"During the reign of the Sultan Mahmud Khan II (1808-39), a European code of dress gradually replaced the traditional robes worn by members of the Ottoman court. The change in costume was soon emulated by the public and senior civil servants, followed by the members of the ruling intelligentsia and the emancipated classes throughout the Ottoman Empire. While European style coats and trousers were gradually adopted, this change did not extend to headwear. Peaked or broad brimmed headdresses such as the top hat did not meet the Islamic requirement that men should press their heads to the ground when praying. Accordingly the Sultan issued a firman (royal decree) that the checheya headgear in a modified form would become part of the formal attire of the Turkish Empire irrespective of his subjects' religious sects or milets." -- from "wikipedia.org":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_%28clothing%29 <p>&#8220;During the reign of the Sultan Mahmud Khan <span class="caps">II </span>(1808-39), a European code of dress gradually replaced the traditional robes worn by members of the Ottoman court. The change in costume was soon emulated by the public and senior civil servants, followed by the members of the ruling intelligentsia and the emancipated classes throughout the Ottoman Empire. While European style coats and trousers were gradually adopted, this change did not extend to headwear. Peaked or broad brimmed headdresses such as the top hat did not meet the Islamic requirement that men should press their heads to the ground when praying. Accordingly the Sultan issued a firman (royal decree) that the checheya headgear in a modified form would become part of the formal attire of the Turkish Empire irrespective of his subjects&#8217; religious sects or milets.&#8221;</p> <p>&#8212;from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_%28clothing%29">wikipedia.org</a></p> 2007-02-23T15:27:39-05:00 the-fez-pez 89252 Fez 2007-02-23T15:27:39-05:00 2007-02-23T15:27:39-05:00 Turkish Army army, fez, hat, red 2007-02-23T15:27:39-05:00 manual 200 137716 shopify deny 0 Default 1 19.00 89252 THE-FEZ 2007-02-23T15:27:39-05:00 2007-02-23T15:27:39-05:00 manual 200 2217232 deny 0 Available Variant 2 29.00 89252 2007-02-23T15:27:39-05:00 2007-02-23T15:27:39-05:00 126439 1 89252 2007-02-23T15:27:39-05:00 http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0001/6204/products/fez.jpg?0 Title