A bicycle clip hat is a style of small hat or millinery decoration that includes a metal clip – similar to traditional
designs used by cyclists – to hold it in place. It may be very similar to a
half hat
A half hat (also sometimes half-hat) is a millinery design in which the hat covers part of the head. Generally, the design is close-fitting, in the manner of the cloche, and frames the head, usually stopping just above the ears. It may be similar ...
or
fascinator
A fascinator is a formal headpiece, a style of millinery. Since the 1990s, the term has referred to a type of formal headwear worn as an alternative to the hat; it is usually a large decorative design attached to a band or clip. In contrast t ...
in design, covering only part of the head.
The term has also been used to describe a design of headband that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
This might be fabric attached to a piece of curved metal that held it firmly on the head.
In the 1950s, the bicycle clip design was also incorporated into designs of chignon cap – a fabric covering designed to cover a
bun
A bun is a type of bread roll, typically filled with savory fillings (for example hamburger). A bun may also refer to a sweet cake in certain parts of the world. Though they come in many shapes and sizes, buns are most commonly round, and are g ...
at the back of the head.
See also
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Baseball cap
A baseball cap is a type of soft hat with a rounded crown and a stiff bill projecting in front.
The front of the hat typically displays a design or a logo (historically, usually only a sports team, namely a baseball team, or names of relevant c ...
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Cap of maintenance
Typical of British heraldry, a cap of maintenance, known in heraldic language as a ''chapeau gules turned up ermine'', is a ceremonial cap of crimson velvet lined with ermine, which is worn or carried by certain persons as a sign of nobility or ...
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Dutch cap
A Dutch cap or Dutch bonnet is a style of woman's hat associated with the various traditional Dutch woman's costumes. Usually made of white cotton or lace, it is sometimes characterized by triangular flaps or wings that turn up on either side. ...
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Gandhi cap
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Halo hat
References
Hats
1950s fashion
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