Hats, coifs, caps

[janestarz]

As promised, here's a view of the new hats. I'm making these for my company, Dolle Griet, and as of tonight they will be available for purchase through our website. However, you can also order them directly by mailing me at Annet {at} dolle-griet dot com.



The left one, model Palette (hey, what's in a name...) is something I drew from scratch. I saw a coif-like thing on a website Steelweaver pointed me towards and then I drafted my own pattern. After revisiting the website I am sure the thing is quite different from what she had. For one, the circle that poufs is much larger.
The same circle is in the second cap, called 'Amish'. You should see mee in one, it's hilarious! Very appropriate for Elze, my silly bint healer from Bravewood.

Neither hat is period-correct. I'm still working on a medieval one, as well as a Robin Hood one.
The funny thing is that these evolve while you're working on them! I can see how bonnets, the gruesome things, came into being.

Also, I'm thinking of making a sort of announcement journal for Dolle Griet where posts like these will be placed in the future. There are a lot of larpers on LJ and hardly any of them are on my friends list.

Comments

[muizenstaartje.livejournal.com]

They look really good. Do they stay on the head on their own, or do they need to be pinned inplace?

[steelweaver.livejournal.com]

That probably mostly depends on what you do with your hair. From my experience pinning your hair up makes coif-type hats stay on better, if it's actually carrying the weight of your hair, you'll probably need pins to keep it on.

[janestarz.livejournal.com]

The blue one runs around the base of the skull and is pretty tight, so it will stay on even with some winds. I've worn both with my hair up in a bun and had no trouble keeping them on without pins. I guess the Amish does blow off if a gust of wind reaches beneath the cloth, it's not tied around the head in any way though the poofy bit is gathered at the nape of the neck.

I guess both will work with the hair flowing down beneath them, though it might be uncomfortable with the Palette one because it's more tight.

Thanks! I always love your outfits on faires, you're one of few people who actually wear silly hats because they match the outfit!

[muizenstaartje.livejournal.com]

In most cases, hats finish a costume. More people should wear them. ;)

[janestarz.livejournal.com]

I agree wholly. Especially in live roleplay, hats are woesomely overlooked.

[steelweaver.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to think the inside out seams may be a regional variation or class difference thing. I've seen them in Vermeer paintings but nowhere else.

The Boijmans has a great collection of paintings for 1500-1800 by the way (they say 1400 onwards but the pickings are slim there). There's an entire room of interior and exterior scenes with 17th c women in jackets. They're free on Wednesdays and not more expensive than other museums I've seen on other days. Bring good shoes, a sketch pad and a photo camera that works without flash (they let you take all the pics you want, as long as you don't use flash).

Hats shiny. How much for a hand-hemmed veil? :P
I think the hat's originally a 'bethan flat cap worn over a linen coif but I've seen them worn as a dark coif/gathered cap combo so the amalgam is not entirely off the mark. I think other feasible hats would be the Burgundian-lite (with no or just a small truncated hennin but w/ the little loop in front) and beguine hoods and flat and gathered caps without the ear flaps.

For much mad hat inspiration, check out Cynthia Virtue's page or MedCos:
http://www.virtue.to/articles/#Hats
http://slumberland.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=5

[janestarz.livejournal.com]

I'm not going near any butterfly headdresses or hennins! Nor any stuffed rolls that have been done to death even in pannevelours.

Okay, maybe on special demand.

Also, how am I supposed to visit a museum on Wednesdays when I work fulltime?

[steelweaver.livejournal.com]

Er, you take a day/afternoon off some time? I'm not sure how you're doing for vacation time, but it sounds like you could use one. I also mentioned they're open other days but I thought I'd mention the free Wednesdays just in case. Twi and me went on a Saturday and even then, they're not too crowded to sketch and take pics.

Cynthia's hats are fun just for entertainment value. She has some tips for simpler guy's hats though. Also, extra points for creative use of dryer vent.

You also get oodles of hoods that require no solid structure, like the Burgundian hood sans truncated hennin and the open hood and if you have a good felted fabric, you can have fun with chaperones. I love the little open hoods, they look so cheerful...http://cadieux.mediumaevum.com/burgundian-hood.html

I have most of the Museum of London books and some new costuming and source image books if you need anything.

[sjiva.livejournal.com]

The caps look really well.
As said before, just the finishing touch for a complete costume!