Tricorne

The tricorne or tricorn is a centuries-old style of three-cornered hat. During the 18th century it was worn by men of the aristocracy, the military, and also by regular citizens. It has a turned-up brim on all three sides and a triangular shape when viewed from above. A wide-brimmed version for women was popular in the early 1900s and the style was revived in the 1930s, 1950s, and again for Princess Diana in the 1980s.

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mid 1700s Italian tricorne hat

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1750-75 French tricorne hat

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1700s tricorne hat

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late 1700s tricorne hat

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1899-1912 French tricorne hat

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1901-02 American tricorne hat

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1912 French straw tricorne

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1914 American tricorne hat

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1940s tricorne hat

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1940s Dobbs tricorne hat

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1942 Bergdorf Goodman black wool tricorne hat

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1942-43 Bergdorf Goodman wool tricorne

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1947 Bergdorf Goodman straw tricorne hat

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1950s straw and velvet tricorne hat

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