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Tricorne. The tricorne or tricorn is a style of hat that was popular during the 18th century, falling out of style by the early 1800s, though not called a "tricorne" until the mid-19th century. During the 18th century, hats of this general style were referred to as "cocked hats". At the peak of its popularity, the tricorne varied greatly in ...
Aage Thaarup (1906–1987) was a Danish-born milliner who ran a celebrated hatmaking business in London between the 1930s and 1970s. Among his notable clients were the Queen Mother and Queen of the United Kingdom – for whom he designed the bearskin tricorn worn at the annual Trooping the Colour parade. When this famous hat was displayed at an ...
Bicorne. Early bicorne from France, c. 1790. The bicorne or bicorn (two-cornered) is a historical form of hat widely adopted in the 1790s as an item of uniform by European and American army and naval officers. Most generals and staff officers of the Napoleonic period wore bicornes, which survived as widely-worn full-dress headdress until the ...
The Phrygian cap (/ ˈfrɪdʒ (iː) ən / ⓘ FRIJ- (ee)-ən), also known as Thracian cap[ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] and liberty cap, is a soft conical cap with the apex bent over, associated in antiquity with several peoples in Eastern Europe, Anatolia and Asia. The Phrygian cap was worn by Thracians, Dacians, Persians, Medes, Scythians, Trojans, Amazons ...
A shovel hat. The hat was usually made of black beaver or felt, and had a 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. [1][2] Like the tricorne it was a development of the low-crowned broad-brimmed hats fashionable in the later 17th century. Along with ...
Joseph Lamour. October 11, 2024 at 9:25 PM. 84-year-old biscuit (Courtesy Andy Wiseman) While cleaning out the freezer of their late matriarch, one family discovered a little (and debatably edible ...
32 quick tips for taking care of a bearded dragon. 1. Invest in a decent vivarium. Simple, yet oh-so effective, investing in a decent, hardwearing, and made-to-last vivarium is a quickfire way to ...
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