buckle hat

English

Noun

buckle hat (plural buckle hats)

  1. Synonym of capotain; commonly associated with the Thanksgiving aesthetic; a historical inaccuracy originating from 19th-century artistic depictions of pilgrims and not an authentic part of their attire.
    Coordinate term: pilgrim's hat
    • 2012 November 24, Oelbaum, Jed, “Trend Alert: Capotain Pilgrim Hat as Ultimate Homage to Patron Saints of American Gentrification”, in good.is‎[1]:
      Kent Glick, owner and operator of the Myles Standish Buckle Hat Manufacturing Company in Long Island City, is thrilled by the recent uptick in popularity for his product. It was a different world. Most of the buckle hat operations have moved to China. It’s cheaper to make them over there, but the quality just isn’t the same.” Despite this, Kent is confident that things are looking up for the American capotain industry.
    • 2018 March 20, Newmark, Amy, Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Amazing Mom 101 Stories of Love and Appreciation‎[2], page 26:
      I got the Mr. Pilgrim saltshaker; he stood at attention in his buckle hat with a musket in one arm and a turkey in the other.
    • 2021, VanHooker, Brian, Mel Magazine‎[3]:
      Pilgrims generally wore a hat known as a “capotain,” which did kind of look like the classic Pilgrim hat, but didn’t have buckles. […] we now picture the Pilgrims in these dumb buckle hats, even though they never really wore them. […] Much like the stupid Pilgrim buckle hat, the horned Viking helmet is bullshit. The Vikings did wear helmets, but horns would be pointless and impractical in battle.

Usgae notes

  • Contrary to popular myth, capotains never included buckles on the front of them; this image was created in the 19th century.[1]

See also

Referneces

  1. ^ Brooks, Rebecca Beatrice. "What Did the Pilgrims Wear?". History of Massachusetts.
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