Would You—or Do You—Wear a Smoking Cap?
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Found a leather tricorne that I'm debating buying to see if I can pull it off, but a smoking hat? No.....no no no. And Stan, love that meer!
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I'm a Fedora kinda guy when I wear one. No relation to smoking or not, just cause it accents my natural "cool and sexy"
I'd have to find one that doesn't clash with my velvet smoking jacket...it has satin lapel trim...ooh la la
I can tell by your outfit that you are a ------!
fill in the 6 blanks with one of the following OR come up with your own.
P I R A T E , B A N D I T , P A R S O N , M U S L I M , P S Y C H O , CO W B O Y ,
O U T L A W , S M O K E R, G O O B E R, B A N G E R , I N D I A N, , M E N T A L ... (your turn)
A smoking Cap wearer definitely fits the description of some of these! IMO
hoo
fill in the 6 blanks with one of the following OR come up with your own.
P I R A T E , B A N D I T , P A R S O N , M U S L I M , P S Y C H O , CO W B O Y ,
O U T L A W , S M O K E R, G O O B E R, B A N G E R , I N D I A N, , M E N T A L ... (your turn)
A smoking Cap wearer definitely fits the description of some of these! IMO
hoo
Smoking hats and jackets were popular in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and were intended to be worn while smoking in order to keep smoke out of one's hair and off of one's formal jacket. After dinner, it was often the practice for the men to retire to the smoking room for cigars/pipes and brandy, while women would retire to the parlor for conversation, music, etc. Once the evening came to a close, the men could remove their smoking jackets and hats, and be less likely to offend the delicate nasal passages of their wives.
The smoking cap is based on the Tarboosh, a round hat worn in many areas of the Middle East and Africa - taller versions became the Fez, invented in Morocco and part of the dress code in the Ottoman Empire at various times. In the Ottoman Empire, the classic red/burgundy color was restricted to Muslim males, whereas Christian or Jewish men could wear black or dark blue. The smoking jacket is based on earlier dressing gowns, shortened up and made out of Asian silks and velvet. They remained popular until relatively recently, though there's been a slight uptick in sales lately (along with waistcoats and bow ties).
For my own Steampunk costuming needs, I've got several amusing fezzes (both tall and smoking cap style) from Fez-O-Rama, but since I do the bulk of my pipe smoking outdoors, my smoking jacket is actually a military surplus M-65 field jacket, and I've only recently acquired a proper fedora. :wink:
The smoking cap is based on the Tarboosh, a round hat worn in many areas of the Middle East and Africa - taller versions became the Fez, invented in Morocco and part of the dress code in the Ottoman Empire at various times. In the Ottoman Empire, the classic red/burgundy color was restricted to Muslim males, whereas Christian or Jewish men could wear black or dark blue. The smoking jacket is based on earlier dressing gowns, shortened up and made out of Asian silks and velvet. They remained popular until relatively recently, though there's been a slight uptick in sales lately (along with waistcoats and bow ties).
For my own Steampunk costuming needs, I've got several amusing fezzes (both tall and smoking cap style) from Fez-O-Rama, but since I do the bulk of my pipe smoking outdoors, my smoking jacket is actually a military surplus M-65 field jacket, and I've only recently acquired a proper fedora. :wink:
I belong to a religion that won't allow me to wear funny hats ... because someone might think that I am associated with one of the other religions that requires people to wear funny hats.
Also it's funny to see a lot of the youtubers who wear smoking hats. Well, they are not really wearing smoking hats. They are just wearing props. i Lolz at them 
We started watching "Meet me in St. Louis" last night. This was billed as a Christmas movie, I saw no reference to Christmas in the first 30 minutes, of what to that point was an awful movie.
But, there were two great pipe scenes. In one, the Grandfather, wearing a red, unadorned Fez, lights and smokes a giant meer in the kitchen for a family discussion.
But, there were two great pipe scenes. In one, the Grandfather, wearing a red, unadorned Fez, lights and smokes a giant meer in the kitchen for a family discussion.
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