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hat shapes for men, like the Ruben hat with feathers, which was also called the floppy or CAVALIER HAT . Women wore caps or simple scarves.
In the Middle Ages, simple straw hats, mainly for work in the fields, became popular. Men liked to wear a CHAPERON , while women were content with a turban and veil.
Not satisfied with the bulky, broad-brimmed hats of the time, Baroque gentleman, who held themselves in high esteem, topped their heads with a protective wig and then decorated it with a so-called TRICORN . Wealthy women of that time balanced large, elaborate feathered hats on their heads. The simple ones put on a bonnet.
In the early Renaissance, women again wore hats such as a SELLA , which is a less conspicuous version of a hennin. It is essentially a BONNET in the shape of a pointed or blunt cone from which a veil hung down. BERETS in various shapes came into fashion, which increasingly defined both sexes from the 16th century onwards. Even the Thirty Years' War created new
Over the years, the tricorn hat changed into a BICORN (Napoleon Bonaparte) and the gentlemen, after wearing a beaver fur hat, adopted the TOP HAT . At the beginning of Th p e o T the 19th century, women adorned themselves with lace
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Hats were not common among the Romans, except for the helmets in which they conquered Europe. The hat even had a special meaning, as a symbol of freedom. Slaves never wore one. Particularly during the Imperial period, Roman women had their hair done so elaborately that a hat would only have served as a nuisance.
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