Napoleon Bicorn with Gold Trim - American Cocked Hat

Materials Wool Felt Hat Body, Gimp Trim, Soutache Laces, Metal Shank Button, Ribbon Cockade Description This two cornered hat is made from top quality wool felt and is worn from side to side...Napoleon style. It's a real hat, not a cheap costume cloth one! The edges have been trimmed even and the brim is held up or "cocked" with small soutache "x" laces. Then, it is decorated with 1/2" gold gimp trim, a red, white and blue grosgrain ribbon cockade, plus a 19mm (3/4") antique gold metal button with a fleur de lis design. (We can change the button if you would rather have a star or scroll design. Just let us know!) These hats are unlined. The brim measures about 4.25" to 4.5" and the crown is about 4" high. The bicorne or bicorn (two-cornered/horned or bihorn) is a historical form of hat widely adopted in the 1790s as an item of uniform by European and American military and naval officers. Worn side to side, it is now most readily associated with Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821) but in practice most generals and staff officers of the Napoleonic period wore bicornes, and it survived as a widely worn full-dress headdress until at least 1914. Bicornes ranged from the very simple to the extravagant, occasionally incorporating gold or silver lace trimming and feathers. In addition, military and naval versions usually bore a cockade or other national emblem at the front or right side, depending on how the hat was worn. HAT SIZING S - fits up to 21 1/2" head M - fits up to 22 1/2" head L - fits up to 23" head XL - fits up to 23 1/2" head 2X - fits up to 24" head 3X - fits up to 24 5/8" head NOTICE: Please measure around your forehead and send us that measurement so we can block the hat especially for you. Below is a guideline for ordering the size felt blank we will use in making your hat.