The Heart Shaped Hennin C. 1405 - 1470The “Heart Shaped Hennin” started life as the &ldq

The Heart Shaped Hennin C. 1405 - 1470The “Heart Shaped Hennin” started life as the “Crispinette” from the reign of Richard II. From the Crispinette it developed into the “Cross Tree Headdress”. As the Cross Tree Headdress was very wide and was considered “Ugly and Unbecoming” by some, another headdress developed at the same time. This was the “Heart Shaped Hennin”.^Crispinette with fillet (the headband)It still had the golden fretwork, the “Caul” confining the hair on either side of the face, but no longer had the fillet over the cauls. It had a padded roll instead. This echoed the silhouette of the Cross Tree Headdress at first, width being the dominant feature.^Cross tree headdressGradually the padded roll started to extend upwards as did the wires of the Cross Tree Headdress. Both headdresses were often referred to as the “Cow Headdress” because of the resemblance to cows horns. A holy Bishop preached from the pulpit about fashionable women resembling “Horned Snails” and that women were “Abusing their crowning glory by covering their hair”. As the outer edges of the padded roll extended upwards, the middle of the padded roll descended into a dip at the centre of the forehead and was made from coloured silks, velvets or linen. It became encrusted in jewels, pearls and plaques of enamels. Over these were draped semi-circular or square veils all of which were hemmed with “rich stuff”. In 1440 the top edges of the padded roll of the “Heart Shaped Hennin” were drawn closer together still, producing yet another style of headdress called the “Forked Headdress”. A Long “Tippet” or “Streamer” type veil was attached at the back or side of it.^forked headdressThe Heart Shaped Hennin continued to be used by upper and middle classes throughout this period in time but discarded it completely after 1470.(info from Kat’s Hats) -- source link

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