Props & Frocks stocks a huge range of fancy dress hats and it makes an easy fancy dress theme for your next party.
Most of the costume hats are relatively cheap, so even in these restricted economic times everyone should be able to participate. One piece of advice we would give, is to always make sure you have a few spare hats, for those guests who ‘forgot’ it was a theme!
Most hats are made for a standard adult sized head. Need to make the hat smaller? Add a little draught excluder to the inside rim until you get the required fit.
Costume hats tend to come in the following materials (although some hats will be mix of two):
- Fabric (such as the Australian hat seen in the image)
- Velour – this is normally robust and a little thicker in appearance
- Felt – this gives a good finish but will be ruined if it gets wet
- Satin – this is a felt hat covered with a satin look
- Plastic – this is our cheapest type of hat, ideal for kids
- Flock, this is similar to plastic but has a coating on the outside to make it look more realistic
- Rubber – very durable, ideal for children
- Straw – generally cheap and are ideal for Caribbean hats
- PVC – used for some caps
- Wool Felt – top quality hat, hire quality
So it’s Friday 13th, but hopefully that’s not a problem and to end the working week (for some) we’ll continue with the topic we started yesterday – clothing control. Last time we spoke of laws designed to tell you what not to wear, but there was a flipside to the rules which actually made it obligatory to wear certain items and not necessarily the obvious stuff. For example, when cap manufacturers were suffering a bit of a downturn in demand, there was a Statute of 1571 which required everyone to wear caps instead of hats. To add to the fun, in a period of history much affected by religious division, certain groups, notably Puritans, objected to this law and were therefore fined for flouting the rules.
In these more liberal days, there are rarely occasions upon which anyone is forced to wear anything (except, perhaps uniforms). Nonetheless, although obtaining a Props & Frocks costume for hire or sale does require some financial outlay, we like to think that the quality of our costumes plus the added value of personal service makes the cost well worthwhile.
