Second Empire Prefect Style Bicorn Hat Wool Felt
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A prestigious headwear of French manufacture with excellent manufacturing quality and impeccable finishing details.
A typical Second Empire hat, with the shape of prefects' hats worn during this period. A style revisited with white fabric and cockade.
A bicorn that impresses both in its shape and elegance. A made-to-order product only with a manufacturing time of 3/4 weeks.
Second Empire Prefect Style Bicorn Hat Wool Felt
The bicorn is the major headwear that appeared at the end of the 18th century, and was worn by both civilians and military personnel. During the 19th century, it became a headpiece exclusively reserved for State representatives, army officers, and police representatives.
After Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'État on November 9, 1799, he revived the Intendants of the old regime in the form of prefects, and according to established law, "the prefect alone shall be in charge of administration." The prefect appointed mayors and deputy mayors in communes with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants and proposed to the First Consul, later Emperor, the appointment of others. 97 prefectures were assigned to carefully selected men in 1800, often former revolutionaries who valued order and discipline and were passionate about national greatness. Bonaparte would advise them: "Never be men of the Revolution but men of the government... and ensure that France dates its happiness from the establishment of the prefectures." These were indeed the ones who forged a solid territorial administration in France.
A hat steeped in history as it is the hat shape worn by prefects during the Second Empire. A style revisited with white edges and cockade, rather than yellow and tricolor respectively as they wore at the time. This hat shows excellent manufacturing quality and exemplary finishing finesse, and impresses as much by its shape as by its great elegance, a French manufacture!
A made-to-order product only with a manufacturing time of 3/4 weeks.
About the Second Empire Prefect Style Bicorn Hat
- Composition: wool felt
- Black & white colors
- Made in France
- Crown height: approximately 12 cm
- Total width: approximately 44 cm
- Crown height approximately 12 cm
- Brim width approximately 17.3 inches
- Material Wool felt
- Shape Special Hats - Style
- Shape Bicorn
- Brand Traclet
- Color Black
- Country of manufacture France
- Washable Simply a brush stroke
- Season All year round
- Gender Men
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