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and Sir David Lyndsay in AnePleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis comments on the trendy four-cornered bunnet: Factories, Farms and Financial Success - A history of the Flat Cap". Sir Gordon Bennett . Retrieved 2023-03-25.

Discover wonderful wildlife tours to book and experience in Scotland, including bird watching safaris, whale watching, farm tours and much more! Find sources: "Flat cap"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The traditional blue bonnet was the customary headwear for Scotsmen for hundreds of years and was the item of clothing most closely associated with Scotland before tartan became so popular. Katie Wales (2006). Northern English: a cultural and social history. p. 26. Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781139457057Stewarton in east Ayrshire has been known in Scotland as The Bonnet Toun (town) for centuries. Records show that the bonnet trade existed by 1650, but it is likely that woollen bonnets were being knitted in and around the town well before that.

This antedates its first recorded use in English in Caxton’s Golden Legende (1483). It disappeared from English before 1700, but was later revived through the influence of Scots. Scots Word of the Week is written by Chris Robinson of Scottish Language Dictionaries 25 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LN (0131) 650 4149 O'Grady, Sean (27 March 2010). "Minor British Institutions: The flat cap". The Independent . Retrieved 2017-07-24. Plante, Chandler (14 July 2021), Team USA's Most Iconic Olympic Outfits Throughout the Years Are Pure Gold, popsugar.co.uk

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The Burns Bunnet design was created by John Burleigh at the end of 2008, when he started out making one or two for fun to be worn at weddings and other occasions. Soon after, people started complimenting the rich tartan fabric which made John realise there was a market for his unique headwear. Famous faces have worn the Burns Bunnet including Usain Bolt, Jesse Wallace, Nicola Benedetti and James Nesbitt to name a few. Mairi Robinson, ed. (1985). The Concise Scots Dictionary. Aberdeen University Press. p.53. ISBN 0-08-028491-4. A flat cap is a rounded cap with a small stiff brim in front, originating in Northern England. The hat is known in Ireland as a paddy cap; in Scotland as a bunnet; in Wales as a Dai cap; and in the United States as an English cap, or a flat cap. Various other terms exist (cabbie cap, driver cap, golf cap, [1] longshoreman cap, ivy cap, train engineer cap, etc.). Flat caps are usually made of tweed, plain wool, or cotton, while some are made using leather, linen, or corduroy. The inside of the cap is commonly lined for comfort and warmth. [2] History [ edit ] Woolen flat cap Flat cap, side view, herringbone pattern Usage in the East End of London is illustrated by Jim Branning of the television soap opera EastEnders and Del Boy Trotter of Only Fools and Horses. Taxicab and bus drivers are often depicted wearing a flat cap, as comedically portrayed by Gareth Hale and Norman Pace's ( Hale and Pace) "London cabbies" television sketches. All exclusive rights in Scottish burghs were swept away by the Rescissory act of 1846,” continues Linton. “The Guild’s purpose is now charitable – principally supporting students undertaking relevant courses at local colleges. While the bonnet is no longer in common use as an item of male headgear and Stewarton is now the sole production centre in Scotland, the guild now has several members active in millinery.”