QUAKEHAT(17c.)Men’shighquality,broadbrimmedhatoffeltorbeaver,worncockerorrolled.Colorsweregrayorbrown.
QUAKERBONNET-Quakerwomenworeveryhighquality,simplifiedversionsoftheprevailingfashion.Blackhoodreplacedbythebeaverhatof18c.,thenthePOKEBONNETin19c.,inwhichthecrownwasgatherednotpleated.
RANELAGHMOB(18c.)Aformofmobcapadaptedfromthestylewornbymarketwomen.
RETICULATEDHEADDRESS(14c.,15c.)Styleconsistingofbraidedcoilsofhairwornovereachear,coveredwithCAULSornetsoffinegoldorsilverwirestrungwithjewelsorpearls.LateraCRESPINEorbandwasadded.Manyformsevolved,basedonthepositionofthebraidsorbuns.
ROBINHOODHAT(12c.)TheEnglishheroandoutlaw,RobinHood,wasportrayedwearingtheconicalhoodwithselfbrimthatwasturnedupatthebackandworndowntoapointinfront.Hatwastrimmedwithalongquill.
ROUGHRIDERHAT-KhakifeltsoldierhatofSpanishAmericanWarof1898-99.Crownwascreasedandbrimwascockedononeside.NamedafterColonelTheodoreRoosevelt’stroopofRoughRiders.
ROUNDLET(14c.,15c.)Stuffedrollofvelvet,wornturbanfashionoveraclosefittingcapthatcoveredallthehair.
RUEBBENSorREMBRANDTHAT(17c.)Largefelthatdecoratedwithfeathersorflowers.Hatmadefashionablefromportraitsoftheperiod.SelfportraitbyRubenswithIsabellaBrantisanexampleofDutchcostume,Isabellawearsamannishhatofstrawoveralacecap.
SAILOR-Flat-crowned,straightbrimmedhat,usuallymadeofstraw.Grosgrainheadbandtrimmedwithflatbowattheside.AlsoBOATER,SENNIT.
SHAKO(shako)Flat-topped,rigid,cylindricalmilitarydresshatwithavisorandtassels,plumesorpompoms.Originallyoffur,laterofleather.AlsoTARBUCKET.
SHERHERDESS(18c.)Shallowcrownedhatwithwidebrimthatdipsinfrontandback.Madeoffinestraw(Leghorn).AlsoCHURCHILLS,GYPSY.
SILKHAT(18c.,19c.)Blackhatofsilkplush,withahigh,cylindricalshapedcrownandastiffrollededgebrim.Asthebeaversupplydecreased,theSILKERbecamepopular.AlsoOPERAHAT,TOPPER,GIBUS.
SKULLCAP-Closefittingcap,wornonthebackofthehead.BEANIE(American),CALOTTE(French),YARMULKES(MaleJew).
SLOUCHCAP-Softfelthatwithbroadflexiblebriminvariousshapings.AlsoCIVILWAROFFICER’SHAT,HUNGARIANHAT,(madepopular,1853,LouisKossuth)GARBO,FEDORA.
SNAPBRIM-Brimturnsdowninfrontandupinback.Madoffelt,straw,orfabric.Worntiltedslightlyovertherighteye.
SNOOD-InMedievaltimes,thesupportthatholdsorcoversthehairwascalledaCAUL.In19c.,thesupportwascalledanet,sometimesSNOOD,andconsistedofanet-likebagatthebackoftheheadthatheldthehairorwig.In1930,Schiaparellidesignedasmallfurtoquetowhichachenillenetwasattachedinbacktoholdthehair(SNOOD).
SOMBRERO(sombrayro)Spanishwordmeaninghat.Thehighcrownkeepstheheadcoolandthebroadbrimprotectsthewearerfromthesunorrain.Thepeon’ssombreroismadofstraw,thegentleman’soffelt.AlsoCOWBOYHAT,TEN-GALLONHAT,AMERICANSTETSON(1870).
SOUTHWESTER(souweeter)Originallywaterproofhatofoiledcanvas.ThenrubberizesbytheMackintoshprocess.Nowthehatisusuallyplasticcoated.Originallywornbysailorsasprotectionagainsttheweather.Thebrimisbroaderinbacktoprotecttheneckinstormyweather.
SPANISTOQUE(Mid16c.)Thecrownoftheberettookonheightwhenwornoverawiredframe.Thebrimwasnarrowandthehathadajeweledbandandfeathers.
