Hatman Comic Cover

 

Aladdin Headgear

So this hat was described as Aladdin or Genie Theatrical Fancy Dress Hat, I think that's about right.

Although it also for me feels like it would suit Indian cultural headwear as well

Made by covering a foam sponge substructure in fabrics and beads, it feels light as a feather.

A good fancy dress hat, however, I don't think very tough so not sure how good it will be where it will be worn multiple time such in theatrical use.

 

I'm a Viking

This fur-trimmed sheepskin hat is destined for some dark age reenactment.

Used by many a Norseman to keep their heads warm

Made of 6 panels of sheepskin sewed together and then trimmed with some darker artificial fur

This is one of those hats that ended up in crew kit from an unknown source.

2 Sided Tricorn

This tricorn is 3 pointed but only has 2 of sides folded up

A nice black felt basic tricorn fit for anyone from the end of 17th but mainly 18th Century

Tricorn is actually a more modern name for the hat established in the mid 19th Century, in the 18th Century they were more often called cocked hats or 3 cornered hats or maybe just hats

 The tricorn is always worn with one of the corners pointing forward, although musket men did shift the point over one eye to help with firing their guns.

Shiny Fez

This shiny hat I want to call a fez, but its some fantasy concoction

Possibly was originally made for something theatrical I suspect or maybe a particular Larp encounter it will remain a mystery as it was purchased from a 2nd hand stall at a Larp Fayre, with no labels or any clues

Cost me a £1 and I will find a use for it.

Constructed from lots of soft fabrics, glue and a bit of stitching, it has no real rigidity like a real fez.

Stripey Cap

Stripey flat cap, because it a cap with stripey fabric, what more can I say

Many of these photographs prove I can use my finger to point. clever eh :)

Capotain

The Capotain (Copotain/Capatain) is tall wide-brimmed hat worn during the late 16th and 17th centuries

The hat is associated with Puritans and English Civil War

The hat is also with Pilgrim that settled in the Plymouth colony America in 1620, hence its often also called a Pilgrims Hat

The hat is also worn by witchfinders and had a buckle on the front of the crown, but both of these are images created in 19th Century fiction probably untrue. 

Slitted cap

This Tudor shape flat cap is made from one piece of felt

 

The crown is slitted around the edge to give it a distinctive look.

This is hat is part of our groups larp kit and has been around for donkey's years (donkey years = an unspecified long time) and worn by many people.

Recently patched with a bit of felt and glue wear one of split hat torn through.