My thoughts turn to hats

[alysten]

I am not a milliner.  I really do not have the desire to become a milliner. 

So LJ hive mind... where do I go to find/purchase proper German/Swiss head wear for a woman for the time period of 1500s, for a lower class/tross.  I am looking for something that is easy on easy off as this will be going with my armor, and is mainly worn to and from the list, and sometimes guard duty.

Right now I am wearing my hair pulled back or braided.

Comments

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

What sort of hat? The "dinner plate" variety with feathers?

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Would that be the appropriate head wear?

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

The Tellerbarret is the "pizza hat" routinely seen with the Kampfrau look. Swiss I'm less sure about, but likely. Goes best with a cute little coif.

You want I should make you one?

[alysten.livejournal.com]

I would gladly pay for one. :D

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

The Tellerbarret *is* routinely seen with the Trossfrau look - at reenactment events. It is actually pretty uncommon in the original images and *generally* seen on women who both I (and the original artists)labled as...um...rent-by-the-hour.... *wink*

[alysten.livejournal.com]

What would you recommend? As I am not rentable by the hour. ;-)

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

I wasn't going to comment on your vocational interests. ;-) Though the pizza hat is handy in the sun.

I'll dig around - I thought I had some images from Basel somewhere.... Wherever I put them....