This is a Piece of Crap

I've bought some bad hats before, but this has got to be worst.

It's supposed to be a Montera which is a hat that represents the bull and worn by bullfighters, the real hats are not cheap and only wanted one for this blog, so ordered this off eBay, it looks nothing like the real thing, is made of recycled cardboard by the look of it and would not fit anybody comfortably.

Most of the time fancy dress hats, novelty or tourist hats can be decent and while not robust fit the bill and can be worn.

This hat, however, is a lesson learned. 

Will end up in the bin soon as it's taking up space.

Cordoba

This Spanish Cordoba is a cheap tourist quality hat and does not represent the real thing very well. the real hats don't have tassels around the brim. 

The Cordova Hat is basically wide flat-brimmed hat with the flat crown about 10 cm tall

The hat originated in Còrdoba Spain and the traditional colour is black.

Wide-brimmed hats make sense in sunny countries as they help provide shade

The hat was seen in painting from the 17th Century so dates back at least that far.

These hats are mostly nowadays worn by flamenco dancers, tourists and Zorro. 

Bourrelet

This is Bourrelet, is basically a ring of stuffed fabric

The name bourrelet is probably derived from the French language word bourrer meaning to stuff or to pad

The name describes a type of headwear worn in 15th-century Europe, even if these pictures are of a more Arabic look.

The hat can be made by either stuffing a tube of fabric or just a roll of fabric, sometimes even a ring of platted fabric.

The Bourrelet can be used on its own as the hat in this picture, which is worn with blue scarf held in place by bourrelet or can form part of the brim of another hat such as a chaperon  

The bourrelet can be worn by both men and women, in women, it formed the base of many elaborate headdress.

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.