Staffordshire Police Inspector's Cap, 1990s
The peaked cap was introduced to men’s uniform in the 1990s to correspond with the female bowler hat. On foot police wear the familiar custodian helmet with inspectors and higher ranking officers wearing ...
WPC Police Bowler Hat
Female police officers wore different uniforms to the men till around the 1990s, when the uniforms were altered to the No. 1 dress (rarely seen today except for formal occasions). The bowler hat was introduced ...
World War II Police Helmet
Many police during the war were Special Constables, fit and able men in reserved occupation, they were issued with a steel helmet with ‘police’ marked on the front. The helmet was meant to withstand the ...
Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Constabulary Helmet, 1980s
The 1980s show a change in the design for the typical police helmet, with the increased threat of riots the helmet altered being made out of a hard plastic instead of cork with a felt covering and with ...
Staffordshire Police Custodian Helmet, 1980s
The custodian helmet was originally designed for the police in 1863 to replace the stovepipe top hat.
On the front is a 'Brunswick Star' which was introduced in the 1930s to standardise police helmets ...
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Helmet
For centuries firemen have worn helmets to protect themselves; the shape of the helmet has virtually stayed the same the but materials have drastically altered.
This helmet is a more modern (at time ...
Black Bowler Hat
The bowler hat was originally made in 1848 and was considered sturdier than the top hat, (as it could easily be knocked off and damaged).
The first bowler hat was originally made by brothers Thomas ...
Victorian Beaver felt Top Hat, made in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Hat making was a prime industry Newcastle-under-Lyme in the Victorian period.
This top hat was produced in Newcastle at during the 19th century.
You very rarely see anyone wearing a top hat today ...
Victorian Smoking Cap
Smoking caps were fashionable informal wear for Victorian gentlemen. They were originally worn to keep the head warm and to prevent men’s hair smelling of smoke. They were typically simple designs that ...
Victorian Smoking Cap
Smoking caps were fashionable informal wear for Victorian gentlemen.
They were originally worn to keep the head warm and to prevent men’s hair smelling of smoke. They were typically simple designs that ...
Brown Leather Football boots, c.1890-1920
Football has been popular in Britain for centuries with the first recorded football boots in 1526 when King Henry VIII ordered new boots for his great wardrobe.
In the nineteenth century the popularity ...
Japanese Kimono
This is probably a kimono for a man as it is far simpler in design and has darker colours than that of a woman's.
The shorter length and shorter sleeves also suggest it would have been worn by a man. ...
Japanese Obi
Obi’s were originally used to hold the kimono closed and started off as a simple ribbon.
Though during the seventeenth century obi’s particularly women’s started to increase in size, this new size ...
Japanese Obi
Obi’s were originally used to hold the kimono closed and started off as a simple ribbon.
Though during the seventeenth century obi’s particularly women’s started to increase in size, this new size ...
Japanese Women’s Kimono
Kimonos were adopted from China in the early fifth century and have since been greatly altered by Japanese fashion trends.
The strict customs surrounding kimonos has resulted in the establishment of ...
Sami Gákti Footwear
Gákti is the traditional clothing worn by the Sami in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Traditional gákti was made out of reindeer leather and sinew and shoes were made out of reindeer ...
Sami Gákti Footwear
Gákti is the traditional clothing worn by the Sami in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Traditional gákti was made out of reindeer leather and sinew and shoes were made out of reindeer ...
Native American Dress
Native Americans considered making clothes a serious task and were all made by hand by the women in the tribe.
Animal hides were most commonly used to make the clothes from the animals they hunted, ...