Headgear
In the Masonic lodge, the Master wears a top hat as a sign of his office and authority. Other Masonic groups, such as the Shrine, and the Scottish Rite, used specialized headgear to signify membership and roles within the organization.
Shriners wear distinctive cone-shaped hats with tassels, called fezzes, at meetings and at public events. In a shape and style adopted from Middle Eastern dress, this fez features the name of the wearer’s group, or temple, on the front along with his title—Potentate—or leader of his Shrine.
