Welcome
| Wecome to our webpage all about hats. Founded in 2006 Mad Hatters is passionate about all things headwear related. |  |
| In the past, hats were an indicator of social status. In the military, hats may denote nationality, branch of service, rank or regiment. Police typically wear distinctive hats such as peaked caps or brimmed hats, such as those worn by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Some hats have a protective function. As examples, the hard hat protects construction workers' heads from injury by falling objects, an Irish Garda hat protects the officer's head, a sun hat shades the face and shoulders from the sun, a cowboy hat protects against sun and rain and an ushanka fur hat with fold-down earflaps keeps the head and ears warm. A Surgeons hat and netting is worn for hygiene reasons. |   |
General
In the Irish Army hats denote rank or division. Black beret for regular branches of the army, light green beret for reserves. Red beret for Póilíní Airm (military police) and Commando green beret for Army Ranger Wing. Those serving under the UN wear blue UN berets. Glengarry headdress for Cavalry Corps, and black Caubeen for army pipers. The Irish Defence Forces cap badge is usually worn with headdress. |
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| A hat is a head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory. Hats are a very common in the service industries they are worn for safety reasons and to denote rank or status. |  |
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Fashion
| Hats have been around for eons. In the extremely early days, they were mostly worn to help travelers keep warm or cool depending on the weather and probably prevent the sun from getting in their eyes. Now, hats are not just worn out of necessity but to make a fashion statement. |  |
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