Lampshade hat

A lampshade design from 1963 with a simple cord trimming

A lampshade hat is a millinery design in which the hat has a small circular crown – typically flat, but sometimes rounded – and flares outwards to create a cone-like profile.[1] In shape, it may have some similarities to the pillbox and bucket hat, both of which were popular at around the same time, although the classic lampshade design is longer and more flared than a pillbox (typically ending at or below the ears) and is generally made of stiffer material than a bucket hat.

The Asian conical hat and the mushroom hat are sometimes termed lampshade, as well as any oversized or lavishly trimmed hat.[2]

  1. ^ Brooks Picken, Mary (1999). A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern. United States: Dover Publications. p. 164. ISBN 0486402940. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ Sun, Feifei (2 October 2012). "The 15 most ridiculous trends from fashion month". Time. Retrieved 17 January 2015.