What is a stretched hat?

The hat is silky, felt or plush, without problems, triangular or two -point hat, which was fashionable in the 18th century and lasted about 100 years. First, he appeared in history as a black, gray or tanned hat with the edge of pining up to create three points - also known as tricorne. It usually appears in portraits of 5 or 18 centuries of lords, military officials or pirates. These tricornes were often worn with feathers from exotic birds, knitting, ribbons, embroidery or military badges to prove political loyalty, and be worn to one side, up or down, depending on the fashion of the day. Hat became a standard part of the navy uniform with full clothing around the world since 1790, when the British army accepted them until the end of World War II. This hat was worn by the army during the French and Indian war and civilians during the US Revolution. The famous portraits of George Washington and Blackbeard The Pirate show them that they are wearing this distinctiveEntrained hat.

In general, the inclined hat developed into a two-point hat with a bump in the middle-so-known as bicorne. The French became familiar by wore their outstretched hats, so the points came to the side of the nose to the neck, as well as the style of the British Navy. For example, Napoleon is often displayed on the signature bicorne.

Some of these outstretched hats were designed to be folded flat and easily tucked. This unique variety was called Chapeau-Bras . The Bicorne hat became a symbol of the American Revolution, because it gave colonists a chance to show their heads without a wig, a physical and symbolic contrast to the British. Quakers also accepted the version of the Tricorne, but kept the edges widespread and wide to provide more shadows in front of the sun.

In modern times, the outstretched hat generally disappeared from fashion. Generally survives only in official festive dressesHigh -ranking ambassadors and some schools, such as the Spanish Equestrian School in Vienna. Although the once generally popular, popularity of outstretched hats now lives only in costume shops for historical re-enters, where they can be real or handmade bicornes and tricornes costly and are highly valuable costume elements.