I thought this would be a fun thread. With all the crazy Pee-Rats running around, there are tons of awsome hats. Alot are made by the owners and some are bought from talented hat makers.
This thread is for posting pictures of your hat and to tell where you got it and to share your additions that you may have made to your hat. I will start...
My first real pirate hat. From Pirate trading company. Clay traded me this bad boy for a custom sword that I made for him with is logo and all on it. It has a hand tooled jolly roger on the side. I have not yet added much. There is now a pin from New Orleans, a original piece of 8 and a german/american pin. No feathers or anything yet. Clay is making me and me lady a matched set of felt has that we will feather the hell out of.
(http://a83.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/55/l_f150b0d10bf1e5a9f1f1712f1219bc7a.jpg)
http://www.pyrate.org
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http://www.pyrate.org for more info on their hats.
Next...
I love a really big hat with lots of feathers!
Story behind the hat--
I was walking through the faire in the red dress.
Rose at Boss Wench saw me walk by and said, "Put that hat back. Because she is going to stop in and that hat was made for her!"
I came. I saw. Yeah, I bought!
Now...ya wanna talk boots? ;)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e65/welshwench/45.jpg)
Mine's a simple leather tricorn from Excalibur leather. I've dragged it all over the states and the Caribbean, and it only gets more comfortable.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e65/welshwench/2529743716_a3ea7dca22.jpg)
A simple felt from e-Bay, but much embellished w/feather pins, pearl pins, trim, because if a little's good, then a lots better. My favorite hat maker is La Paloma, which only gives me more reason to get to TRF this season.
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z290/wattsupdoc/Scarby%20Pirates%2008/Teagueme.jpg)
Well, I do love hats, but my favorite is probably my Excalibur tricorn. The main reason being, it was one of their prototype hats, made before they had actually started production of that model. I bought it the first weekend of fest, and from what I understand, they got a couple hundred requests for tricorns once people saw me wearing mine around the grounds. It has a lot of miles on it, and makes it look all the better.
(http://a208.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/54/l_4191eb66d76ed63cfb570db17d9d9567.jpg)
Ok...here it is.....
http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/images/200664%20Large.jpg (http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/images/200664%20Large.jpg)
No...that's not me wearing it, but I think that hat is freakin' awesome!
Someone told me the right hat is one of the keys to a pirate and I think that one is PERfect
My favorite hat is coming soon from Center Stage Costumes....
My one and only...In my profile pic, from Excalibur Leather..
Can't find ant feathers that look right, maybe I'm just not a feather type?
We, THe Brigands, are in an odd place. We do about 50% renn faires and 50% pirate events. THe folks at the pirate events like all hands to be as period and accurate as possible, even the entertainers. They frown upon leather hats, bucket boots, feathers, foxtails etc etc. Having said that, it's hard to beat Capt Jacks Pirate Hats for accuracy and having MANY styles to choose from.
One can order any style in plain felt, a treated felt and even a hat thats been treated with some kinda tar or something, which makes it impervious to rain and salt watrer ( and is actually 100% period for seamen). I have one.
I also have a Carlisles Capt's hat, with embroidered lacing, which is my shore going hat, lest anyone not know of my station in life!
http://thebrigands.com for pics.
Personally I have a cavalier hat from Tall Toad. However, I fell in love with the mermaid hat from blonde swan but they never responded to my email nor did they send the hat. I finally had to grieve the purchase and have my money refunded.
My Fav is TALL TOAD also,I've bought several from them ,they are just a good ,comfortable hat that is well made. ;D
Since I haven't made myself one, yet. Here's mom's fav hat. Of course it's can tabs. ;)
(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/thinnen/can%20tabs/mom_hat_down.jpg)
I've been very happy with
Potted Fox
http://www.pottedfox.com/index.php?main=catalog (http://www.pottedfox.com/index.php?main=catalog)
and
Crown and Feather
http://hometown.aol.com/semcneal/myhomepage/business.html (http://hometown.aol.com/semcneal/myhomepage/business.html)
Quote from: newbiehere on July 05, 2008, 08:39:40 PM
Since I haven't made myself one, yet. Here's mom's fav hat. Of course it's can tabs. ;)
(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/thinnen/can%20tabs/mom_hat_down.jpg)
Now that is truely original. Neato!