Flat, square hat. Usually has a button centered on top. A tassel is attached to the button and draped over one side. Worn as part of academic dress. Traditionally, when worn during graduation ceremonies, the new graduates switch the tassel from one side to the other at the conclusion of the ceremony. The most distinctive feature of most Welsh costume is that it was made of local wool, rather than cotton,' he adds. It is believed that the top hat was inspired by earlier tall hat styles of the 16th and 17th centuries. These include the capotain, sugarloaf and pilgrim hats. Around the 1770s, higher crowned, dark felt hats with wide brims started to be worn with country leisurewear.

A tall fur cap, usually worn as part of a ceremonial military uniform. Traditionally, the headgear of grenadiers, and remains in use by grenadier and guards regiments in various armies. Sometimes mistakenly identified as a busby. A woven cap, typical of Chiloé Archipelago, that is made of coarse raw wool and usually topped by a pom-pom.While few still wear the traditional cloth hat, due to issues related to air circulation and cleaning, many chefs wear paper versions, nontraditional hats (like baseball caps), or even no hat at all.

Modern felt top hats are made using a special aluminum mold that applies a mix of heat and pressure to create the distinctive top-hat shape. Once cooled the felt stiffens and finishing touches are added, such as the liner, sweatband and hatband.

Wearing a Top Hat Today

A conical hat, usually tall and narrow, worn by late-19th and early-20th century school pupils as a punishment and/or humiliation. It often featured a large capital "D" inscribed on its side, to be shown frontwards when the hat was worn.

Though most items in the outfit were found across Wales, and further afield, there were regional variations, especially in the gown and bedgown,' says Michael.A Mexican hat with a conical crown and a very wide, saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered made of plush felt.

Generic term covering wide-brimmed felt-crowned hats often worn by military leaders. Less fancy versions can be called bush hats. At one stage top hats became so tall (up to 12 inches high) that they became a problem for visibility in theaters. This led to the invention of a spring-loaded collapsible top hat, coined the ‘opera hat’ or Gibus. Symbolism September 2007 - Obituary: Sir Nigel Althaus (the last Government Broker)". The Independent. 2007-09-01. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015 . Retrieved 2014-03-03. A hat with low, round crown and a wide brim, which projected in a shovel-like curve at the front and rear and was often worn turned up at the sides. Formerly associated with the Anglican clergy.

Top Hats and Dress Codes

A type of decorative cap mainly worn in the 19th and early 20th century with sleepwear or lingerie. According to fashion historians, the top hat may have descended directly from the sugarloaf hat; [2] otherwise it is difficult to establish provenance for its creation. [3] Gentlemen began to replace the tricorne with the top hat at the end of the 18th century; a painting by Charles Vernet of 1796, Un Incroyable, shows a French dandy (one of the Incroyables et Merveilleuses) with such a hat. [4] The first silk top hat in England is credited to George Dunnage, a hatter from Middlesex, in 1793. [5] The invention of the top hat is often erroneously credited to a haberdasher named John Hetherington. Also known as a "Cowboy Hat". A high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat, with a sweatband on the inside, and a decorative hat band on the outside. Customized by creasing the crown and rolling the brim. [8] Chef’s toques are traditionally white, tall and pleated, sometimes made of cloth, which needs to be starched to make it stand tall and more likely these days made of paper. A traditional Korean winter cap mostly worn by women in the Joseon and Daehan Jeguk periods (1392–1910).