chapeaus
Fancy head toppers
Chapeaus is the plural of chapeau, a somewhat fancy or playful word for hat.
The French-style plural chapeaux is also used, sometimes pretentiously.
She admired the elegant chapeaus in the shop window.
Worn atop the head
- millineryCraft of hat design
- headwearGarments for the head
- brimProjecting edge or lip
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
accessory · couture · ensemble · outfit · style · elegance · wardrobe · attire
Tall formal headwear
- bowlerPin-toppling player
- fedoraSoft creased felt hat
- homburgFormal men's felt hat
- derbyOpen-entry competition
ceremony · gala · wedding · black tie · dress code · gentleman · dapper · distinguished
Of France's capital
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- borrowed wordTerm adopted from another language
- pluralMore than one
- continentalOf a continent
European · sophistication · affectation · cosmopolitan · Gallic · je ne sais quoi · salon · boulevard
Old valued collectible
- retroEvoking recent past
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- period costumeClothing replicating past eras
heritage · classic · old-fashioned · nostalgia · bygone era · hatpin · veiled · plumed
hats
Worn atop the head
crown · accessory · couture · ensemble · outfit · style · elegance · wardrobe · attire · coordinated
top hat
Tall formal headwear
derby · ceremony · gala · wedding · black tie · dress code · gentleman · dapper · distinguished · etiquette
Parisian
Of France's capital
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- borrowed wordTerm adopted from another language
- pluralMore than one
continental · European · sophistication · affectation · cosmopolitan · Gallic · je ne sais quoi · salon · boulevard · cafe society
antique
Old valued collectible
period costume · heritage · classic · old-fashioned · nostalgia · bygone era · hatpin · veiled · plumed · estate sale