All our sheepskin products are handmade at British Sheepskin and this one is in particular another family favourite. Yes it's true all the boys as well as the girls wear them in our house but only at particular times which just happens to be when we have all had a skinful. We seem to get into one of those,
"Let's all wear a silly hat!"
Our Cossack / Russian hats aren't normally described as silly but when a room of fully grown men put them on believe me the atmosphere changes. Empowering and simply fabulous... Well that's what we think in any case.
The word or name Cossack actually refers to certain groups of people that lived in Eastern Europe and Russia during the 16 to 18th century. They were military in nature and many served as border control for various towns and valuable trading posts. Due to the cold weather they needed to keep warm hence the fur hat. At British Sheepskin we actually use sheep instead of fur as with a sheep the entirety is used for various purposes. Nothing goes to waste with a sheep.
A Cossack wearing a Cossack / Russian style hat
As you can see by the picture above a lot has changed but the same design is still there. When you buy a Cossack / Russian hat from British Sheepskin and put in on your head you instantly feel like it will be keeping you nice and warm.
These type of hats don't normally come in many sizes especially when they are made out of sheepskin. The nature of sheepskin is to stretch to fit your head perfectly. The size starts around 23" but once you wear it it stretches to become a nice snug fit.
British Sheepskin Cossack / Russian hat
So When did the Cossack / Russian hat come into fashion?
It was actually Look magazine that was allowed to go into Russia in 1967 to photograph the fashion and what was there but the fashionable Cossack hat. Many different furs were used for these glorious hats. See her Royal highness below wearing a fox Cossack / Russian hat click here to see more on NIBS blog.
Queen Elizabeth II wearing a Fox Cossack / Russian Hat
We pride ourselves on quality and using the very best material so you can feel comfortable when you buy from British Sheepskin.
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