Although tradesmen and artisans generally rejected the fez, it became a symbol of modernity throughout the Near East, inspiring similar decrees in other nations (such as Iran in 1873). This was a radically egalitarian measure, which replaced the elaborate sumptuary laws that signaled rank, religion, and occupation, foreshadowing the Tanzimat reforms.
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The intention was to coerce the populace at large to update to the fez, and the plan was successful. In 1829 the Sultan ordered his civil officials to wear the plain fez, and banned the wearing of turbans. In 1827, 50,000 fezzes were ordered from Tunis for the sultan's troops. The modernized military adopted Western style uniforms and, as headdresses, the fez with a cloth wrapped around it. In 1826, Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire suppressed the Janissaries and began sweeping reforms of the military. Praying while wearing a fez-instead of a headdress with brim-was easier because Muslims put their heads to the ground during Salah (daily prayers). Later the turban was eliminated, the bonnet shortened, and the color fixed to red. Initially, the fez was a brimless red, white, or black bonnet over which a turban was wrapped (similar to a wrapped keffiyeh). It was popular especially during the later period of the Ottoman Empire and its use spread throughout the empire. The hat itself is either of ancient Greek, Moroccan or Turkish origin. The Turkish fez got its name from the Moroccan city of Fez, the source of the crimson berry once used to dye the felt. Ottoman soldiers wearing Fezzes during the Greco-Turkish War (1897) The fez was subsequently outlawed in Turkey in 1925 as part of Atatürk's Reforms. The intention was to replace the turban, which acted as a marker of identity and so divided rather than unified the population. In 1829, Mahmud issued new regulations mandating use of the fez by all civil and religious officials. The decision was inspired by the Ottoman naval command, who had previously returned from the Maghreb having embraced the style. In 1827, Mahmud II mandated the fez as a modern headdress for his new army, the Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye.
The fez became a symbol of the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century. The modern fez owes much of its popularity to the Ottoman era. The name "fez" refers to the Moroccan city of Fez, where the dye to colour the hat was extracted from crimson berries. This type of hat may be controversial and have an unknown origin but either way, as soon as you place it atop your head, you’ll instantly look ten times cooler! It will make you appear as if you’re part of some exclusive men’s or women’s club that only the coolest of the cool can be part of, and only as long as they have one of these classy felt fezzes.The fez ( Turkish: fes, Ottoman Turkish: فس, romanized: fes), also called tarboosh ( Arabic: طربوش, romanized: ṭarbūš, derived from Persian: سرپوش, romanized: sarpuš, lit.'cap'), is a felt headdress in the shape of a short cylindrical peakless hat, usually red, and sometimes with a tassel attached to the top. Men wearing them were actually imprisoned! (maybe a bit of an overreaction…) Nowadays some nations see the headdress as a symbol of oppression while others see it as one of nationalism. The fez was actually made illegal in the Turkish empire and other middle eastern countries in the beginning of the 1900’s. With a disputed origin story, this iconic hat has made many different appearances throughout history. Whether you’d like to dress up in a Greek Cypriot in traditional clothing, as a modernized Ottoman soldier of the 17th century, or in a 20th-century gentleman’s smoking outfit, this Adult Red Fez Hat is a must have accessory. People will ask, What’s that on your head? and all you need to say is, It’s a fez.
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