Men's Hats: A Discussion Thread, Questions, Opinions, Suggestions...

[Gus]

If you haven't read it already, be sure to check out Derek's (Dieworkwear) post on the story of his Lock & Co trilby.

http://dieworkwear.com/post/44634996755/the-rambler

 

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Luciano Barbera and a cool Panama in Italian summer heat

 

[Gus]

Will of A Suitable Wardrobe has a lot of interesting things to say about hats. Here is just one of his columns:

http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2011/05/time-for-straw-hats-once-again.html

 

[AdamWill]

Obligatory:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/

Hats:





Yeah...I like hats. Fedoras are all either Robert Hall (from Montreal) or Brixton (wool felt beaters), homburg is a vintage number by "The Leader", panama is from Pachacuti (who I recommend).

 

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[lefty]

... the barber said I was “looking sharp” ...

The barber?

Additional rules...
Once it's on you head leave it alone. Young guys have a tendency to keep ******* with it.
Where to wear - outside good: inside bad.

Alden had a pretty good video on how to wear a hat.

lefty

 

[AdamWill]

holy cow, that is a hat and a half. edit: and lefty, yeah, especially take it off when you're sitting in a damn restaurant - you look ridiculous sitting there at the table with your hat on, as if you're ready to make a run for it without paying at any moment. Now, the tricky part is the grey areas. Is an outdoor patio at a restaurant hat-on or hat-off territory? Especially where you can be seen from the street? What about cafes at train stations? Ah, the subtleties of hat etiquette...I've never found a really good written reference, does anyone have one?

 

[tim_horton]

As an aside, can anyone tell me what kind of hat The Edge was wearing around the Josua Tree era?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nb2dGRv94...ey10MF5pI/s1600/U2+-+The+Joshua+Tree+1987.jpg

It looks like an unbashed fedora with a round, symmetrical brim... I asked on the Fedora Lounge with no real consensus... I may have asked here a while back as well, I'm not sure, but I don't think anyone could really ID it.