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The Cordovan hat (in Spanish, sombrero cordobés) is a traditional hat made in the city of Córdoba, Spain, and traditionally worn in a large part of Andalusia. [1] In the Spanish -speaking world outside of Andalusia, the term can simply mean "wide-brimmed hat".
In English, a sombrero (Spanish for 'hat', lit. ' shadower ' ; Spanish: [somˈbɾeɾo] ) is a type of wide-brimmed Mexican men's hat used to shield the face and eyes from the sun. It usually has a high, pointed crown; an extra-wide brim (broad enough to cast a shadow over the head, neck, and shoulders of the wearer) that is slightly upturned at ...
A soft felt hat with a medium brim and lengthwise crease in the crown. Fez: Red felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, common in Arab countries. Flat cap: A soft, round wool or tweed men's cap with a small bill in front. Gandhi cap: Typical cotton white cap named after Mahatma Gandhi 'father of nation' of India.
The Albanian traditional felt cap (Albanian: plis, cognate of pilos [11] and pileus) originated from a similar felt cap worn by the Illyrians. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The 1542 Latin dictionary De re vestiaria libellus, ex Bayfio excerptus equated an Albanian hat with a kyrbasia , and described it as a "tall pileus [hat] in the shape of a cone" ( pileus ...
Winston Churchill wearing a homburg hat Konrad Adenauer and Willy Brandt wearing homburg hats. A homburg is a semi-formal hat of fur felt, characterized by a single dent running down the centre of the crown (called a "gutter crown"), a wide silk grosgrain hatband ribbon, a flat brim shaped in a "pencil curl", and a ribbon-bound trim about the edge of the brim.
Under the skirt, Garner showed off her long legs in transparent black tights by Calzedonia and finished the look with glossy black pointed-toe heels with a golden chain embellishment in the front ...
The company was founded by E.R. Byer and Harry Rolnick, who established Byer-Rolnick in Dallas, Texas, in 1927.At the time, the company produced men's felt hats. The company used the name "Resistol Hats" to indicate that the hats could "resist all" weather conditions.
The Veintisiete is the finest sombrero available and uses 27 pairs of caña flecha. It can be folded up and put in a pocket without being damaged. The weave is very dense, and is soft to the touch. The Veintisiete is the most expensive sombrero vueltiao and can take up to a month to produce by hand. [citation needed]