▁crow ns ▁were ▁worn ▁in ▁north - west ▁Wales ▁and ▁those ▁with ▁slightly ▁tap ering ▁crow ns ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Wales . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁probably ▁originally ▁made ▁of ▁felt ▁( known ▁as ▁be aver , ▁but ▁not ▁necessarily ▁made ▁of ▁be aver ▁fur ), ▁but ▁most ▁surv iving ▁examples ▁are ▁of ▁sil k ▁pl ush ▁( also ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁be aver ) ▁on ▁a ▁st iff ened ▁bu ck ram ▁base . ▁ ▁A ▁third ▁type ▁of ▁hat , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁co ck le ▁hat , ▁was ▁worn ▁in ▁the ▁Sw anse a ▁area . ▁▁ ▁Men ' s ▁cost ume ▁in ▁Wales ▁ ▁The ▁cost ume ▁worn ▁by ▁men ▁and ▁boys ▁in ▁Wales ▁was ▁rarely ▁illustrated ▁or ▁described ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁worn ▁by ▁men ▁in ▁England . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁ ▁a ▁wa ist co at ▁( o ften ▁of ▁bright ▁colours ); ▁a ▁jack et ▁often ▁of ▁blue ▁or ▁grey ▁w ool ; ▁a ▁ne cker ch ief ; ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁b ree ches ; ▁w ool len ▁stock ings ▁and ▁a ▁black ▁felt ▁hat , ▁either ▁like ▁a ▁bow ler ▁or ▁one ▁with ▁a ▁low , ▁drum - sh aped ▁crown ▁with ▁a ▁broad ▁flo ppy ▁br im . ▁▁ ▁G entry ▁cost ume ▁in ▁Wales ▁ ▁Most ▁gent ry ▁would ▁have ▁worn ▁the ▁latest ▁f ash ions ▁which ▁they ▁bought ▁either ▁via ▁agents ▁from ▁Paris ▁and ▁London ▁or ▁from ▁local ▁tail ors ▁who ▁read ▁the ▁articles ▁on ▁the