A hat - a must for the older man

Sunday, 15 January 2012

I was interested to see from GQ magazine's photos of this year's Pitti Uomo (see my post of 14th January) how many men were wearing hats similar to the trilby which I bought in Dorset a couple of weeks ago. I doubt that the fashion world is rushing to emulate my purchase and assume that I have unwittingly hit a trend at the right moment.

But I realise now that a hat has many advantages as a man thins on top. The warmth is welcome on a cold day and the brim's shadow hides many a blemish.

Anyway, here is Grey Fox walking the dog and wearing a brown rabbit fur trilby (full story of the hat here). Jacket is Ralph Lauren, brogues Loake Chester 2, English tweed scarf and (ancient) jeans both from Marks and Spencers (can we mention them in fashion blogs?).  Below are pictures courtesy of Tommy Ton and GQ.












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7 comments

  1. Remy17 January 2012 at 15:08

    I don't know what makes your outfit in the first picture so special. I think it's the combination of classic country style with the faded jeans and the nonchalant scarf. It's for sure the perfect combination of the colours. I love it.
    Greetings from Amsterdam

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  2. Mathew29 April 2012 at 20:13

    I am also a big hat fan. As a hobby I collect ethnic hats from around the world and have 56 so far, some quite exotic, most collected on my travels. Besides those I have about 9 'normal' ones (Trilbys, straw, peaked, tweed caps) that I wear through the year, when I'm golfing, gardening, blading, or waiting for the train on chilly mornings. Winters in Canada are cold and my thinning head needs all the protection it can get.
    I think hats look great on men as long as they are worn with confidence. That's a great Dorset trilby and you wear it very well.

    Mathew.

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  3. Grey Fox1 May 2012 at 10:18

    Yes, hats are needed in the cold! Many thanks for the comment. Best wishes, GF.

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  4. Harry25 February 2013 at 08:05

    Isn't this a fedora, not a trilby? PS: Love the picture, the hat, and the blog.

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  5. Grey Fox25 February 2013 at 08:23

    Thanks Harry. Here in the UK we tend to call a trilby a hat with a narrower brim that is slightly up-turned at back and down-turned at front. The word fedora is more of a US term and applies to a wider range of hats. So, from a UK perspective, this is a trilby, but a US wearer is likely to call it a fedora - but then these differences in word usage are common; look at pants, cuffs etc.

    GF.

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  6. Doctor Dandy11 January 2014 at 06:03

    Beware the brim, gentlemen. I had a panama hat made in Ecuador, and they insisted I try on half a dozen hats with brims differing by as little as 1/4 inch before deciding - it was extraordinary how such a small detail affects how a hat will suit your face. Even Harrison Ford tried on dozens before they got the right size for Indy.

    And - Never, ever a baseball cap; if you're thin on top it will make your head look like a peanut.

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  7. Anonymous2 August 2014 at 12:58

    I also like hats and agree with Matthew's comment on confidence. But I think that brimmed hats look better with long overcoats and raincoats (only one - a covert-coat - is shown in the pictures)rather than with jackets. A flat cap to me seems most appropriate wuth a jacket.

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