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In the 15th century, there was an upsurge of interest in large, sometimes extravagant headwear, which emerged into popular court fashion across Europe. Prior to the 14th century, simple veils or hoods which were fitted close to the face had been the most popular form of headwear for women of all classes.
Monomakh's Cap is an early 14th-century gold filigree skullcap composed of eight sectors, elaborately ornamented with a scrolled gold overlay, inlaid with precious stones (ruby and emerald) and pearls, and trimmed with sable. The cap is surmounted by a simple gold cross with pearls at each of the extremities.
The coif dates from the 10th century, and is a close-fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head. It was usually made from white linen and tied under the chin. They were everyday wear for lower-class men and women from the 12th to 15th centuries. [1] Mail originated with the Celts in the 5th century BC.
late 18th century: France. Enclosed helmet: late 12th century: Western Europeans. Frog-mouth helm: c. 1600: Europeans. Great helm [3] 1189: Europeans Hounskull: 14th century: Europeans. Kabuto: c. 1600: Samurai especially during the 17th century of the Edo-period Tokugawa shogunate in Medieval Japan. Kettle hat: 12th century: Common all over ...
A narrow belt is worn around the hips. Detail of the Altarpiece of St. Vincent, Catalonia, late 14th century. Huntsman wears side-lacing boots, late 14th century. Man walking in a brisk wind wears a chaperon that has been caught by a gust. He wears a belt pouch and carries a walking stick, late 14th century. From the Tacuinum Sanitatis.
Bowler, also coke hat, billycock, boxer, bun hat, derby; Busby; Bycocket – a hat with a wide brim that is turned up in the back and pointed in the front; Cabbage-tree hat – a hat woven from leaves of the cabbage tree; Capotain (and women) – a tall conical hat, 17th century, usually black – also, copotain, copatain; Caubeen – Irish hat
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Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a surge of experimentation and regional variety, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing giornea of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jeweled, and feathered.