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Pirate Hats
The Piece That Completes the Costume
The classic pirate hat is the tricorn (also spelled tricorne), a hat whose wide brim is turned up on three sides into a triangle around the crown. It was mainstream fashion in the late 17th and 18th centuries, worn by soldiers, gentlemen, and naval officers, which is exactly why successful pirates wore them: a fine cocked hat was captured status, worn like a flag. Epic Armoury's are handmade in leather with lacing around the brim, in black or brown and sizes S to XL, and the collection rounds out with headwear for every other kind of sea rover, from corsair turbans to wide-brimmed drifters. No pirate costume is finished until the hat goes on, and a leather one outlasts a decade of events.
Choose Your Tricorn
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Simple Leather Pirate Tricorn: The honest workhorse. Clean, plain leather that does everything a tricorn should at a friendly price: the right first hat, and the right hat for a crew.
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Pirate Hat: The captain's tier. Thicker leather, richer detailing, and a design that reads as authority across a battlefield. When the hat is the centerpiece, this is the one.
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Pirate Hat, Faux Leather: The same swagger, animal-free, with weather resistance to match. The vegan and budget-friendly route to the full silhouette.
All three come in black for sharp, dangerous authority or brown for the weathered look of long voyages and salt air, in sizes S, M/L, and XL.
Not Every Pirate Wears a Tricorn
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Turban Jafar: The Barbary corsair and desert-port look, in black/blue or black/red, sizes S/M and L/XL. Pair it with a curved blade from our [pirate swords] and you've sailed a very different sea.
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Witch Hunter Hat: A wide, weathered brim for the drifter who came aboard with a past: part sea dog, part wanted poster.
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Top Hat: For the airship pirate. Fantasy settings don't stop at the waterline, and a top hat over a pirate coat is the fastest route to a steampunk sky-captain.
Why Leather Is Worth It
The hat is the most visible piece of your costume and the one that takes the most abuse: sun, rain, and life at the bottom of a kit bag. A costume-shop hat collapses and soaks through. Leather holds its shape in weather, survives packing, and softens with wear into creases that make it look genuinely sailed rather than store-bought. Care is simple: let it air-dry after wet events, condition it occasionally, and treat every scuff as backstory.
Wearing It Right
The tricorn is traditionally worn point-forward, framing the face. Soldiers often cocked it over the left eyebrow to rest a musket on the right shoulder, a detail your character is welcome to borrow. All of them come plain and ready to personalize with feathers, pins, or ribbons, and though pirate is in the name, the same hats serve musketeers, highwaymen, privateers, and 18th century nobles, so one purchase covers several characters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which pirate hat should I buy first?
The Simple Leather Tricorn if you want the classic look at the best price, the Pirate Hat if the hat is your costume's centerpiece, the faux leather version if you want it animal-free.
What sizes do the hats come in?
S, M/L, and XL for the hats, S/M and L/XL for the turban. Check the measurements on each product page for exact head sizes.
Real leather or faux leather?
Real leather ages, patinas, and lasts longest. Faux leather is animal-free and handles weather just as well. The silhouette is identical.
Will it survive rain at an event?
Yes, leather handles weather far better than felt or foam. Let it dry naturally afterward and condition it now and then.
Can I decorate it?
Yes. Feathers, ribbons, and pins attach easily, or wear it plain for the rugged look.
Top It Off
The hat is the finishing move, so make it one that lasts. Dress the rest at mens or womens pirate costumes], add a pirate swords and pirate boots.