Meissonier "1814" Napoleon and his staff are retuning from Soissons after the battle of Laon (this is not the retreat from Moscow as is often assumed). The "cocked hats" or "bi-corns" that you see pictured here, along with tri-corns (worn both in military and civilian life) preceded top hats as the…

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…front and back. The BICORNE became the military dress hat of the British, American and French. The WELLINGTON was a version that had tassels. The NAPOLEON hat was a BICORNE with a tricolor cockade. BIGGIN ( big in ) - ( der. Fr. BEGUINE, a cap worn by nuns ) A coif like cap, with ties under the chin…

…13c. on the shaped cap it had the point rising from the upper back. Worn over the white linen coif. Last Doge of Venice ( 1797 ) was conquered by Napoleon. COSSACK - Adaptation of cap worn by Russian Cossacks. Usually of fur or felt. Hat wider at the top than at the head size. A style in the 1980's made…

…rearing viper ) and with the ANKH crown ( a sign of life ). EUGENIE HAT ( u shay nee ) - The EMPRESS HAT of 1859. Style of Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III. A revival of this shape in 1931 was worn tilted over the right eye, and trimmed with ostrich feather. Style worn by Princess Diana in 1980. ETON…