose it stopped rain dripping down your neck.

So when your down with the hood wear you bycocket backwards, yo power to the merry men.

Do you feel my excitement in this photo, perhaps I was smiling on the inside.

Wigs are not my thing

Wigs are not for me.

Of the few wigs I have for Larp, all are cheap fancy dress quality, so they don't fit or cover my head well, but they suit what I need.

The trouble with wigs for me is I have a ginger/grey beard, which means I need to find a colour that matches or they just look wrong. 

In these photos I've digitally altered my beard colour to match the wig, in the field a can of joke shop spray hair colour would do the same thing. 

I tried on a quality wig once and if it was the better colour I might have just been tempted to spend the hundred pounds plus.

With no knowledge you can see and feel the difference in a wig much more easily than you can in hats.

My advice on wigs is buy a Hat.

My Yodelling Hat

Tyrolean Hat is a hat worn in the Alps of Austria, Italy, Switzerland etc. Also known as a Alpine Hat or Bavarian Hat

For that reason I'm Yodelling in the photo below.

The Tyrolean is almost always green, made of felt, small brim and decorated with a ring of cord and a spray feathers or flowers.

This hat was a gift from Dan a friend in my Larp group.

For some reason this hat inspired a clock maker persona.

PS I don't own any leather breeches (lederhosen) to go with this hat and create the full traditional costume look.