Hats of the World Above (Firmament)

I said I was taking requests for Firmament posts, and Vayra (after observing that hat culture in 2005 was fucked up, for semirelated reasons) inquired after a Firmament hat culture post. Here is that post.THE GRAND DUCHY OF DRAADBroad-brimmed hats are the standard in Draad, for anyone who likes to be anyone. Light-coloured, or light-coloured on the underside, they once suggested a solaresque halo. Among the well-off, these are felted, or made of expensive material, while among the ordinary population, they’re usually straw. Wealthy women sometimes attach a shoulder-length veil of translucent silk to the brim. The broad brims are a very iconic Dradian thing, and they have been wearing them for quite a long time, with the usual and expected shifts in fashion, and so forth. Currently, wearing feathery plumes is de rigeur, but a few decades ago, having a plumed hat marked you as a puffed-up fool or a brigand. These types of broad-brimmed hat, with a slightly taller crown and a…