Some Hats of the Past


Greek Petasos about 400 B.C.	German Headdress and Cap about A.D. 1200	Persian Turban about 1400	European Hennin 1400's most often worn by women of nobility; word "hennin" also used as a term of derision towards noble women	European Beret about 1500

	European Cavalier Hat 1600's "Musketeers Hat;" the right side of the brim was often pinned up to the crown so that the sword arm could move freely above the shoulder	European Tricorne Hat 1700's "Military Officers' Hat;" so named because the brim was folded upwards into a triangular shape	English Gainsborough Hat late 1700's named for English painter Thomas Gainsborough

	American Poke Bonnet 1800's	American Top Hat 1800's	French Cloche Hat 1920's "Flapper Girl Hat"