Wednesday 8 September 2021

Ninja Hood

 I call this a Ninja hood, but not sure what it really is or where it came from, I think it's actually a Halloween horror mask.

The hood has a mesh net sewn in over the face and the rim around the mesh put the rest of your face in shadow.

Which is easy to see out of but hides the identity of the face behind it.


Not only that the black hood with the mesh darkening your face make you invisible in the dark when combined with other black clothing.


So ideal for raiding an oriental castle on a moonless night.



Wednesday 1 September 2021

Hairhat

 This is a third wig, third hat, third headband.


I suppose for the balding gentleman its the ideal hat for imitating an 80s tennis player.


Pointed out to me by a work colleague I just had to have one and they come in several colours so you can match your hair colour, this colour turned out to be a good match.


I think this hat makes me look several days younger and intend to wear it to embarrass myself whenever I can.


Even the cat is not impressed.


Described as wig hat, they come nice and cheap all the way from China

Saturday 28 August 2021

Börk hat

Börk is a type of Turkish man's cap or headdress


Shaped similar to a beanie hat or acorn hat it's usually made of several sections sewn together


Traditionally made of animal hide, leather fur



Börk was traditionally worn by Turkmen tribes living in Iran and Anatolia, Seljuk, and also Ottoman armies.


The hat was advertised as Ottoman Turkish Kayi Bork Authentic Hat Dirillis Ertugrul othamn Fur Alp cap



Saturday 21 August 2021

Hood with Buckles

There seems a theme with fantasy hoods to have them open at the front when they should just be items that pull over your head.


This can only be for aesthetics, it gives the maker a place to add extra decoration and make it a more desirable item. In this case 2 buckles.



Saturday 14 August 2021

Less Distressed Cap

This baseball cap is a lot less distressed than the last one


This hat was sprayed with carpet glue and then rolled around in anything that might stick to it.


Looking at it now, it needs a lot more work, it still looks like a new hat that's got a bit mucky


White spray paint to seams and edges places that might wear and fade and then some sanding I think.




Saturday 7 August 2021

Distressed Baseball Cap

 This is basic blue baseball cap purchased for £3 pounds 

I then distressed to make it look well used for a post-apocalypse environment



Now there are lots of online videos teaching you how to distress items, from dragging behind cars to burying in the mud for 6 months.




But the easiest and quickest way is a mixture of spray paint and coarse sandpaper.


and then just rub in the dirt, possible while the paint is still wet.



Saturday 31 July 2021

Dancing Pallbearers Hat

 This hat or rather the dancing pallbearers that wear it gained fame after BBC news feature 

According to Wikipedia the pallbearers who are from Ghana are locally referred to as the 'Nana Otafrija Pallbearing and Waiting Service.


The black hat is a typical foldable military field cap in its shape


I have no idea if this hat has an origin outside its fame as a hat worn by the dancing pallbearers, but I can only find it against cosplay adverts



This hat came to me via a friend who knows I collect hats and was enjoying the pallbearer memes on youtube.





Saturday 24 July 2021

Yellow Snood

This is about a basic snood as you can make. 

Used for a group post-apocalypse extremist lrp characters

The snood in this case is a rectangle of fabric joint at the short edge, raw edges have been left.


Snoods are often forgotten useful article of clothing you can wear as scarf, hood, they can tidy up the edge of many costumes