Should hats be brought back into fashion?

supernova84

Apparently the lads stopped wearing them back in the early 70's. If they came back into fashion I'd definitely wear a hat to work or down to the shops or what have ya. Would you wear a hat?

Jen Pigs Fly

That would be an ecumenical matter

im invisible

what you think you look like...



what you actually look like...

Battered Mars Bar

Hats 40% ceeeeeeeaps 60%

micropig

Why does it have to be 'in fashion' for you to wear it?

Rothko

I hate hats

Where To

And bonnets.

I like a nice bonnet.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I have a trilby I like to wear on occasion, makes me feel like a 1940s wise guy sitting in an uptown joint drinking neat scotch and counting the notes from that weeks numbers takings.

paddyandy

Well it will give the Conniving Fashion Industry something to send back out of Fashion again and speed up the treadmill which it is always trying to do .

flutterflye

Yes, they're hot.
I especially love trilby hats, and top hats on guys.
And kinda cowboy hats too - but they'd have to know how to tip it and say "howdy mam".
And for some strange reason, bandanas - like Axl in Sweet Child O' Mine.

Pushtrak

Baseball hat? No. Fedora? Yes.

Jen Pigs Fly

A beret or sombrero only

supernova84

micropig wrote: »

Why does it have to be 'in fashion' for you to wear it?

Well I don't want to be the only hat wearer in the village!

Skid

It's all JFK's fault. He was the first famous man to go hatless.

If he had worn a nice, stylish, bullet proof hat when he was in Dallas, things would be very different.

recylingbin

There's always one dipsh*t in a club with a hat.
Normally they're maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad craic.

some random drunk

I say bring back hats. And waistcoats. And wearing suits for no particular purpose.

Emerald1

I'd love to see more people wearing hats, both men and women. There's something about them that makes you look very smart and as though you've made an effort IMO.

Also in agreement with the waistcoats and suits idea too.

Skid

I want to see the return of hats, just so we can have this classic gameshow on our screens again

castletownman

I look at shows like Boardwalk Empire and Mad Men and think "jeez we sure were stylish back then".

Looking at today's "style" though makes me realise that the human race really is becoming lazier. Why go to the effort of looking well wearing a suit when you can slip on a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a Celtic jersey*?

*not stereotyping of course

Actually come to think of it, maybe that's why Irish weddings are so crazy. We're not used to wearing suits and make it a special occasion. Nucky Thompson and Don Draper wear suits everyday, and they're well able to handle the drink!

starlit

Hats are still around!!

flutterflye

doovdela wrote: »

Hats are still around!!

I don't usually see them at all.
Maybe they're just around in sillybillyville.

Edit: You changed your location to make me look like a loon didn't you?!!

Superbus

Yes they should. As should wearing ties like this.

Coriolanus

Like suits, a lot of people aren't familiar with hats and don't know how they should be worn.
For one thing, buying a Trilby from Topman and plonking it on your head doesn't make you Don Draper. For the love of God, get measured so you can at least not look like an aspiring clown.

Snowie

I wear a beanie most of the time ...

I've Bren toying with an idea of a panama :cool:

Conchir

I wear a flat cap almost anywhere. I have two at the moment, but I find it hard not to try one on if I see one in a shop.

Also, the Hat Shop in Stephen's Green Shopping Centre is probably my favourite shop anywhere. And yes, I'd wear a suit any time if I could.

Doc Ruby

Yes.

sure

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rossie1977

we need to go back to the day when everyone wore a hat

Smidge

Love hats!

Wish people would make more of an effort in apparel now..........

All gone to sh1t thanks to "Juicy Couture"

Where the couture part comes in with tracksuits beats the hell outta me:rolleyes:

Dangerous Man

Absolutely they should be but not just as a novelty - more as a re-implantation of a staple of manly apparel.

Sindri

You can't just bring things :rolleyes: into fashion dahling!

Dangerous Man

Somebody better make a joke about rape or something or this thread is going to get moved to the fashion forum...

