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the hat that lost a country but kept its swagger
means A flat-topped, brimless conical hat, usually red with a tassel, traditionally worn in parts of North Africa and the Middle East.
from Named after Fez, the Moroccan city long famed as a center for making the dye that gave the hat its signature crimson. The cap became an emblem of the Ottoman Empire after reforms made it official headwear in the 19th century, then was banned in Turkey in 1925 as the modern republic shed Ottoman symbols — leaving the hat without an empire but full of style.
- banned 1925
- Atatürk outlawed it to modernize Turkey
- named for
- a Moroccan city famous for its dye
- crimson source
- originally colored with crushed kermes berries
- no brim
- brimless on purpose, for touching forehead in prayer
- shriner staple
- American fraternities adopted it for parades
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fez hat — ottoman-origin cylindrical felt hat popular 16th-19th centuries, worn across north africa and middle east