What is a cooling hat?

Hat Coolie, also known as a SDGE hat, rice hat or unpeeled hat, is a tick -shaped hat made of straw, which came from Eastern and Southeast Asia countries such as Vietnam, China and Cambodia. It is also worn in some parts of India and Bangladesh. It is assumed that the word Coolie comes from Urda, the language spoken in India. The original word was kuli and dates back to the mid -16th century, which means a worker or a person to rent. The use of the word coolie to describe a person is currently considered a racially offensive term.

Coolie Hats traditionally wear both women and men and are usually used to protect head and face from the sun and rain. It was considered useful for outdoor workers such as farmers and fishermen. Not only was it a form of sun protection, but Coolie Hat could also be wounded to provide relief from heat. Coolie hats usually have a chin and a belt inside a cone to allow a hat to sit lightly on the wearer's head, anI would have a direct contact. This allows air flow and greater cooling capacity.

In Vietnam, the word for Coolie's hat non la . non is the word for the hat and la means a letter. Hats outside LA are sometimes designed with regard to more than functionality. Designers can weave words or poetic verses into the hat, some of which can only be displayed in direct sunlight. The Japanese versions of the Coolie hats, although commonly worn by modern Japanese, are called Kasa , which is also the term for an umbrella or parasol, and refers to the shape of the Coolie Klobouk. Another option is Jingasa , which is Japanese for a soldier's cap or literally military hat.

Jingasa was developed in the middle to the end of the 18th century, also known in Japan as Edo Era. Instead of straw were made of leather or iron, but still non -nyrolee stigma for wearers, similarly to meKO bearers of the Coolie Hat in other countries. In the west and Europe, the shape of Coolie Hat regularly walked and out of fashion. The most important example of its popularity was in the 1950s in the new collection of Christian Dior. The tapered hats balanced wide skirts and narrow passports that became a new fashion period.