When it's a Biltmore men's dress hat you place on your head, be prepared for your life to flash before your eyes. (That's a good thing in the hat world.) Go ahead, try the Classic Panama Fedora or the Homburg or even the Milan Porkpie. You'll see. It's just amazing how, after nearly a century of designing and producing top quality hats, Biltmore still somehow manages to stay exciting -- in every headwear style. That's no exaggeration. If you don't gamble away something priceless in The Duma Panalite (a Shantung Panama hat) or blast at least one yodel whilst modeling the absolutely authentic sueded fur felt Tyrolean (offered with badger brush, no less), then professional medical assistance may be required. Same premis goes for The Markham, that carmel colored Panama Safari. If you don't immediately rush off on some grand adventure upon donning this lid with its three-inch turned down brim, and cooling grommet holes on either side of the crown, I just can't be responsible for the actions of Canada. Then there's The Biltmore Jazz, a sporty dress porkpie designed with a telescope crown, just guaranteed to get your fingers snappin' and toes a-tappin' -- but, for my money, it's gotta be either The Coachman (a distinctive fur felt hat with rolled brim and flat top) or The Golden Pheasant Homburg in velour fur felt that'll really catapult you into the hat-wearing elite. [more]