SifuPhil
R.I.P. With Us In Spirit Only
- Location
- Pennsylvania, USA
A good hat is hard to find.
As a hat-nut for long years standing I've seen a rapid decline of the old-style hats that gentlemen always wore, replace by the monstrosity known as a "ball cap". To add insult to injury they wear them backwards and won't blink an eye at paying over $2000 for some of the more collectible ones.
But I can't wear a baseball cap: firstly because I'm not a baseball player and it would rub my conscience the wrong way, but more importantly because I think they don't look good on me. They're always either too puffy and stick up like the Pillbury Doughboy's hat, or they're too wide and I get stuck in doorways, or they're just too damned ugly.
But a sporty Kangol cap, a sexy Fedora or a swingin' Sinatra porkpie - now THOSE I can rock!
Of course, REAL quality doesn't come cheap: that Italian-made fur felt tall-crown Borsalino up there runs around $300. But for the impact a hat like that can make on both yourself and the crowds of admirers that you'll doubtless draw, it's money well spent.
Besides - who wants to look like a badly-aged teenager?
For you gents of breeding, or just you guys who want to impress your dolls, here's a great online source of high-quality lids. Enjoy!
Hartford York Hats
As a hat-nut for long years standing I've seen a rapid decline of the old-style hats that gentlemen always wore, replace by the monstrosity known as a "ball cap". To add insult to injury they wear them backwards and won't blink an eye at paying over $2000 for some of the more collectible ones.
But I can't wear a baseball cap: firstly because I'm not a baseball player and it would rub my conscience the wrong way, but more importantly because I think they don't look good on me. They're always either too puffy and stick up like the Pillbury Doughboy's hat, or they're too wide and I get stuck in doorways, or they're just too damned ugly.
But a sporty Kangol cap, a sexy Fedora or a swingin' Sinatra porkpie - now THOSE I can rock!
Of course, REAL quality doesn't come cheap: that Italian-made fur felt tall-crown Borsalino up there runs around $300. But for the impact a hat like that can make on both yourself and the crowds of admirers that you'll doubtless draw, it's money well spent.
Besides - who wants to look like a badly-aged teenager?
For you gents of breeding, or just you guys who want to impress your dolls, here's a great online source of high-quality lids. Enjoy!
Hartford York Hats