The Armour Archive

For Years now I have wanted a 16th century German "pizza hat" I tried to make one myself but clothing isn't really my thing. Can anyone recommend somone who makes nice big 16th century hats? I need something to keep the California sun from heating up my armour.

bump... cuz I want one too.

There was a lady on the GermanRenCostume Yahoo group that left this message:

For those who might be interested, I am starting my
own business of costume accessories for Renaissance
Military women and men. It officially goes on line in
late June, but I thought that I would go ahead and
test the waters to see what people thought of the
offering and if there were any sort of items that they
would like to see.

Cauls (appropriate for German and English - hand
decoration extra)
Muffin Caps
Arming caps (plain and multi-coloured)
Coifs
Biggins
Pizza Hats (pleated and non-pleated)
Starfish Hats
Ostrich plumes
Gollers (linen, wool, silk, fur)
Choker jewelry
Shirts (high-neck for men and women)
Chemise/Camise (cartridege pleated neckline)
Garters (wool or silk with fringe)
Handmade chains
Chainmail mantles
Stockings
Leather gloves,pinked (men and women)
Hooded capelets (i.e. chaperones) - yes, a bit early
for most of us, but for some the renaissance started
before the 16th century.

Please let me know what you think and thank you for
taking the time to help me with my endeavour.

Ghislaine


I think I tried emailing her but didn't get a response. Let me know if you get a better response. Her email is sidoniaros@yahoo.com

Wow, I may have coined the term "pizza hat" for these back in '87 when I started the first Landsknecht group at the Southern California Ren Faire. I said the berets looked like pizzas with feathers---and I guess it stuck (chuckle). I also made the first few for the group, figuring out the pattern from looking through dozens of woodcuts, especially those of Jost Ammon.

By the way, Frau Hirsch was part of that group, joining late in the first year. You might contact her as she is a highly skilled costumer and Ladsknecht stuff is one of her specialties. She posts here regularly.

Cheers,
Tim

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I traded for a wonderful leather "pizza hat" from Master Domingo Charles.Barnes@dm.af.mil who may be able to help you all.

Thanks for the info all. It will be a few before I get around to contacting anyone but I appriciate the help finding the artists to make one.

Studbuckle, you may very well be the originator of the term. I first heard them called that at Southern Faire a few years back. What is the correct name for that type of hat? I need to spend some time researching clothing but I am running out of RAM in my brain and I can't seem to empty my recycle bin

William