#ship hat

[alpojones]

Isabella Blow wore it first.

[pixiexbites]

[pirate-sandwich]

Pirate Fact #12: 

When pirates were killed it was tradition to draw a portrait of what the pirate would look like 100 years after he died. There were two rules: 

1) Only draw the head

2) Draw the pirate’s favorite possession on his head to look like a hat. 

This beautiful drawing shows a late pirate who’s favorite possession was his pirate ship!

[serafino-finasero]

Jarl Allard in ship hat by Philip Treacy | L’Uomo Vogue, January 1996

[theunicyclegirl]

I did an internship this semester at a millinery shop in NYC, and used all the fun techniques I learned to make myself this! Because who doesn’t need a Marie Antoinette-inspired tricorn ship hat (with kraken)?? My favorite feature is the hot fix Swarovski crystal suckers on the tentacles.

[theunicyclegirl]

Some of the absolutely and utterly delightful images that inspired my hat design. (and someday a dress to match! I wish...)

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

You-know-what is coming up, and here is a treasure trove of wonderfully inspirational ideas: strange and unusual costumes of the centuries.

[synthetic-ultramarine]

honestly I feel like ship hats could be the solution to a lot of problems. Want to wear an elaborate headdress to a music festival? Say no to cultural appropriation, and wear a ship hat. Do the clothing styles in your generic fantasy world look a little too generic? Liven things up with ship hats! Bring back ship hats 2k15.