A hat is not just a headdress that protects the head from wind, rain and frost. In the modern world, it is part of style. Fashion designers are boldly experimenting with styles, cut, fabric and colors of hats, but the classic knitted headdress is still considered the most popular in the world.
Guys and girls They confidently wear this accessory, regardless of weather conditions, and do not always take off the hat indoors, considering it part of a fashionable image and sophisticated style. Warm fur versions of earflaps are worn outdoors in winter, and elements of the casual style can be worn even in late spring and early autumn.
The history of the appearance of hats originated in ancient times, when this headdress was used only for utilitarian purposes. The Scythians, the creators of the first cone-shaped felt hats, wore them back in the 8th century BC.
In our era, the first documentary mention of a hat in its traditional sense dates back to 1327. Prince of Moscow, Vladimir and Novgorod - Ivan Kalita in his spiritual letter described the Zbruch idol - an ancient Slavic deity.The head of the stone god was decorated with a round hat with a fur trim.
Monomakh's hat is a traditional headdress and one of the main regalia of the Russian tsars. The pointed golden crown, insulated with sable and decorated with precious stones and a cross, was created in the 15th century by oriental jewelers by order of one of the Russian monarchs.
The Kazan hat is another symbol of the autocracy of Russian rulers. It was made in the middle of the 16th century by an unknown Tatar jeweler for the Russian Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible in honor of his capture of Kazan. It is a golden crown, decorated with precious stones and upholstered in sable skin.
From time immemorial, Russian boyars also covered their heads. Their velvet hats - murmolki - were embroidered with silk and gold threads, decorated with pearls, embroidery, feathers and trimmed with natural fur.
In the 16th-17th centuries, murmolkas were replaced by gorlat hats. These products were a tall velvet cylinder, expanding at the top. They were worn men And women - representatives of noble families. This type of headdress was made from the necks of sables, foxes and martens. That is why it got its name - Kolchakivka. This hat, the ancestor of the modern earflaps, became popular during the Civil War in the army of Admiral Kolchak, which consisted mainly of officers and representatives of the nobility. The leather hat, trimmed with fur and with flap ears, was very warm and comfortable.
Hat with ear flaps - a fur or cloth product that is popular and in demand to this day, worn only men. This headdress got its name thanks to the fur details tied at the top of the head. However, in severe frost, these elements could be untied and covered not only the ears and cheeks, but also part of the chin.Basically, such products were made from natural fur, but there are options created from leather substitute. They are more budget-friendly, and received the popular name “Cheburashka” in honor of the famous cartoon character with long ears.
Knitted hat - the most popular and in demand headdress in the world. According to historical sources, the first knitted hat appeared in the 15th century in the kingdom of Wales. The cold climate of northern Ireland forced people to cover their heads from frost and wind with thick and warm hats.
In the 50s of the 19th century, a warm scarlet hat became part of the military equipment of Quebec patriots. The Battle of Balaklava in 1854 created a new version of knitted products, which, in fact, got their name from the area in Sevastopol. Fully closed headdresses with cutouts for the eyes and mouth became part of the uniform of British soldiers.
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