What is the Zig-zag rolling paper man

[Jed Dilligan]

wearing on his head? It looks like some funky long beret.



Any suggestions on how to replicate this for a Halloween costume?

thanks,
JD

[democracyindanger]

1. It's more like a funky fez

The Zig Zag man is a French Zouave soldier from the Crimean War. What the logo doesn't show is the long tassel at the end of the cap.

[Jed Dilligan]

2. Thanks

Though I don't know if I can pull off "zouave" in six days!

[democracyindanger]

4. But knowing "zouave"

you could look on the internet or even go to the library for a historical military uniform book, and get a good idea of what it really looks like. It's essentially a long sack with a tassel. Know those knitted things that people with long dreads often wear? Maybe you could find a solid-colored one and put a tassel on it. Just a thought.

[Atlas Mugged]

3. Wow

That's some of the most obscure trivia I've ever encountered.

[democracyindanger]

5. Onetime

toy soldier painter, longtime Zig-Zag paper user. :)

[Jed Dilligan]

6. I did know what a zouave was, strangely enough

And I had a fairly good idea of how they dressed. I guess I just always thought Mr. Z-Z was more of a left bank, bohemian artist type. Never made the connection from the line drawings on the packaging.

[Jed Dilligan]

7. Two great tastes

That taste great together. Jasco paint thinner is a great high for a ten year old. Strangely enough, isn't it a zouave that the 40-year-old virgin keeps repainting in the recent film of that title?

[woofless]

8. I thought it was a toque,

but then I'm a hoser.

Woof

[Jed Dilligan]

9. Rimshot