Plague Mask

During the 17th Century, beaked masks were worn by so-called 'Plague Doctors' in Italy (and to a lesser degree in other parts of Europe) as part of the overall protective wardrobe.

The mask was worn along with spectacles, leather gloves, long coats and trousers sewn into their boots. The overall look was very dark and ominous.  

The mask was intended to protect the doctor from the plagues miasma spread through poisoned air that in turn imbalance a person humors, this was in a time before germs were understood.

 (The four humors medicine are black bile, yellow bile, phlegm and blood)

The mask was filled with perfumes and other smelly stuff which was believed to help protect the wearer.

This is an Italian carnival style version of mask

This particular mask was given to our lrp group by one of our crew

Social Distancing Hat

This is made up image of hat idea to suit the current climate

Getting through a door may be problem.


Update : I've been advised the radius needs increasing

Colourful Hat

This is what you call a busker cap, basically a baseball cap which has a pillbox shaped crown rather than the normal domed crown.

This was Christmas present which I yet to wear other than in the photos here, its always a problem when you have more than a few hundred to choose from.

The lemons also came as Christmas gift the same year and seem to go with the very colourful hat, also suiting the colourful top I'm wearing.

Old White Hat

This a well battered white wool felt fedora.

The rolled-up brim makes it seem much shorter, so you could call a Trilby however that would be a mistake, Trilby are a subset of Fedoras and a should be a classy quality hat with a distinct look.

Maybe this once was a classy hat, maybe it is more Homburg.

But to battered to be a Homburg, also the crown does not seem tall enough.

I can't remember where this hat came from, but its been hanging around being crushed at the bottom a box and needs a use.

Story Tellers Hat

This hat is called a Kyrgyz and also known as the Ak Kalpak or White Kalpak, worn by people in central Asia

This is the national hat of Kyrgyzstan, Russian

Its also known by some as the storyteller's hat, it is mainly a hat worn by the nomadic men at festivals although for some in the region its everyday attire. This style hat is known only in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

Made of 4 padded panels of felt, this tall embroidered hat is supposed to resemble snow-covered mountains,

The 4 panels represent the four elements: air, water, fire, and earth. Where the panels meet represent the sun and life. There is also a tassel on the right part of the crossing which represents posterity and prosperity

One of the best things about this hat is it packs flat, the joints in the panels are butted together with no overlap so they fold easily

A hat to provide warmth in winter.

Another Fur Rimmed Hat

Following on from my last post here is another fur rimmed hat.

Not quite as furry as the last one, this one as a strip of artificial fur sewn onto a basic woollen beanie style cap

Norseman

This is a nice warm fur-trimmed hat 

It is not quite a full fur hat even though the fur trim forms most of the hat.

Fur-trimmed around a leather skull cap.

I have called it a Norse mans hat but this hat could have been made for any cold climate area.

Ready for the Weather

As the United Kindom is hit by a very wet stormy day, I've found this set of pictures of someone who looks ready for the weather.

Many so-called cowboy hats are all basically the same shaped hat until the crown is dented, this one has 2 parallel dents and a relatively flat top, this makes cattleman style, at least according to one website.

This isn't a good quality cowboy hat and wouldn't survive the real world, but OK for fancy dress and LRP

Worn alongside a full-length brown waxed coat.