Monks Cowl

A Monks Cowl, in this case, the cowl is separate from the robe, they can be one garment.

 Cowl or Hood.  What's the difference between a Hood and a Cowl well not much really

There seem to be many definitions and the garment changes they refer to also change over time, these are my definitions.

A cowl is a hood that is generally worn by monks, it can be attached to a garment such as a robe and can be pulled forward to cover the face.

A hood is a soft covering for the whole head with a hole for the face and neck and is usually part of another garment such as a coat or cloak, but can also be a separate  garment all on its own

So if you read the description the only real difference is perhaps a cowl is worn by monks, but otherwise, it's the same garment.

Grey Woolen Hood

 Hoods or garments with hoods date back to at least the early medieval period. 

The word “hood” seems to come from the Anglo-Saxon word “höd,” which has the same source as the word “hat.” 

This hood should have been ironed before being photographed as it was crushed up in the bottom of a kit bag, I think the photos were taken 2015.

Green Hood

This hood was on its way from a friend to a car boot, but I decided to intercept it and put it to use in our crew kit.

A basic cotton hood with a long Lirpipe i,e the tail of hood seen from the back.

The Liripipe was popular in the late medieval period and could be wrapped around the neck like a scarf, however, most were a purely decorative element.

This hood also has a large mantle, this is the part covering the shoulders, this mantle comes down the well below the chest.

Another feature of this hood is the drawstring around the opening for the face, as far as I'm aware this is not a medieval feature, but certainly a useful one.

Fake Fur Beanie

 This is a faux fur-trimmed knitted beanie.

With a very wide band of fur the hat is also lined with fleece, this makes it an excellent hat for cold winter weather or since it's snowing again, today's lovely spring weather.

It includes fake fur pompom dangly things which hang from strips of leather, these are purely decorative and serve no purpose other than to entertain cats.

The hat was purchased from my favourite trader Chows Emporium, I recommend all her products, never been let down by quality or service.

I think the pompoms match my beard.

Red Nightcap

This is the red version of the Libriarians Hat I posted a few years ago, an elasticated nightcap style hat

This one in my opinion feels a bit more Asian, probably the colours

While nightcap in style its not a cap I would to bed, the fabric is not soft or insulating and the headband would not be comfortable overnight, one to wear to for LRP only.

Basic Hatomy

 This post shows you the basic terms for parts of a hat or hat anatomy.

More detailed or specialist hatomy to follow.  

Star Wars Cap

This hat is designed to look like a Star Wars Imperial officers cap. 

Described as a police officers cap possible to get around copyright or maybe star wars stole the caps from the police service that use them.

Imperial officers of the Galactic Republic were the cannon fodder of Darth Vader, they only lasted a short while before being demoted by light sabre or other deadly means.

I don't have an Imperial officers uniform to go with it so I'm just wearing an oriental jacket with a high collar which is about as close as I can get.

The hat was cheap and one size fits all, so a size too big for my head.

Panama Hat

 This particular Fedora due to its lightness both in weight and colour plus open its weave should be more accurately called a Panama Hat. 

This particular Panama is made of hessian I think and probably stiffened with some sort of starch paste or glue but since purchased second hand and not detailed on any sort of label its really a guess

The loose weave and holes in the crown and make this a cooling hat for humid summers, designed to protect against the sun rather than other elements such as rain or wind.

The original Panama hats date back as far as 16th Century and originate in Ecuador where they were made from plated palm leaves. The traditional Ecuadorian toquilla hat is protected by its heritage status.

Never made in Panama the hat gots name mainly due to president Theodore Roosevelt's wearing one on his trip to oversee the construction of the Panama Canal. 

Purchase for £8 including carriage off an auction site called clutter buys.