Hats and caps. Kepi

Kepi (fr. Képi, from Swiss-German. Käppi "cap") is a kind of cap with a small hard bottom, consisting of a high, relatively soft band, and a long, wide, straight peak.
The first headdress, which was called in tune with the cap - the cap - was born in 1830 in France and was part of the uniform of the French military.
Caps have become an alternative to military shako - heavy and uncomfortable, cylinder-like headgear, but also with a visor. At first, the visors of the cap were rounded, then - square, since the round one got wet faster from the rain. Simply put, the cap was a kind of cap, only more comfortable and elegant.