Medieval Headwear for Men

Illustrati ons and paintings showing men wearing a style of cap often known as an "acorn hat."

This hat is from the later Norse period.

The developmen t and possible constructi on of men's and women' s headdresse s of this time, primarily those of France and those countries with immediate French contact: England, Germany, and the Low Countries. Due to a paucity of extant evidence, the majority of research concerns representa tions in illustrati on or sculpture.

The different headcoveri ngs available to people of various classes during the 14th Century, with historical images and modern recreation s.

The purpose of this page is to encourage my fellow SCA-dians to put something on their heads, especially the men and boys. Provides illustrations of different categories of headwear (15th century styles for the most part, with a few 16th century styles as well).

A second article from House Barra on this santa-styl e hat, giving improved instructio ns on how to draft the pattern.

Patterns inspired by artwork and by artifacts.

Provides guidelines for materials, decoration , men's & women' s clothing, headwear, legwear, and footwear for Viking and Anglo-Saxo n England.

Hats and headgear, veils and hairstyles. We will be discussing and exchanging information about everything worn above the neck especially within the SCA time period.

Line drawings of medieval textile artifact hoods.

Images of hats with pointed-fr ont brims from the 14th-16th centuries.

The Phrygian cap is a sort of cross between a close-fitting cap and a hood, sometimes more one than the other.

Instructio ns with step-by-st ep photograph s.