Jocko the Wonder Llama Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 What about a Fez??? ^0^ :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinSop85 Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Aussies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarimbasaurusRex Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 I was fortunate to march 9 years without ever wearing a shako. They're just so 50's. It makes sense for Cadets, because a shako is traditional "cadet" headgear (see westpoint). But, I still don't care for the look. For other corps it makes less sense and... well... it's a BOX on your head! <**> Headgear I like includes aussies ala 27 or SCV, Bridgemen pimp hats (a great look for the time), and Blue Stars helmets (One of the reasons I joined!) Sorry, no PR or BC helmets. They're just too common. And enough with the feather boa plumes already! It's starting to look like a vegas revue. My vote for most distinctive headgear of all time goes to the R.I. Matadors for their giant sombreros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylinersop16 Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 My vote for most distinctive headgear of all time goes to the R.I. Matadors for their giant sombreros. I second that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaguardguy Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) Where's DCP-user "argonaut" when you need him most! He'll readily tell you it's not headgear that determines the success of a corps, but the size of their plumage. This explains it all. The power of plumes compel you! My contribution to DCP tonight will be a list I compiled a while back trying to (jokingly) convince a friend a corps' headgear is central to a corps' placement. Here's a list of corps' headgear and their placements: *DCI: -Shakos: (39) Cadets (1st place DivI) Blue Devils (4th place DivI) Carolina Crown (7th place DivI) Boston Crusaders (9th place DivI) Blue Knights (10th place DivI) Glassmen (11th place DivI) Spirit (12th place DivI) Colts (13th place DivI) Capital Regiment (15th place DivI) Southwind (16th place DivI) Mandarins (17th pace DivI) Seattle Cascades (17th place DivI) Pacific Crest (19th place DivI) Esperanza (20th place DivI) Magic of Orlando (21st place DivI) Kiwanis Kavaliers (24th place DivI) East Coast Jazz (1st place DivII) Teal Sound (4th place DivII) Fever (5th place DivII) Jersey Surf (7th place DivII) Oregon Crusaders (8th place DivII) Memphis Sound (9th place DivII) Raiders (1st place DivIII) Yamato (3rd place DivIII) Revolution (4th place DivIII) Capital Sound (5th place DivIII) Allegiance Elite (6th place DivIII) Pride of the Lions (7th place DivIII) Dutch Boy (8th place DivIII) Citations (10th place DivIII) Les Stentors (11th place DivIII) Spirit of New Jersey (14th place DivIII) St. John's (15th place DivIII) 7th Regiment (17th place DivIII) HYPE (18th place DivIII) Targets (19th place DivIII) Academy (Regional DivII) Blue Devils B (Regional DivII) Spokane Thunder (Regional DivIII) -Aussies/Aussie-like: (10) Cavaliers (2nd place DivI) Madison Scouts (6th place DivI) Santa Clara Vanguard (8th place DivI) Crossmen (13th place DivI) Troopers (22nd place DivI) Cadets of New York City (12th place DivIII) Strangnas (13th place DivIII/Int'l) Blue Saints (20th place DivIII) Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets (Regional DivII) Colt Cadets (Regional DivII) -Helmets: (9) Phantom Regiment (3rd place DivI) Bluecoats (5th place DivI) Spartans (2nd place DivII) Blue Stars (3rd place DivII) Taipei Yuehfu (2nd place DivIII) Lake Erie Regiment (9th place DivIII) Racine Scouts (16th place DivIII) Mystikal (Regional DivIII) Jester (Regional DivIII) -Officer Caps: (1) Pioneer (23rd place DivI) -Baseball Caps: (1) Impulse (6th place DivII) *DCA: -Shakos: (7) Syracuse Brigadiers (4th place Open Class) Minnesota Brass, Inc. (6th place Open Class) Carolina Gold (8th place Open Class) Rochester Crusaders (12th place Open Class) New York Skyliners (13th place Open Class) Alliance (3rd place Class A) Heat Wave (5th place Class A) -Aussies/Aussie-like: (14) Reading Buccaneers (1st place Open Class) Bushwackers (3rd place Open Class) Hawthorne Caballeros (7th place Open Class) CorpsVets (9th place Open Class) Kingston Grenadiers (11th place Open Class) Sunrisers (15th place Open Class) Frontier (16th place Open Class) Chops, Inc. (1st place Class A) Music City Legend (4th place Class A) White Sabers (6th place Class A) Lakeshoremen (7th place Class A) Shenandoah Sound (9th place Class A) Mon Valley Express (10th place Class A) Dream (Regional Class A) -Officer Caps: (1) Connecticut Hurricanes (10th place Open Class) -Tams: (1) Racine Kilties (14th place Open Class) -Driver Caps: (1) Gulf Coast Sound (8th place Class A) -No Cover: (4) Empire Statesmen (2nd place Open Class) Renegades (5th place Open Class) Govenaires (2nd place Class A) River City Regiment (Regional Class A) There you have it! Numbers don't lie, and these clearly show that a good placement in DCI is nearly guaranteed by wearing helmets; likewise, a strong DCA-placement is insured by simply wearing no headgear at all. The end, no room for argument :P . Oh, and for people who complain about the lack of aussies in DCI, consider aussie-wearing a privilege best reserved for when/if you go on to march DCA. Edited November 17, 2005 by vaguardguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaguardguy Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 I'm still waiting for a corps to come out entirely in pope hats (mitres)! I think it'll look a little something like: Look, they even have a colorguard marching out in front of them. If you're impatient waiting for some other corps to come out like that, you could always start your own with these simple pope-hat-making instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMBob Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 I think certain uniform designs fit certain hat styles better. Some uniforms wouldn't look right with a shako. Others would just look bad with a helmet. It all depends to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomR Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 http://www.dothezydeco.com/Mardi_Gras_2002...big_plumage.jpg yeppp. ~>conner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soprano3 Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 and then you have combinations of the two... take for example Crown. Traditional shako, but the plume is off center, emulating an aussie. Or, take the crossmen; they use aussies, but have plumes instead of feathers, thus emulating shakos... where do you categorize these? Maybe soon, there will be some cross-breed of shakos and aussies...shakaussies? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) Besides tams, The Kilties have authentic regimental white Scottish helmets/with embroidered crest in their inventory, but don't wear them. The tams are quite comfortable in all weather, don't hide the individual performer, and (of course) are a traditional piece of The Kilties uniform. *Character*Honor*Excellence*Tradition* Edited November 17, 2005 by bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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