The King of Moo

I don't really see the point of hats. I do wear woolly hats in the winter to keep my shaved little head warm, but anything else seem like a needless accessory worn only for purely decorative purposes. I guess they might keep your head dry in the rain, but an umbrella seems more reliable than a possibly permeable hat.

But then I'm quite utilitarian in my tastes in clothes. I prefer to wear nice-looking clothes, but they must be functional too. So I'd happily wear a nice jumper/t-shirt/shirt, and usually do, but I'd never, for example, wear a scarf when it's not cold (I've never understood this trend: it looks like the most stupid thing in the world when I see people doing that), or wear a hat if I had no reason to do so.

*adjusts barrel straps*

uch

Ah sure you could throw yer hat at that!

Mr.Biscuits

Where To wrote: »

And bonnets.

I like a nice bonnet.

I bet you do, eh .. nudge nudge ;)

You better be a woman.

Milk & Honey

The King of Moo wrote: »

I don't really see the point of hats. I do wear woolly hats in the winter to keep my shaved little head warm, but anything else seem like a needless accessory worn only for purely decorative purposes. I guess they might keep your head dry in the rain, but an umbrella seems more reliable than a possibly permeable hat.

But then I'm quite utilitarian in my tastes in clothes. I prefer to wear nice-looking clothes, but they must be functional too. So I'd happily wear a nice jumper/t-shirt/shirt, and usually do, but I'd never, for example, wear a scarf when it's not cold (I've never understood this trend: it looks like the most stupid thing in the world when I see people doing that), or wear a hat if I had no reason to do so.

*adjusts barrel straps*

Hats keep the head warm and most are waterproof. They are more reliable than an umbrella as they are less affected by wind and less likely to get left behind. Hats and other headgear fell victim to cars. This was for two reasons. The can't be worn sitting down in a car. Before cars there were a lot of animals on the road and there was a constant danger of road dirt landing on one's head when outdoors. If you look at photos of poor people from the 19th century almost all wore headgear even if not wearing shoes. The exact reverse is the case today.

Abi

I love hats, used to have so many of them. You're totally right OP, also whoever commented about suits. Just making an effort in general would be nice to see.

Ellis Dee

Try living at about 62 degrees North and see how many months of the year you can do without a hat of some kind.:)

There used to be a saying: "If you want to get ahead, get a hat.":)


The one I wear in the evenings at this time of year is a Borsalino:

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LETHAL LADY

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Bring back everything in this pic except the dead animal.

Tzar Chasm

I like. Hats, I have loads of them for different purposes, a beanie for mechanical work, a baseball cap for driving, a floppy hat for working in the fields and a very nice wide brimmed felt hat for daytime special occasions along with a trilby for nighttime purposes.

I also like waistcoats and would not be seen in public without a collared shirt

Jester252

Hats and suits should be common attire for all men. I say bring them back. Worn a suit and hat into college for an interview. Everybody kept given me complements on how I looked

johnROSS

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i wasn't aware hats were out of fashion in the first place... :cool:

Doc Ruby

As we're bringing it back can we make sure the brim must be at least shoulder width in diameter. I'm not married to a large fluffy feather out the top, but not opposed to it either.

Abi

I've just bought myself a rather fetching cloche hat.

Deus Ex Machina

I have 6 or 7 hats and I wear them frequently. Hats are cool. The idea you that you can't wear them until everybody else does is quiet frankly gross.

micropig

Sindri wrote: »

You can't just bring things :rolleyes: into fashion dahling!

It's called style dear, you wouldn't understand:p

Odysseus

For those who would like to see hats become popular again; why not just get one?
If people start wearing them they will become popular again. Also out of interest what type would you perfer?

Jester252

Too much time on their hands

mikemac1

And suits and trenchcoats

What man doesn't want to look like Humphrey Bogart :cool:

ejmaztec

mikemac1 wrote: »

And suits and trenchcoats

What man doesn't want to look like Humphrey Bogart :cool:

The live ones.

Raic

Hats should definitely come back into fashion and waistcoats too, as others have suggested; I wear waistcoats all the time along with a pocket watch and my top hat as well. One of my friends is not to be seen without his own top hat and he has a pocket watch too.