Do you remember...Hats?

[NorthernLight]

How interesting. In the 50s and 60s my father always wore a suit, but he never wore a hat. This was in southern Ontario, Canada. (I never saw the neighbor men wear hats either.)

He had been a musician in the 30s. Part of the stage costume was a hat. He said people made comments, indicating that they weren't used to seeing men with hats. This was in the eastern and southern US.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

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At the festival that we are going to, my favourite milliner will have a trade stall there. Too many hats? Don't be silly.

We have a saying in my neck of the woods: "Go'on with your bad self !" Sharp as 100 tacks, my friend. I so enjoy you "stylin' "

 

[OneEyedDiva]

This was amongst my mother's photos. I asked her about it once and I believe she said he was a relative. So handsome and debonair. Couldn't he have been in the movies?!!

 

[Lavinia]

The only hat my father wore was his uniform hat, while my mother never went out without one.....carefully chosen to match her outfit.

 

[Michael Z]

And I remember the little hat hanger clips on the back of each church pew. I remember asking my mom what those were for.

 

[Devi]

My husband bought a really nice black wide-brimmed fedora recently. Was a little too tight for him, but it fits me perfectly! I snatched that up right away!

 

[Chris21E]

My Father wore hats, and so did my mother, it was a 1940 or 1950 thing

 

[Ronni]

Ron has a lot of hats. I like them too.
I worse a fascinator for our wedding

My favorite hat of Ron’s is his Panama

He has a leather Harley Davidson cap he’s had since his late teens. It’s sweat-stained and worn through in places. A couple of rips too from when he laid the bike down (before the helmet law) and luckily didn’t kill himself!! It’s one of his most treasured possessions! He’ll often swap it out for his helmet when we ride and arrive somewhere for lunch or a pit stop.


I like caps too. I have a variety of different colors. And berets. As you can see I don’t wear them pulled forward (not a good look for me that way) they sit back on my head a bit.. They’re perfect for when my hair’s a mess or when we ride and I’ll swap one out for my helmet…helmet-hair is NOT flattering!

 

[Paco Dennis]

This about how many caps I had..

 

[Devi]

Ronni, you and Ron are such a lovely couple. Love the hats, too!

 

[JustBonee]

I love newsboy style caps, and wear the few that I have, in the winter months.

 

[horseless carriage]

Ronni, you and Ron are such a lovely couple. Love the hats, too!

You're right, great photos. This is the lady who makes my Aloha shirts and baggy trousers, seen here wearing the suit she made for herself.

 

[hollydolly]

I like hats.. wear them a lot...

 

[Pepper]

You look younger than your age & you have good posture @hollydolly

 

[hollydolly]

You look younger than your age & you have good posture @hollydolly

Well thank you kindly....

 

[SeniorBen]

I never go out without a hat... usually a baseball cap for most activities or newsboy cap for more formal events, like going out for dinner or to a show. I started that habit when I started going bald.

 

[horseless carriage]

I never go out without a hat... usually a baseball cap for most activities or newsboy cap for more formal events, like going out for dinner or to a show. I started that habit when I started going bald.

The fedora is my hat of choice. Some people have commented that they really like the hats that I wear but feel too self-conscious to wear a hat themselves. It's seems to be that they perceive jibes along the lines of: "Hey Indy, I like your hat." Not once have I heard a negative or mocking remark. Nearest ever was a younger fellow who said: "Love your hat, wish I had the balls to wear such a hat." Was that a compliment or an insult?

 

[horseless carriage]

The green blazer above, now has a cousin. The navy blue hat that I ordered should arrive in the next few days.

 

[Alligatorob]

Do you remember when men routinely wore hats, those relics of a dressier age? What memories do you have of them?

I remember better when I did not need to wear a hat.

Skin cancer (risk not reality... yet) and macular degeneration have made it more or less mandatory. Never really liked wearing one.

 

[Alligatorob]

Good Cowboys never lost their white hats no matter how violent the fight got!!!!!

I have had a cowboy hat for years, a really nice one, worn it once or twice...

This is me in St. Augustine, doing my best imitation of the "Ascot Opening Race" song from My Fair Lady =P

Great hat! Wear it often?

 

[Nathan]

Do you remember...Hats?

I never wore a hat for style, mostly for functionality.

Sun protection

 

[hollydolly]

I always wear hats in the sun....

 

[jet]

I always wear hats in the sun....

thats the pic i remember when we on MNC,,nice

 

[hollydolly]

thats the pic i remember when we on MNC,,nice

yes it was taken about 10 years ago that one, in Spain ..can't remember posting it on MNC, but I believe you lol... here's another one or 2 not so old...

 

[Alligatorob]

I never wore a hat for style, mostly for functionality.

Sun protection

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Do you eat stripers? I think they can be fun to catch, but eating not so much.

Nice hat, I have one like it and try to force myself to wear it in the sun.