Inspiration || Fez Hat

I’ve been going on and on to my friends of how I think hats are a really underrated item in both women and menswear here in Nigeria. I’ve always been a hat person but of recent I haven’t been wearing so much of it so I’m also guilty but of a lesser charge as I happen to realize just how important a hat can be as a fashion accessory.  My foray into the “hat-dom” started with sneaking in and out of my dad’s room to obtain his fedora hat (which I still do) and ever since my love for hats has expanded to wide brimmed hats, straw hats and messenger caps.
However, today I’m not talking fedora’s or wide brimmed hats which I’m both crazy about. I’m talking those felt but sometimes velvet caps which after much research I found out is called Fez hat.
My love for this hat started when I came across a picture of two people in my instagram feed wearing it (@Mariamaduke and @__Lovefola)

I delved into the history of the fez hat and found out that this wasnt actually the original style and how it has undergone a lot of modifications. The previous ones used to be a bit higher and had tassles

I couldn’t find this particular type so I went for an alternative which is also felt. I like to call it the “Eze Cap”, as its popularly worn by igbo chiefs in Nigeria.

I’ve worn the black one out and someone obtained it from me afterwards (thats why it isn’t in the second picture). I actually loved the look and i’ll put up pictures of it in my next post.
I got the cap in yaba from some mallam guy but i’m sure you can get it anywhere they sell local things or outside mosques from the hausa guys there. I bought it for #750 naira and i think if i had prized well, i would have gotten it for 500. Maybe -_-