Fascinator - wikipedia Fascinator Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wearing a red fascinator during her visit to Canada in 2011 A fascinator is a headpiece, a style of millinery. Fascinators were originally a form of lightweight knitted head - covering. Since the 1990s the term refers to a type of formal headwear worn as an alternative to the hat ; it is usually a large decorative design attached to a band or clip, sometimes incorporating a base to resemble a hat, in which case it may be called a hatinator. Contents 1 History 2 Uses 3 Hatinator 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History Marie Antoinette with feathers on her hair cover It was customary for Christian women in Europe to wear some sort of headcovering. The European fashion of decorating the head with a hat can be traced back to the late Renaissance era of the 16th century. It was however starting with the Baroque era of the 17th century that head decorations without a hat developed in earnest and took on new heights. Queen Marie Antoinette made the fashion of using ostrich feathers as a head decoration quite popular among the European royal courts. Increased trade with Africa meant ostrich feathers were becoming more readily available to be used in fashion items, although this was still costly and therefore affordable only to the aristocracy and upper class. In the 19th century, a fascinator was also a lightweight hood or scarf worn about the head and tied under the chin, typically knitted or crocheted. It was made from soft, lightweight yarns and may originally have been called a `` cloud. '' The `` cloud '' is described in 1870 as being `` a light scarf of fine knitting over the head and round the neck, ( worn ) instead of an opera hood when going out at night. '' The fascinator went out of fashion in the 1930s, by which time it described a lacy hood similar to a `` fussy balaclava. '' The use of the term `` fascinator '' to describe a particular form of late 20th - and early 21st - century millinery emerged towards the end of the late 20th century, possibly as a term for 1990s designs inspired by the small 1960s cocktail hats designed to perch upon the highly coiffed hairstyles of the period. Although they did not give the style its name, the milliners Stephen Jones and Philip Treacy are credited with having popularised and established fascinators. Uses The British royal family, with the Queen wearing a blue hat, the Duchess of Cambridge a pink hatinator, and Princess Eugenie of York a fascinator ( June 2013 ) Today, a fascinator is worn on occasions where hats are customary, sometimes serving as an evening accessory, when it may be called a cocktail hat. It is generally worn with fairly formal attire. In addition, fascinators are frequently worn by women as a Christian headcovering during church services, especially weddings. A substantial fascinator is a fascinator of some size or bulk. Bigger than a barrette, modern fascinators are commonly made with feathers, flowers or beads. They need to be attached to the hair by a comb, headband or clip. They are particularly popular at premium horse - racing events, such as the Grand National, Kentucky Derby and the Melbourne Cup. Brides may choose to wear them as an alternative to a bridal veil or hat, particularly if their gowns are non-traditional. At the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in April 2011, various female guests arrived wearing fascinators. Among them was Princess Beatrice of York, who wore a piece designed by the Irish milliner Philip Treacy. The unusual shape and colour caused quite a media stir and went on to become an internet phenomenon with its own Facebook page. Princess Beatrice used the publicity to auction it off on eBay, where it garnered 99,000 euros for charity. In 2012 Royal Ascot announced that women will have to wear hats, not fascinators, as part of a tightening of the dress code in Royal Ascot 's Royal Enclosure. In previous years female racegoers were simply advised that `` many ladies wear hats. '' Hatinator The term hatinator, which emerged in the early 2010s, is used to describe headgear that combines the features of a hat and a fascinator. The hatinator is fastened on the head with a band like a fascinator, but has the appearance of a hat, while a fascinator is much smaller and normally does not go over the size of the head. The particular style of headgear favoured by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is sometimes described as a hatinator. Gallery Princess Mathilde of Belgium wearing a light green fascinator Princess Beatrice of York wearing a black - and - white fascinator Drawing of Princess Beatrice 's 2011 fascinator, by Philip Treacy Amber Sherlock, ( pictured third from left ), at the Myer Racing collection preview in 2013 Hatinator See also Cocktail hat Doll hat References Jump up ^ Hunt, Margaret ( 11 June 2014 ). Women in Eighteenth Century Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 58. ISBN 9781317883876. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Newman, Paul B. ( 15 February 2001 ). Daily Life in the Middle Ages. McFarland. p. 119. ISBN 9780786450527. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ https://www.allure.com/story/history-of-fascinators Jump up ^ Gordon, Beverley ( 1982 ). Shaker Textile Arts. UPINE. pp. 249 -- 250. ISBN 9780874512427. Jump up ^ Severa, Joan L. ( 1995 ). Dressed for the Photographer : Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840 - 1900. Kent State University Press. p. 544. 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Jump up ^ Nick Carbone ( 2011 - 12 - 07 ). `` Princess Beatrice 's Fascinator ''. Time. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ Considine, Austin ( 2011 - 05 - 06 ). `` Perched, Frothy, Headpieces Fascinate : Noticed ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ `` The Top 10 Everything Of 2011 ''. Time. 2011 - 12 - 07. Jump up ^ Royal Enclosure page of official Ascot website. URL accessed 25 January 2008 Jump up ^ BBC Website : Fascinators in ban at Royal Ascot 's Royal Enclosure URL accessed 21 January 2012 Jump up ^ Cuthbertson, Kathleen ( 2009 - 09 - 04 ). `` ' Hatinator ' to rule at the races ''. Herald Sun. Melbourne : The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 29. The term ' hatinator ' emerged last year to describe the trend for smaller hats worn the same way as fascinators. Jump up ^ Tomshinsky, Ida ( 2013 ). The Chronicle of Hats in Enjoyable Quotes : History of Fashion Accessories Series. Xlibris Corporation. p. 32. ISBN 9781479799091. 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Answer: A substantial fascinator