…ex-Village Hat Shop store manager, Tom Toomey, is currently working in Kazakhstan. Tom, who travels and works in all the “Stans” as well as in Russia, never fails to make important contributions to our always-expanding collection of hats from around the world. : The Kalpak: The traditional hat worn…
…on Delicious Stumble It! This is a classic hat made of leather and rabbit fur. It has been long associated with cold weather climates like Canada, Russia and nothern China. Some know it as a "Trooper Hat" because highway police in many regions wear the hat in the winter. Colby from the Survivior TV Show…
…and ex-Village Hat Shop store manager, Tom Toomey, is currently working in Kazakhstan. Tom, who travels and works in all the Stans as well as in Russia, never fails to make important contributions to our always-expanding collection of hats from around the world. Kalpak: The kalpak, pictured here, is…
…similar to a "trooper". This is a classic hat made of leather and rabbit fur. It has been long associated with cold weather climates like Canada, Russia and nothern China. Some know it as a "Trooper Hat" because highway police in many regions wear the hat in the winter. Posted by Fred Belinsky on October…
…similar to a "trooper". This is a classic hat made of leather and rabbit fur. It has been long associated with cold weather climates like Canada, Russia and nothern China. Some know it as a "Trooper Hat" because highway police in many regions wear the hat in the winter. Posted by Fred Belinsky on October…
…new Horton Plaza. Many years after his tenure at the hat store, customers would regularly come in asking for and about him. After a long stint in Russia and surrounds, he has settled in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn and is following his passion for art – www.tcatdesigns.com . We took a long walk…
…ex-Village Hat Shop store manager, Tom Toomey, is currently working in Kazakhstan. Tom, who travels and works in all the “Stans” as well as in Russia, never fails to make important contributions to our always-expanding collection of hats from around the world. : The Kalpak: The traditional hat worn…
…in the States, and had grown up during the Depression. It could have been borrowed by the ancestors when they were back in Europe fairly close to Russia (and pretty heavily influenced, in the case of Poland). The meaning was exactly the same - a square light fabric scarf (usually in a colorful pattern…
…new Horton Plaza. Many years after his tenure at the hat store, customers would regularly come in asking for and about him. After a long stint in Russia and surrounds, he has settled in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn and is following his passion for art – www.tcatdesigns.com . We took a long walk…
…similar to a "trooper". This is a classic hat made of leather and rabbit fur. It has been long associated with cold weather climates like Canada, Russia and nothern China. Some know it as a "Trooper Hat" because highway police in many regions wear the hat in the winter. Posted by Fred Belinsky on October…
…similar to a "trooper". This is a classic hat made of leather and rabbit fur. It has been long associated with cold weather climates like Canada, Russia and nothern China. Some know it as a "Trooper Hat" because highway police in many regions wear the hat in the winter. Posted by Fred Belinsky on October…
