Has anyone seen anything like this before?

[Samsa]

I was watching this hat on eBay ever since it was listed, and now sort of regret not buying it, especially considering it went for such a low price. It looks like a really short top hat with a colored ribbon. Thoughts?

 

[MattJH]

A few. I've seen them called boater hats, gambler hats, coachmen hats, etc. I think an exceptional amount of them were made for women rather than men, too. Very Amish looking, to me.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Dressage Hat?

... for the horsey set...

 

[Aquia33]

... for the horsey set...

I was thinking the same thing. I believe I have seen them in movies like as "Gone With The Wind" or worn by Liz Taylor in "National Velvet", havn't seen these movies in years so my memory might a couple degrees outa plumb.

 

[Samsa]

Perhaps it's a good thing I missed out on it - I might have been strolling around in a ladies hat!:eusa_doh:

 

[Sweet Polly Purebred]

If it weren't for the wide ribbon, I'd say it looks a lot like a Cordoban .. I don't think that's a dressage hat ..

 

[MrPumpernickel]

Considering the completely flat brim and wider ribbon it looks more like a felt version of a boater hat, though those are generally made of straw. Conundrum indeed.

 

[DanielJones]

It sort of looks like a hat the flamenco dancers would wear in Spain also known as the Cordoban hat.

Just a guess though. Anybody else have any ideas?

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Twitch]

That's a weird looking hat. I don't believe there's any way I persoanlly would wear it.[huh]

 

[Art Fawcett]

The picture is a little decieving in that you can't tell which side the bow is on but this was sent to me earlier in the week ( I don't have time for ebay). My answer to him was that I believe it is a teen's or earlier "traveling" hat. Could be either men's or ladies as the styles were similar, just bow placement different. Knox made some really interesting hats in the early days.

 

[MrPumpernickel]

<b>Art</b>, though it says in the questions towards the end of the auction page that the hat does not have a bow.