Extra Tall Stove Pipe Hat

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A soft round cap, usually of woollen felt, with a bulging flat crown and tight-fitting brimless headband. Worn by both men and women and traditionally associated with France, Basque people, and the military. Often part of [European?] schoolgirls' uniform during the 1920s, '30s and '40s. For other uses, see Top hat (disambiguation). ca. 1910 top hat by Alfred Bertiel European royalty ca. 1859 Austin Lane Crothers, 46th Governor of Maryland (1908–1912), wearing a top hat Uniforms in many occupations are important for a variety of reasons from making or giving a good impression, suggesting responsibility and producing a sense of unity in the workplace.

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. The Welsh hat ( Welsh: Het Gymreig) worn by women as part of Welsh national costume is a tall hat, similar to a top hat, or the capotain. It is still worn by Welsh folk-dance women, and schoolgirls, in Wales on St David's Day, but rarely on other occasions.

The top hat is also known as a beaver hat or silk hat, in reference to its material, as well as casually as chimney pot hat or stove pipe hat. Jump a few years later and legendary chef, at the time anyhow, Marie-Antoine Carême began to wear a hat in the style as we know it today. With the wearing of the taller hat and the popularity of Carême, it became commonplace in the kitchens of hotels, restaurants and the ‘nouveau riche’ of Paris. By the 1870s there was an interest in preserving Welsh language and culture and some gentry middling classes took an interest in wearing it at special events. This was also partly to support the Welsh woollen industry,' says Michael. Generic term covering wide-brimmed felt-crowned hats often worn by military leaders. Less fancy versions can be called bush hats.

Originally, men’s top hats were made from beaver fur or silk. The silk top hat is not as common these days. Most modern versions are made from leather, felt, mesh or other materials, which are more durable than silk and less likely to be damaged. The head chef’s toque or senior member of the brigade in the kitchen is still quite often the tallest masonic-lodge-of-education.com". masonic-lodge-of-education.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29 . Retrieved 2012-06-06. Herbert, Luke (1827). The Register of Arts, and Journal of Patent Inventions, Volume 4. p.64. Archived from the original on 2017-02-28 . Retrieved 2016-09-26. A woman's hat with round crown and deep brim turned upwards all the way round. Said to be based on hats worn by Breton agricultural workers.

The hat may have developed from a number of types of tall hat including the riding hat, which ladies wore during the early part of the 19th century, (as illustrated in the Llanover prints) but no evidence has been discovered which explains why, during the 1830s, the tall hat with the stiff, flat brim, which is unique to the Welsh hat, replaced the other types of men's hat worn by many rural women in Wales at the time. A military style cap with a flat sloping crown, band and peak (also called a visor). It is used by many militaries of the world as well as law enforcement, as well as some people in service professions who wear uniforms.