Something just that little bit recherche

Well, it HAS been a while hasn't it? Fear not the machines are whirring here at DB Towers. 


Mother Prioress has the nuns on full tilt and has only had just enough time to cast her utter, absolute and final  disapproval on the following offering:

This is the very fine Dr David Basckin of South Africa, wearing our A-Team confection previously shown snapped on the shop floor. Not a priest, Dr Basckin is in fact a Naturalist and is here shown sporting the Camo-Ambrosian and engaging with some distant Rara Avis. We couldn't think of a better use, to be honest.


Dear reader, caution would be wise in offering your own suggestions for this fine hat. After its production one of the younger nuns was caught whistling Onward Christian Soldiers (in her bath chair) and Mother Prioress had to be physically restrained.  


A whole run of new fun hats is coming soon. Watch this space. 

Back to Black #2

A little more exciting than the Simple Priest’s Biretta, is this Ambrosian Biretta, pictured here in Duchess Satin. A sizeable 10cm in height, it sits between the usual Latin style and the Augustinian Biretta, and as such is the Mummy Bear of religious hats.

Coming soon...

Dear Reader,

we have been busy indeed here at DB Towers. New hats are rolling off the production line by the minute, and we offer this little divertimento to whet your appetite for what is to follow soon...

All the best,

Team DB

The Mighty Augustinian

We now move into the territory of the somewhat exotic, for today we proudly present to you: The Augustinian. This is a take on an image of Fr Alfred Hope Patten wearing his 'CSA Biretta' in Michael Yelton's Alfred Hope Patten: His Life and Times in Pictures. As well as a few chance sightings of such items at Anglo-Catholic gatherings.

We imagined it being twice the height of a normal Biretta, but we are open to correction. Other Biretta enthusiasts claim the 'Ambrosian Biretta' is more likely to have been the model for Hope Patten, a middle way between the usual height and this sky high example. We invite comment, but remind all that all this is done in a spirit of love and indeed fun.

This example is gaberdine, with merino wool pompom and a black lining.