Posted on 08/12/2010 5:33:02 AM PDT by mattstat
The giants, and also the midgets, of fashion are chirruping that “Hats are backs!” These fine people, who are ever discovering new ways of cladding themselves in black, are wrong. Hats never left us; hats never can leave us. But people can leave hats. Do you really want to look like this? Hipster hat
People can also return to hats. And returning they are—at such a fast rate that even Walmart now sells pre-pressed small-brimmed fedoras of the type favored previously by Williamsburg hipsters.
The Wall Street Journal is aware of the phenomenon and reported the lamentations of men who have begun to wear hats but don’t know how to do so properly.
Since the paper offered no advice on the etiquette, it falls to me to provide it, which comes in two parts: Kinds and Places.
The Kind Of Hat To Wear
* Baseball caps are just the thing if one is playing baseball, golf, or some other sport in which it is necessary to shade one’s eyes without restraining the movement of one’s arms. They can be worn as a spectator to these events, though it is a cliché.
Caps are also appropriate while piloting a tractor, building a deck, chatting up the lumberyard salesman, or other activities directly associated with labor. Otherwise, they should not be worn.
If they are worn cocked at an absurd angle, inside out, or with the manufacturer’s sticker affixed, you will look like an idiot. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at wmbriggs.com ...
When I got my Hunter hat, it didn’t come off my head until I went to sleep.
Someone PLEASE post a pic of Cheney wearing that hat and eyeing Obama. That is the all-time greatest example of how a hat can exude power and mystery.
Indeed it was a class act done by a man with class.
Time to dust off the Stetson....
“Outdoors, the further a hat comes off your head when meeting a woman should be directly proportional to how beautiful you find her, or to how much respect you wish to accord.
For stunning creatures, the hat must come off completely and should be lowered to waist level, held by both hands. For the earnest and unkempt females who accost you on the street with a “Do you have a minute for the environment?” your hat should remain firmly in place. “
The most I’ve done as far as taking something off was biking gloves to shake someone’s hand. My hat doesn’t come off; especially so because I don’t sport buzz cuts.
I was Fred Astaire or Desi Arnez, Bob hope or Bing Crosby, FDR or Silent Cal...the point is, I was allowed to escape to the past where people were engaging and polite, well dressed and well mannered...it was a tonic to me.
Itatian=Italian
“Mama Mia!”
The Lord of the Hats sneers with disdain.
~Flush~ the fashion.
:)
Bush trying to hold back a laugh knowing that this clown isn't qualified to shine his shoes, and Cheney giving him the look of a 1000 daggers.... priceless.
Hipster hats can be tried, but you run the risk of being mistaken for an Obama supporter or a person in need of a shower.
LOLOLOLOL
AMEN ! Especially if you're an 18 year old white boy trying to look like someone you are not.
I'm 50 and I've always liked the period of the 30's - 50's because most men wore hats...like the Cheney picture. Would like to see it come back more....
You let a Stetson get dusty?
Well, OK - I guess my felt does get a little dusty through the summer months when I'm wearing straw...
I just got back from a 5 day hike to Machu Picchu...during which time I donned my Indiana Jones hat. What a great time. =)
I must admit I am sometimes guilty of wearing ball caps when I shouldn't.
He did not mention where boonie covers fit into the scheme of things.
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