Double horned hennin

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Known as hennins, the tall headdresses were popular among European noblewomen in the late Middle Ages

Medieval Double-horned Henin

A wonderfully distinctive headdress for a noble 15th century Burgundian lady. I’d been wanting to make a hat in this style for some time for my friend Anne, but it needed to wait until she was no longer wearing a coronet. This piece was so much fun to pattern and make! Research & Design Variations […]

Hennins in the 1400s apparently was the style of headdress and this in particular is called a Butterfly Hennin.

Hennin: cone shaped headdress worn by Medievel ladies

15th Century black Horned Hennin head dress | Flickr

Horned Headdress

Today, we’d like to show you an interesting and diverse collection of headpieces made by a young seamstress. Her name is Angela Clayton. And she makes clothes of various styles, designs, historical periods, and materials. The matching accessories used with these costumes include headdresses. In her collection, she’s got dozens of hats and headpieces inspired by the fashion of the 1400s, 1500s, 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s.