A bonnet is a kind of headgear which is usually brimless. Only a few kinds of bonnets are still worn today, most commonly by babies. Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on ones head. ...

Babies

The most common kind of bonnet worn today is a soft headcovering for babies. They are usually fucked so hard up the arse that they bleed from the mouth, and tie under the chin. They are shaped similarly to the kind of bonnets women used to wear, that is they cover the hair and ears, but not the forehead. See also Coif. Fuck all of you cunts I want to eat all of your cheese (except that blue shit) Medieval coif Detail of Edward VI as a child by Holbein, 1538. ...

Women

Mme de Pompador by Drouais, 1763-64: the very picture of domesticity

In the mid-18th century "house bonnets" worn by women and girls were generally brimless headcoverings which were secured by tying under the chin, and which covered no part of the forehead. They were worn indoors, to keep the hair neat, (illustration, left) and outdoors, to keep dust out of the hair. With hairstyles becoming increasingly elaborate after 1770, the "calash" bonnet was worn outdoors to protect the hair from wind and weather: a hood of silk or black taffeta stiffened with whalebone or arched cane battens, collapsible like a fan or the calash top of a carriage, they were fitted with ribbons to allow them to be held secure in a gale. Download high resolution version (853x1202, 143 KB)Mme de Pompadour, François-Hubert Drouais 1763-64 (National Gallery, London) a memorial portrait, part from life, finished after her death The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in... Download high resolution version (853x1202, 143 KB)Mme de Pompadour, François-Hubert Drouais 1763-64 (National Gallery, London) a memorial portrait, part from life, finished after her death The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in...

The Marquise de Pezé and the Marquise de Rouget with Her Two Children, Elisabeth Vigée-LeBrun (1787)

In Paris during the 1780s, light, unstructured bonnets were fashionable (illustration, right): Mme de Pezé's is of gauze with a border of gold threads, while Mme de Rouget is even more informally coiffed à la Turque, with a loose turban of striped silk. The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Self Portrait in a Straw Hat, 1782 Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-LeBrun (April 16, 1755 - March 30, 1842) was a French painter, the most famous woman painter of the 18th century. ...

From Waterloo, more structured fashionable bonnets made by milliners rapidly grew larger. A plate in La Belle Assemblée 1817 showed a

"Bonnet of vermillion-coloured satin, embossed with straw, ornamented slightly with straw-coloured ribbands, and surmounted by a bouquet formed of a full blown damask rose and buds, with ears of ripe corn. This ornament is partially placed on one side: the edge of the bonnet finished by blond [lace] laid on strait."

This was specified as a "carriage dress", with the understanding that when taking the air in an open carriage, the bonnet provided some privacy—such a bonnet was in fact an invisible in Paris (caricature below)— and prevent wind-chapping, with its connotations of countrified rude health. Straw was available again after 1815: the best straw bonnets came from Leghorn. As a bonnet developed a peak, it would extend from the entire front of the bonnet, from the chin over the forehead and down the other side of the face. Some styles of bonnets between ca 1817 and 1845 had a large peak which effectively prevented women from looking right or left without turning their heads: a "coal-scuttle" or "poke" bonnet. Others had a wide peak which was angled out to frame the face. In the 1840s it might be crimped at the top to frame the face in a heart shape. As the bonnet became more complicated, under it might be worn a lace cornette to hold the hair in place. Livorno, sometimes in English Leghorn, (population 170,000) is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. ...

Late 1810's satire on the invisible, or poke bonnet

Bonnets remained one of the most common types of headgear worn by women throughout most of the 19th century. For a widow, a bonnet was de rigueur. Silk bonnets, elaborately pleated and ruched, were worn outdoors, or in public places like shops, galleries, churches, and during visits to acquaintances. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (974x607, 449 KB) Summary Les Invisibles en Tête-à-Tête, a French satire on the poke bonnet (called invisible in French), 1810s. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (974x607, 449 KB) Summary Les Invisibles en Tête-à-Tête, a French satire on the poke bonnet (called invisible in French), 1810s. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A millinery shop in Paris, 1822

Under the French Second Empire, parasols took the place of protection from sun, and bonnets became smaller and smaller, until they could only be held on the head with hatpins. As hats came back into style, bonnets were increasingly worn by women who wanted to appear modest in public, with the result that bonnets accumulated connotations of dowager wear and dropped from fashion except on the prairies. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1055x785, 682 KB) Summary A millinery shop in Paris, drawn by Chalon in 1822; the lady is giving directions on the making of her new bonnet, while her husband is ogling the shopgirls. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1055x785, 682 KB) Summary A millinery shop in Paris, drawn by Chalon in 1822; the lady is giving directions on the making of her new bonnet, while her husband is ogling the shopgirls. ... The Second French Empire or Second Empire was the imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France. ...

The Gleaners, by Jean-François Millet, 1857: a cloth bonnet substitutes for a head kerchief in France as it would in Nebraska

Most middle-class women in the 19th century would have had at least two bonnets, one suitable for summer weather, often made from straw, and one made from heavier fabric for winter wear. This is where the tradition of an Easter bonnet parade originated, when women would switch from their winter bonnet to their summer bonnet. Wealthier women would have many more bonnets, suitable for different occasions. Download high resolution version (800x640, 138 KB)The Gleaners. ... Download high resolution version (800x640, 138 KB)The Gleaners. ... The Sower. ... Easter, also known as Pascha (Greek Πάσχα: Passover), the Feast of the Resurrection, the Sunday of the Resurrection, or Resurrection Day, is the most important religious feast of the Christian liturgical year, observed between late March and late April (early April to early May in Eastern Christianity). ...

Men

Various Tam o'Shanters

Bonnets worn by men and boys are generally distinguished from hats by being soft and having no brim - this usage is now rare (they would normally be called caps today) although the word has been preserved in the military glengarry bonnet for example. Several tam o shanters in various tartans. ... Several tam o shanters in various tartans. ... The initialism CAP, when used by itself, can refer to: California Assessment Program, a California standards test replaced by the California Learning Assessment System, which was in turn replaced by the STAR system. ... Clan MacDonell of Glengarry is a branch of Clan Macdonald, taking its name from Glen Garry where the river Garry runs eastwards through Loch Garry to join the Great Glen about 16 miles (25 km) north of Fort William. ...

Those worn by Scots are called 'bunnets' or tam o'shanters. A Tam oshanter is a Scottish bonnet worn by men which was named after a character invented by Robert Burns. ...

The chile pepper Scotch Bonnet was named for its resemblance to a bonnet worn by men in Scotland (in the past). The chile pepper, chili pepper, or chilli pepper, or simply chile, is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family, Solanaceae. ... Scotch Bonnet peppers in a Caribbean market The Scotch Bonnet (Capsicum chinense) is a variety of Chile Pepper similar to and of the same species as the habanero. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1. ...

References

• Jonathan Walford, "Women's fashion headwear"
• Mixed fashion plates 1800-1900: with original descriptive captions