Men who wear hats

I watched it last week - 90 mins of my life i'm never getting back...

The 1960's seemed to be the most popular decade for hats as a fashion statement. When you look back at the old James Bond movies from the sixties - the trilby hat was a constant presence when Connery's Bond was out and about. When the 70's came and Roger Moore took over the role the trilby was dropped. Another examples of 60's set TV series Mad Men - Don Draper was never seen out and about without his Fedora...

Would always wear headgear around home when doing a bit of outdoor work, chopping wood, cutting grass etc. In the summer it would be an airy mesh baseball cap, in winter, ie the other 3 seasons, a beanie. Just a habit I probably got into with my Dad as a kid, he never went outside to do a tap of work without a cap of some description. Funnily enough, I'd never even think of putting one on when going anywhere. Although I am of that age when a flatcap is beginning to look appealing.

A trademark inherited from his ould fella, their fanbase were mainly old farmers.

Goes with the working man/'man who ates his dinner in the middle of the day' schtick.

Has to be a flat cap, a fedora or some fancy 'foreign' hat would alienate his constituents.

You will usually find me in either;

Flat cap for walking to the pub

Leather stockmans hat when out on the hills in the p1ssing rain

Wool beanie when its baltic

Authentic Panama when sitting outside in the sun (aka "the drinking hat")

I am also the proud owner of several generic baseball caps, worn only for fishing and of course a tricolour bucket hat for special occasions!

The Original "Flatcap"

I know older men who wear caps , not to hide baldness but to keep their heads warm

Al Capone and the lads wore them regularly as did The Man from Del Monte, Captin Haddock from Hergé's Adventures of Tintin also wore a hat but it was more of a Captains hat (Sailor)

Sadly not... but I do have my Grandads military "slouch hat" that saw action in Burma in ww2, similar to this one

There are a lot of hats in this game ...

In these days of UV sun awareness and high skin cancer in Ireland, I can't think of a better reason to bring back wide-brimmed hats.

I have my Grandfather's old fedora, but its a black woollen affair and weighs about 8 tons. I've been looking at buying a structured fedora in light materials finished in mid Grey or mid Green as my chrome dome and exposed nose will thank me for it in later years. Who will join me in setting the trend!

i didnt think hozier was known for wearing hats.......i'll get me coat

conveniently it also identifies you to us judgmental types too

Even more exotic than that - she's from Limerick 😃

The drinking hat is very important and we have a rule that once it's put on, a drink has to be partaken, no matter what!

Hipsters probably wearing suits, shirts and ties these days. 🤣🤣🤣

I wear flat cap on the land a fedora for anything else a woolie hat when its frosty & a panama in the sun .

Yup, pretty much identical. I also own a full stockman coat... be warned that unless you have the physique to carry it off and ONLY wear it on horseback then and only then you may get away with it!

Myself I look like a cross between Vera and a badly wrapped bale, it's only worn when I know there will be no witnesses!

I find it amazing that so few boardies here make the connection between keeping the sun off your head and getting CANCER. Wearing a hat -especially a WIDE RIMMED one to substantially keep the sun off your nose, ears, cheeks and chin is essential to significantly reduce one’s chances of getting cancer.

we can be a complete contradiction at times. We are so conscious of all types of cancer now, yet we do things like not wearing a hat in the blazing sun. Another eg. The most dangerous seats in a plane are at the front yet they are the most expensive. The safest seats are at the back because of its shape

back to hats. Did you ever note , for example, when gov ministers are on overseas trips to a war /famine/flood disaster area and the sun is blazing AND NONE OG THE MISSION - INCLUDING THE MINISTER- are wearing hats

it is also a fact that the cancer dangerous rays are still getting through on an overcast day - but maybe not so much in the wintertime

So, IMO, one should have access to a wide rimmed hat at all times and wear it during sunny, warm days - even when attending burials when you could be out in the scorching sun for circa 2 hours. Wear a black one to show respect.

A bald man out in the scorching sun and without a hat needs his head examined - no, not for cancer but for the logic he is using.

if not wearing a hat is a fashion /designer problem we’ll there is an opening for the next Philip Tracy - a son of Ahascra , Co Galway

I was always told the safest seats on a plane are the ones at the front!!

”That’s the part of the plane the pilot is most interested in saving!”. 😂😂

Michael Flatley's movie "Blackbird" is a tribute to Fedora, Trilby and Panama Hat wearers everywhere....

I like a Tilley hat when out in Sun ..or on walking trails. Keeps the neck and face free of burning etc.

Have the LTM5 below and LTM6...... great hats for both rain and shine.