STATUECAP-Astatue,passedinEnglandin1571,toencouragethewoolworkers,madewearingthiscapcompulsoryforthe
STOCKINGCAP-Knitcapwithlongtaperingend(liripipr),usuallyfinishedwithapompomortassel.
STOVEPIPEHAT(Late18c.)Hatoffelt,nappedwithbeaver,withtallroundedcrown,androlledsmallbrim.Evolvedintohighsilkhat.
SUGARLOAF(14c.,15c.)Tallhatwithcurvedcrownthatresemblestheloafshapeintowhichrefinedsugarwasmade.
SUNBONNET-Abonnetforwomenandgirlsthathasalargestiffbrimandaflapatthebackforprotectionfromthesun.
TAJ-PersianandArabicforcrown.Abrimless,tall,coneshapedcapofdistinction.
TAMO’SHANTER-AvariationoftheScottishbonnetnamedafteracharacterinthepoembyRobertBurns.Capwasmadeofheavybrushedwoolwithacentertassel.
TANAGRA-StrawhatwithatallconicalcrownfromIvc.,IIIc.,B.C.Greece.ExamplefromterracottastatuetteofawomanfromBoeotiontownofTanagra.AlsoPETASOS,THOLIA.
TARBOOSH-Arabicforcap.Brimlessfeltorclothskullcap,wornbybothmenandwomenoftheMohammedanfaith.Usually,red,sometimeshasascarfdrapedarounditorcoveredwithaveil.LargerthanaFEZ.
TASHASHIT(berber)SeeCHECHIA.
THERESE(Late16c.)Largehoodofgauzeoveraframeofwireorwhalebone.AlsoCALASH.
TIARA(teeara)Greekorigin,crown.Woman’scrown-likeheaddressofjewels.AlsoancientPersian,Assyrianheadcovering
TOONGABBIE(1960)Awashabletowelinghat,madofcottonterrycloth.
TOPHAT-Wornforformaloccasionswithtailcoat.Tallcylindricalcrowninvariousheights.Late19c.,changedfrombeavertosilkhat.AlsoTOPPER,SILKER.
TOPEE,TOPI-Hindu,hatworninIndiaandothertropicalcountriesasprotectionfromthesun.SeePITHHELMET.
TOQUE(toke)smallbrimlesshatorcapfullcrownanddrapedofdecoratedwithpuffs,lace.Canbedecoratedwithfeathersorveiling.Formerlya16c.smallhat,fullcrown,feather.Someversionshaveasmallbrim.QueenMaryofEngland(20c.)favoredthisstyle.AttheinaugurationofPresidentReaganin1981,NancyReaganworeared,braidedtoquethatmatchedhercoat.
TOREADORHAT-Bicorneshape,setcrosswiseonthehead.
TRICORNE-Threecorneredhatwithupturnedwidebrim.AstheCavalierhatgrewlargerandthebrimbegantodroop,fashionledto"cocking"thebrimupononeside.Lasthalfof17c.,thehatwascockedonthreesides,thusbecomingtheTRICORNE.
TRUNCATEDTIARA-AncientBabylonianandAssyrianhatofwoolorfeltwithshortlappets.
TUDORBERET,RENAISSANCEBERET-From1539paintingofHenryVIIIportraitbyHolbein.Hatofvelvetwithjewelandfeather.
TUQUE(tuke)Winterknittedhat,taperedandclosedatbothend.Wornwithoneendtuckedintotheother.SeenatCanadianwintersportingevents.
TURBAN-AncientOrientalheaddress,consistingoflongpiecesofclothrolledandformedoveracap.Periodicallythefashionisrevivedinvariousforms,especiallywhenEuropeancultureisexposedtotheOrient.TheMoorsinSpain,thereturningCrusadersin11-13c.,thecaptureofConstantinoplein1453,allbroughtEasterninfluenceincostumeandhairstyles.TheNapoleniccampaigninEgyptbroughtthisinfluencetoEurope(Empirefashion)inearly19c.Theillustrationisofan1931FrenchturbanexecutedbyMr.Alexander.Early20c.,fashionwasinfluencedbyPaulPoiret’sfascinationwithcostumesandfabricsofEasternstyles.Throughoutthe20c.,variousstylesoftheturbanhavebeenpresented.
TUTULUS-Etruscan(700-300B.C.)Braidedhairstyleofwomenevolvedintoconicalshapedcap,aswornbypeasantsandsoldiers.