Hat From the Past

Royal Hats to a moment during the Prince of Wales’ 1922 tour of India and Japan that sees him dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono, tights and hat (and a pained expression). Samurai Windsor.

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If there are any royal hats worn today or tomorrow, please share them in the comments here.

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3 thoughts on “Hat From the Past

  1. These are not “samurai” costumes, these are rickshaw boy costumes, bearer boy costumes. You can still see figures dressed in these costumes today at the major Tokyo tourist site, Asakusa.

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