The Kinnauri cap is grey wool, round and flat-topped, with a band of coloured velvet folded up at the front.

Green is the most common band in Kinnaur; other colours belong to other valleys and other occasions. A new cap is part of every wedding.

A few tailors in Reckong Peo still make the caps by hand, stitching the felt over a wooden block. They say the young wear them more now, not less.