Name a figure whose name is synonymous with colonial empire, and you can probably find a vintage photograph or hand-drawn illustration of them in a khaki safari suit and pith helmet. In fact ...

Sponsor Message The sartorial choice attracting the most current scrutiny — and the choice Trump was specifically asked about in front of the Sphinx on Saturday — was a pith helmet ...

US President Theodore Roosevelt wore his pith helmet while on the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition after his presidency in 1909. Matt Carotenuto, a historian and coordinator of African ...

After being photographed wearing a pith helmet on a Friday visit to Nairobi National Park, Trump was widely criticized for her choice of headgear, which some saw as a throwback to Victorian-era ...

Her decision to appear at Nairobi National Park wearing a white pith helmet, crisp white shirt and light brown jodhpurs made headlines in international media, which correctly described the pith ...

Pith helmet craftsmen would press the pith into sheets and laminate it across dome-shaped molds to form a helmet shape. Then, they’d cover the hats in canvas as a form of weatherproofing.

but the explanation behind the instantly recognizable staple of jungle and tropical excursions known as the pith helmet (which the Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion also calls a ‘topee’ or ...

In the beginning, there was the pith helmet. The first head protection concept introduced to the biking world was a hat made from pith, which is the spongy rind found in the stem of sola plants ...

Melania Trump has been heavily criticised for wearing a white pith helmet in Africa, due to its association with colonial rule. The first lady of the United States is currently visiting the ...