Knowra Hat Hat A shaped head covering designed to retain its form, rather than being wrapped around the head. Hats can provide protection, signal identity or status, or serve as decoration.
Brim : A projecting edge around the crown of a hat that can shade the face or neck. Its width and shape help define a hat’s silhouette and sun protection.
Sun hat : A hat designed to shade the head, face, and sometimes neck from sunlight. Its broad brim extends the hat’s protective function.
Bowler hat : A hard felt hat with a rounded crown and narrow brim, developed in nineteenth-century Britain. Its stiff, rounded shape is a distinctive example of molded headwear.
Cap : A soft, close-fitting head covering, often with a crown and sometimes a visor. Caps are often less rigid and more closely fitted than hats.
Crown (headwear) : The part of a hat that covers the top of the head. Its height and shape give a hat much of its recognizable form.
Hard hat : A protective helmet worn to reduce injury from falling objects and impacts at work. It shows how a rigid shaped head covering can serve occupational safety.
Top hat : A tall, flat-crowned hat with a narrow brim, traditionally made of silk or felt. Its exaggerated crown turned a shaped hat into formal attire.
Beanie : A close-fitting knitted or fabric cap, usually without a brim. Its flexible construction contrasts with a hat designed to retain its shape.
Millinery : The design and making of hats and other fashion headwear. It covers the craft and trade behind shaped hats.
Military uniform : Standardized clothing worn by members of armed forces, often including distinctive headwear. Military hats identify service, rank, or unit as part of uniform.
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