Hat Ribbon placement?

[shredder]

I see that the outer ribbon on hats are usually tied on the left, rather than on the right, of the crown. The Brunette got a man's hat for herself recently, and the milliner asked which side she would want the ribbon to be tied. She chose the right as a random decision. Is there a rule or convention to the orientation?

[storeynicholas]

shredder - I am sure that it is left for men and right for women and see here (even if they cannot spell 'Dick Tracy'): http://www.lockhatters.co.uk/Autumn_Win ... -P390.aspx

Sometimes (especially in modern films), of course (even with an evens chance) the Hollywood 'stars' get it wrong.
NJS

[shredder]

Many thanks for this, NJS. Usually, when she says, 'turn right at the next junction', one should always turn left, but it appears that she got it right this time!!

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[storeynicholas]

Not at all, shredder. An interesting exception to the right left rule is the hussars' busby, on which the busby-bag hangs to the right:

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur ... s%3Disch:1

NJS

[shredder]

I suppose that it was inevitable that someone does it the other way round intentionally... This topic reminds me of the other thread about buttoning orientation: I will need to have another look at the hats worn by the Hassidim to see which side the knot is.