GlossaryofHatG
GABLEORDIAMONDSHAPEDHOOD(16c.)Hoodwithbackcurtainlong.Frontlappetsdownoneithersideorpinnedup.Laterversionsshowedbackcurtaindividedandpinnedup.StyleassociatedwiththereignofHenryVIII,asportrayedbycourtpaint,Holbein.AlsoPEDIMENTALHOOD.
GAINSBOROUGHorMARLBOROUGH(18c.)ThesetwoEnglishportraitpaintersinfluencedfemininefashion.Hathadalowcrownandwidebrimthatturnedupatoneside,trimmedwithplumesandtaffetaorvelvetribbon.Designedtocoverelaborateheaddress.
GARIBALDIPILLBOX(1860’s)Thebraidscrolledpillbox,inspiredbythetriumphsoftheItalianliberator,Garibaldi,wasadoptedbyfashionablewomeninLondon.
GAUCHO(gowcho)Hatwithwidetiltedbrimanchoredwithcordthattiedunderthechin.WornbySouthAmericangauchos.
GIBSONGIRL(1890’s)SailorhatstyleshowninillustrationsbyAmericanartist,CharlesDanaGibson.
GIBUS(jybus)Man’scollapsiblesilkoperahat.Patentedin1837byFrenchinventor,Gibus.
GLENGARRYBONNET-Bluewoolencapcreasedthroughthecrown,liketoday’soverseascap.Appearedin1805inGlengarry,Invernesshire,Scotland.Caphasstiffsidesandboundedges,finishedwithshortribbonshanginginback.GOBCAP-White
GORGET(gorjit)(14c.,15c.)Drapedlinenorsilkcloth,coveringneckandpinnedtothehairplaitsorchinstrap.Alsotuckedintonecklineofgrown.AlsoGUIMP.
GlossaryofHatH
HALFHAT-Anysmallhatthatcoverspartofcrownarea.
HAVELOCK-Protectivematerialthatcoverstheneckandisattachedtobackofcap.(SirHenryHavelock,1857)
HEAD(1770’s)MonstroushairandhaircoveringstyleswornduringreignofQueenMarieAntoinette.
HEADRAIL(10c.,11c.)(Britain)Woman’sheaddress,consistingofdraperywrappedoverthehead,aroundtheneck,andcrossedovertheshoulder.
HEARTSHAPEDHEADDRESS(15c.)TheCAULSdevelopedintowidehornedheaddresses.Intimethehornedformationsgraduallyrosefromahorizontalpositiontoaverticalposition.Thiscreatedaheartshapedeffect.
HENNIN(15c.)Termlaterappliedderisivelytoallhugeheadcoverings.TheOrientaltiaraheaddressfromtheendofwhichfloatedalightveil.Long,usuallypointedheaddressbroughttoEuropebytheCrusaders.AlsoLITTLEHENNIN,STEEPLEHEADDRESS(tall)BUTTERFLY.
HOMBURG(homburg)FromhatmanufacturedatBadHomburg,Germany.Soft,elegant,felthatwithtapered,creasedcrownandrolledbrimthathadaboundedge.BritishversionmadepopularbythePrinceofWales,laterEdwardVIIofEnglandfrom1901to1910,whowenttoGermanyforthespa.Popularityofthehatrevivedinthe1930’sthe1940’sandthe1950’s.WornbyBritishPrimeMinister,AnthonyEden.DwightD.EisenhowerworeitforhisinaugurationasPresidentoftheUnitedStatesin1953.
HOOD-Atfirsthoodswerefashionedfromaconedshapedpieceoffabricwiththefaceholecutout.Medievalhoodswereattachedtoshortcapes.
HOOD(20c.)Nylon,cotton,insulatedwithgoosedown.Zipperedfrontandtunneleddrawcordgiveswindtightfittohood.
HORNEDHEADDRESS(late14c.,15c.)CAULSextendedtogreatwidths.Theyweresupportedwithpaddedwires,anddrapedwithveilsthatcreatedahornedeffect.
HUKE(Renaissance)Hoodedmantlecoveringtheheadandbody.From11c.,blackclotheofMoorishdesign.AppearedinEurope(16c.,17c.)inNetherlands,Flanders,GermanySpain.AlsoHEUKE,HUIKHAIKWornbyArabs,Moors,Mohammedansasanoutergarmentforcenturies.
GlossaryofHatJ
JULIETCAP(Renaissance)Meshcapdecoratedwithjewelsorpearls.ACALOTTE,takesitsnamefromcapwornbyJulietinShakespeare’stragedy,"RomeoandJuliet."Originalstorywaspublishedin1476inNaples.
GlossaryofHatK
KAFFIYEH,KEFFIYED(ArabianandBedouin)TheheaddressscarfthatisheldinplacebytheAGAL.
KAMELAUKION(kamelawkion)(Ancient)Tall,cone-shapedcapoffeltorfurformerlywornbyreligiousofvariousMohammedansects.AlsoTAJ.
KATEGREENAWAYCAP-FromillustrationsinbookswrittenbyKateGreenaway(1846-1901).Childrenshownin1stEmpirestyleclothes.AlsoMOB
KEPI(kepI)CopyofGermanKOPPI,KEPI.ArmycapadoptedbyFrenchtroopsinAlgiers.Capwithflat-toppedcrownandstiffhorizontalvisor.
KLAFT,KHAT(Copticforhood)AncientEgyptianstripedlinedheaddress.
KRIZIA-Lacqueredwovenstrawhat.Roundcrownwithrolledbrim.(1979).AlsoWEDDINGRING.
KULAH(Persian)Pointedskullcap.AncientOriental,high,cylindricalcapoflambskinorfelt.
KYRBASIA(AncientBASHLYK)PersianorMediancapoffelt,round,withflapswhichcouldbefastenedunderchin,orwithnoflapsandahangingcord.