Hats Collectible Guide

Hats for men and hats for women as well as hats worn by both sexes are very popular and very collectible. Purveyors of men's hats are called hatters while  purveyors of women's hats are called milliners.
HAT TYPES Akubra hats Bearskin hats Beaver hats Beret hats Crown hats Bicorne hats Boater hats Bowler hats Derby hats Bucket hats Busby hats Fascinator hats Cloche hats Cowboy hats Safari hats Deerstalker hats Fedora hats Fez hats Gatsby hats Hard hats Homburg hats Mortarboard hats Porkpie hats Panama hats Shtreimel hats Slouch hats Snood hats Sombrero hats Top hats Stovepipe hats Trilby hats Tricorne hats Tudor hats Tuque hats Ushanka hats HAT MADE OF Leather Cow Hide Felt Kangaroo Cotton Canvas Foldable Crushable Squashable Waterproof ALSO SEE Hat Pins Other Clothing	Most Popular Men's Hats Capotain - Early 17th Century, originally came from Spain. It was a tall hat, with a medium brim and tapered crown. Made from felt. Most popular colour was black. Sugar Loaf - Mid 17th Century - High Crown, stiff brim, it became associated with the dress worn by the Puritans. The Tricorne Hat (Three cornered hat) - 18th Century. Bicorne Hat - Late 18th Century - Most popular amongst artists and intellectuals. Top Hat - Mid 19th Century Coke Hat - Mid 19th Century - synonymous with bowler hat. Panamas and soft hats - became popular head attire from the mid 1800s. With styles such as the pork pie in both felt and straw and the helmet in straw being introduced in the mid-late 1800s.

Hat sizes

Hat size is determined by measuring the circumference of a person's head about 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) above the ears and dividing by pi. In the UK, an equivalent hat size is an eighth of an inch smaller than in the US.[citation needed] Inches or centimeters may be used depending on the manufacturer. Felt hats can be stretched for a custom fit. Cheaper hats come in standard sizes, such as small, medium, large. Some hats, like hat caps, are adjustable.

Parts of a hat

A hat consists of five main parts:

Crown – the portion of a hat covering the top of the head.
Brim – a projection of stiff material from the bottom of the hat's crown horizontally all around the circumference of the hat.
Peak – a stiff projection at the front, to shade or shield the eyes from sun and rain.
Sweatband – a ribbon or band that runs around the bottom edge of the hat. The sweatband may be adjustable with a cord at the top.
Hatband – a leather strip, ribbon, or string on the outside of the hat, at the intersection of the crown and brim, usually decorative.

Hat styles

• Akubra Australian hat with similarities to fedoras and cowboy hats
• hat cap A type of soft cap with a long, stiffened and curved peak
• Bearskin The tall, fur, full dress uniform hat of the Brigade of Guards designed to protect the footguards against sword-cuts, commonly seen at Buckingham Palace
•  Beaver hat Hats made of felted beaver fur
•  Beret Soft round cap, usually of wool felt, with a flat crown, worn by both men and women and traditionally associated with France. Also used in the military.
•  Bicorne Military hat with upturned corners
•  Boater Flat-brimmed and flat-topped straw hat, formally worn by seamen, and now mostly at summer regattas or garden parties, often with a ribbon in club or college colours
•  Bowler / Derby A hard felt hat with a rounded crown created in 1850 by Lock's of St James's, the hatters to Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, for his servants. Sometimes known as a derby hat
• Bucket hat A soft cotton hat with a wide, downwards sloping brim
• Busby A small fur military hat
• Fascinator A small hat commonly made with feathers, flowers and/or beads. It attaches to the hair by a comb, headband or clip.
• Cloche hat Popular bell-shaped ladies hat of the 1920s
• Cowboy Rugged, utilitarian hats made of felt or straw featuring wide brims (four inches or more) to protect against rain and sun. Common styles include a safari style brim (with the brim turned down in the front and back) or a brim sharply curved up on either side.
• Deerstalker Warm close-fitting tweed cap designed for hunting in the wet and windy Scottish climate, with brims in front and behind, and ear flaps which can be tied together either over the crown or under the chin; anachronistically associated with Sherlock Holmes.
• Fedora A soft felt hat with a lengthwise crease
• Fez Red felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone
• Flat cap A soft, round men's cap with a small brim in front
• Gatsby A soft brimmed hat popular in New York after the turn of the century made from eight quarter panels. Also known as a newsboy cap
• Hard hat A helmet predominantly used in workplace environments, such as construction sites, to protect the head from injury by falling objects, debris and bad weather.
• Homburg German designed hat
• Kippah or Yarmulke A small close-fitting skullcap worn by religious Jews
• Mortarboard Flat, square hat with a tassel worn at school graduation ceremonies
• Porkpie Circular, flat topped hat
• Panama Straw hat made in Ecuador
• Santa Hat A floppy pointed red hat trimmed in white fur traditionally associated with Christmas
• Shtreimel A fur hat worn by married Haredi Jewish men
• Slouch Generic term covering wide-brimmed felt-crowned hats like those worn by the military and ranchers
• Snood A close-fitting net that gathers up the back of a woman's hair
• Sombrero A Mexican hat with an unusually wide brim and conical crown
• Top hat A tall, flat-crowned, cylindrical hat worn by men in the 19th and early 20th centuries, now worn only with morning dress or evening dress. Also known as a stovepipe hat.
• Trilby A soft felt men's hat with a narrow brim and a deeply indented crown
• Tricorne A soft hat with a broad brim, pinned up on either side of the head and at the back, producing a triangular shape
• Tudor bonnet A soft round black academic cap, with a tassel hanging from a cord attached to the centre of the top of the hat
• Tuque A knitted hat worn in winter usually made from wool or acrylic. Also known as a ski cap or a beanie.
• Ushanka Russian fur hat with fold down ear flaps

Hat Web Resources

• http://www.hatsuk.com/
• http://www.thehatsite.com/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat
• http://www.hatsontop.com/

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