Spring and Summer 2008 Catalog

Hat Styles

Do you know your men's hat style? If you're comfortable in baseball caps, then your preferred style of dress is likely casual and comfortable -- which, by the way, is not the same as sloppy. Ballcaps have evolved in material, look and design, to suit the demands of modern, fashion-savvy men, and are (thankfully) light years removed from the old John Deere tractor hats. For the man who has taken the next logical step, and graduated from wearing baseball caps exclusively to including newsboys and cotton ivy caps in his headwear collection, the choices become even more exciting. Men's caps run the gamut from the traditional Greek Fisherman and yachting caps to sleekly crisp linen newsboys and just-for-fun patchwork ivys. [more]

· Berets

· Cowboy Hats

· Cotton/Linen Caps

· Dress Hats

· Fedoras - Fur Felt

· Fedoras - Straw

· Fedoras - Wool Felt

· Greek Fisherman

· Ivy Caps & Ball Caps

· Leather Hats & Caps

· Newsboy Caps

· Panama Hats

· Porkpie Hats

· Rain Hats

· Straw Hats

· Walking Hats

It's been theorized that the sun shines brightest when you're in your panama hat. Researchers aren't sure why, but straw fedoras seem to have the same effect. I don't know much about weather, but the ladies appear to appreciate men in dress hats and you shouldn't blush if you hear a wolf whistle whilst in one of your fine leather caps. Truthfully, it's that admiration that makes wearing a hat reward enough for me -- the fact that I agree and think I really am a helluva handsome dude is just pom-poms on a Canadian toque. The porkpie is another noteworthy hat, and it seems to be most closely associated with two quite incongruent activities: the first being smoky, late-night jazz joints and the second: bright days in the park or at the beach, picnicking and boating. Can you see how simply the donning of a hat might expand your life experiences? Ever wonder about your own self in a classy fur felt fedora or perhaps that most formal wool felt hat of all, the top hat?

Cowboy hats are another matter altogether, of course. According to some arcane Texan law, men in shorts cannot wear cowboy hats (neither straw nor fur felt) which is why, to this day, you'll rarely see a really cool guy in a cowboy hat and short pants. In a walking hat, cargo shorts are grand; a rain hat, sure; a safari hat, absolutely -- but a cowboy hat? Nope. Also, not a beret. (Apparently, Parisians have outlawed that combo).

Choosing your hat style can be fun. Somewhat dangerous, perhaps -- but fun.

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Hat Styles

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