All Things Hats – Types, Styles, Materials, History, Uses, Trivia : Hat Guide

Cowboy Hat

Legendary hat from North America The Cowboy Hat is a high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat and the [...]

Pileus

A Pileus, Pilleus or Pilleum in Latin, is a brimless, felt cap worn in Ancient [...]

Black Cap

The Black Cap is a square of black cloth worn by a judge when passing [...]

Peaked Cap

A Peaked Cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces and [...]

Fulani Hat

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Bush Hat

Stiff brimmed soft hat A bush hat is a form of wide-brim hat commonly used [...]

Jester Hat

A funny looking hat! A Jester Hat also known as a joker hat, fool’s cap, [...]

Kasa

One of many traditional Japanese woven hats made from straw or similar. These include Amigasa, [...]

Casquette

A traditional peaked cotton cap worn by racing cyclists. [...]

Tuque

A Tuque is a knitted cap, originally of wool designed to provide warmth in winter. [...]

Skullcap

A Skullcap, Kippah, Yarmulke or Koppel is a brimless cap, usually made of cloth. [...]

Czapka

Originally a 19th-century Polish cavalry headgear, consisting of a high, four-pointed cap with regimental insignia [...]

Rogatywka

A Rogatywka is the generic Polish name for a four-pointed, asymmetrical cap historically worn by [...]

Fedora

A Fedora is a men's felt hat creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched on [...]

Tarp Hat

Tarp Hats are upcycled hats made from recycled truck tarpaulins and made in to several [...]

Cordobés

Traditional hat from Córdoba The Sombrero Cordobés is a traditional hat made in Córdoba, Spain [...]

Beaver Hat

A Beaver Hat is a hat made from felted beaver fur, a soft yet resilient [...]

Maciejówka

Maciejówka is a cap type of headgear popular in late 19th and early 20th century [...]

Bucket Hat

Soft cotton casual hat A bucket hat also known as the fishing hat, is a [...]

Scrum Cap

Protective headgear for rugby players The Scrum Cap is headgear used by rugby players to [...]

Resistol Hats

Resistol with sister company Stetson, operat under Hatco, Inc. in Garland, Texas. The combined factories [...]

Nightcap

A bedtime favourite A Nightcap is a warm cloth cap worn in bed with a [...]

Barmah Hats

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Bailey Hat Company

Hats for Hollywood stars and the West In 1922 George Bailey founded the Bailey Hat Company [...]

Hard Hat

Protective hat for work A hard hat is a type of helmet used in workplace [...]

Bowler

Also known as a Coke Hat, Derby, Billycock or Bombin, is a hard felt hat [...]

Coif

Close fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head. Coifs were worn [...]

Dutch Cap

Also know as the Dutch Bonnet is a style of woman's hat associated with traditional [...]

Cap of Maintenance

A Cap of Maintenance is a ceremonial cap of crimson velvet lined with ermine, worn [...]

Christy’s Hats

Traditional English hat maker Miller Christy founder of the Christy’s Hats set up his first [...]

Football Cap

Football Caps are caps awarded for every international football match played. [...]

Budenovka

Distinctive type of hat which became an archetypal part of the Communist military uniforms of [...]

Pickelhaube

The Pickelhaube helmet is a spiked helmet that was worn in the 19th and 20th [...]

Campaign Hat

A Campaign Hat is a broad-brimmed felt or straw hat, with a high crown, pinched [...]

Zucchetto

The Zucchetto, Italian for 'small gourd', also known as pileolus in Latin, is a small [...]

Ushanka

Flapped hat from Russia A Ushanka, translates as literally ‘ear hat’, is a Russian fur [...]

Welcome to the Hat Guide

Welcome to the Hat Guide where we gather together diverse information about hats. The Hat Guide aims to be both educational and fun too. By following @HatGuide on Instagram you are bound to learn a few things about hats and history.

So, what is a hat? Sounds simple enough, but let’s define it – a hat is any type of head covering. It may be worn for protection against the elements, for ceremonial or religious reasons, for safety, or as a fashion accessory. In the past, hats were an indicator of social status. In the military, they may denote nationality, branch of service, rank and/or regiment.

We hope you enjoy browsing and finding out more about hats.