HAT

A hat is a head covering. They come in many sizes and shapes. It may be worn for protection against the elements, for religious reasons, for safety, or as a fashion accessory.[1] In the past, hats were an indicator of social status.[2] In the military, hats may denote rank and regiment.[3]

HAT STYLE

Baseball 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

Beanie
A modified baseball cap topped with a propeller

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, also known as a cocked hat

Boater
Flat-brimmed and flat-topped straw hat, formerly worn by seamen, and now mostly at summer regattas or garden parties, often with a ribbon in club or college colors.

Boonie hat
A soft cotton wide-brim hat commonly used by militaries. Similar to a bucket hat.

Boss of the plains
A lightweight all-weather hat designed by John B. Stetson for the demands of the American west

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

Casquette
A small-peaked cap often worn by cyclists

Caubeen
Irish military hat, traditionally green with insignia

Chullo
Peruvian or Bolivian hat with ear-flaps made from vicuña, alpaca, llama or sheep's wool. [9]

Chupalla
Straw hat made in Chile

Cloche hat
Popular bell-shaped ladies hat of the 1920s


Cowboy hat
High-crowned, wide-brimmed hat, with a sweatband on the inside, and a decorative hat band on the outside. Customized by creasing the crown and rolling the brim. [10]

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; associated with Sherlock Holmes.

Dunce cap
A hat that was used as a punishment-humiliation hat in school during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is shaped like a cone and often has a big capital 'D' inscribed on the front.

Fascinator
A small hat commonly made with feathers, flowers and/or beads. It attaches to the hair by a comb, headband or clip.


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.
Hatkin
A hat with additional fabric that covers the neck.

Sami hat
Also known as a "Four Winds" hat, traditional men's hat of the Sami people

Santa Hat
A floppy pointed red hat trimmed in white fur traditionally associated with Christmas

Slouch
Generic term covering wide-brimmed felt-crowned hats like those worn by the military and ranchers

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