The Many Styles of Hats
Baseball Cap… A type of soft cap with a long, stiffened and curved peak. A baseball cap is a popular casual hat worn by people of all ages.
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.
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.
Bowler Hat… A hard felt hat with a rounded crown created in 1850. Also known as a "derby" in the United States.
Bucket Hat… A soft cotton hat with a wide, downwards-sloping brim. Bucket hats are popular among men & women as a casual hat that offers sun protection.
Cloche Hat… Popular bell-shaped ladies hat of the 1920s, usually made of felt. The cloche hat has become fashionable again in recent years.
Cowboy Hat… High-crowned, wide-brimmed hat, with a sweatband on the inside, and a decorative hat band on the outside. Often customized by creasing the crown & rolling the brim. The cowboy hat is both a fashionable and functional hat. Many men and women wear cowboy or western hats on a regular basis.
Fascinator… A small hat placed angled on the side of the head, commonly made with feathers, flowers and/or beads. It attaches to the hair by a comb, headband or clip.
Fedora… A soft felt or straw hat with a lengthwise crease. These stylish hats are a popular choice for both men & women.
Mother of the Bride or Church Lady Hat… A large yet lightweight lady's hat with a wide-brim worn regularly in pre-Victorian era Britain, and now mostly at church, garden parties and weddings.
Newsboy Cap… A soft brimmed hat, popular in New York after the turn of the century made from eight quarter panels, also known as Gatsby or Baker boy caps. They have made a return back into style in recent years.
Panama Hat…The Panama hat is traditionally made using the Toquilla straw plant.
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.
Trilby Hat… A soft felt men's hat with a deeply indented crown and a small to medium brim often upturned at the back. Celebrities from Michael Jackson to Justin Timberlake have popularized the trilby hat in modern times.
Trucker hat… Similar to a baseball cap, usually with a foam brim and front section and a breathable mesh back section.
Tuque… A knitted hat, worn in winter, usually made from wool or acrylic. Also known as a ski cap, knit hat, knit cap, sock cap, stocking cap, or toboggan.
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.
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.
Bowler Hat… A hard felt hat with a rounded crown created in 1850. Also known as a "derby" in the United States.
Bucket Hat… A soft cotton hat with a wide, downwards-sloping brim. Bucket hats are popular among men & women as a casual hat that offers sun protection.
Cloche Hat… Popular bell-shaped ladies hat of the 1920s, usually made of felt. The cloche hat has become fashionable again in recent years.
Cowboy Hat… High-crowned, wide-brimmed hat, with a sweatband on the inside, and a decorative hat band on the outside. Often customized by creasing the crown & rolling the brim. The cowboy hat is both a fashionable and functional hat. Many men and women wear cowboy or western hats on a regular basis.
Fascinator… A small hat placed angled on the side of the head, commonly made with feathers, flowers and/or beads. It attaches to the hair by a comb, headband or clip.
Fedora… A soft felt or straw hat with a lengthwise crease. These stylish hats are a popular choice for both men & women.
Mother of the Bride or Church Lady Hat… A large yet lightweight lady's hat with a wide-brim worn regularly in pre-Victorian era Britain, and now mostly at church, garden parties and weddings.
Newsboy Cap… A soft brimmed hat, popular in New York after the turn of the century made from eight quarter panels, also known as Gatsby or Baker boy caps. They have made a return back into style in recent years.
Panama Hat…The Panama hat is traditionally made using the Toquilla straw plant.
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.
Trilby Hat… A soft felt men's hat with a deeply indented crown and a small to medium brim often upturned at the back. Celebrities from Michael Jackson to Justin Timberlake have popularized the trilby hat in modern times.
Trucker hat… Similar to a baseball cap, usually with a foam brim and front section and a breathable mesh back section.
Tuque… A knitted hat, worn in winter, usually made from wool or acrylic. Also known as a ski cap, knit hat, knit cap, sock cap, stocking cap, or toboggan.
