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The origin of the term mobcap is a compound of mob "dishabille, casually dressed" + cap.It may be modeled on Dutch mop (muts) "woman's cap." [1]From at least 1730 to at least 1750, a single mob cap could be referred to as "a suit of mobs" [2] or 'a suit of mobbs', [3] while the plural mob caps could be described as 'suits of mobs' [4] or 'suits of mobbs'.
Smoking caps, also known as lounging caps, were Victorian headwear worn by men while smoking to stop their hair from smelling of tobacco smoke. They were soft caps, shaped like a squat cylinder or close fitting like a knit cap, and usually heavily embroidered with a tassel on top. They were originally worn for warmth, but continued with their ...
A Victorian mourning cap was identified by its black colour or tone (depending on the level of mourning). The more recent the loss the simpler the design. The shape of the cap depended on the age of the widow but the most common was peaked at the front. [3] Widows' caps were either lisse, tulle or tarlatan, shape depending mainly on the age ...
Wide-brimmed hats and hat-like bonnets with masses of feathers and ribbon trims were worn by mid-decade. Conservative married or older women wore indoor caps of fine linen descended from the earlier mob cap ; these had a pleated or gathered caul on the back to cover the hair, and a narrow brim at the front that widened to cover the ears and ...
Women's night caps were usually a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head, or a triangular cloth tied under the chin. [1] Men's nightcaps were traditionally pointed hats with a long top, sometimes with a pom-pom on the end. [1] The long end could be used like a scarf to keep the back of the neck warm. [1]
It is frequently emblazoned with bright patterns or messages. Patrol cap: Also known as a field cap, a scout cap, or in the United States a mosh cap; a soft cap with a stiff, rounded visor, and flat top, worn by military personnel in the field when a combat helmet is not required. Peach basket hat: A woman's hat resembling an upturned fruit basket.
The silhouette changed once again as the Victorian era drew to a close. The shape was essentially an inverted triangle, with a wide-brimmed hat on top, a full upper body with puffed sleeves, no bustle, and a skirt that narrowed at the ankles [11] (the hobble skirt was a fad shortly after the end of the Victorian era). The enormous wide-brimmed ...
The newsboy cap, newsie cap, jeff cap, [1] or baker boy hat (British) is a casual-wear cap similar in style to the flat cap. It has a similar overall shape and stiff peak ( visor ) in front as a flat cap , but the body of the cap is rounder, made of eight pieces, fuller, and paneled with a button on top, and often with a button attaching the ...