Advice needed on hat for my wedding.

[Thundercolt]

 

[Edward]

Then a good fur felt hat is in order. Give some consideration that if the tweed suit is mid to dark colour a Silverbelly hat will stand out and dominate the outfit> Is that the look you want? Is it the hat you want folks to notice? I suggest you choose a colour darker or at least even in colour/shade to your suit. Have it be a complement not the focal point of the outfit. I would lean towards a Homburg/Lords hat, more period correct, in a mid to dark brown. Or pick up an undertone from the tweed and match that in the hat colour. Or if you don't like these suggestions.......There is an AI app that will advise you on clothing/ensembles. My friend uses it all the time to choose his wardrobe. ChatGPT is now his butler.

ChatGPT.... eeps. Half a litre of water used for every prompt in the morning... I wonder whose work it stole for the background info. (Likely a lot of comments on TFL, given the level of harvesting plagiarism software does from the open web).

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Great hat! Interesting shape to it - a slightly exaggerated top hat curve crown, and a wider brim. Is there a name for this style? Looks very Western Formal to my eye. Works great with the whole ensemble.

 

[belfastboy]

ChatGPT.... eeps. Half a litre of water used for every prompt in the morning... I wonder whose work it stole for the background info. (Likely a lot of comments on TFL, given the level of harvesting plagiarism software does from the open web).



Great hat! Interesting shape to it - a slightly exaggerated top hat curve crown, and a wider brim. Is there a name for this style? Looks very Western Formal to my eye. Works great with the whole ensemble.

I am horrified that folks would use ChatGPT for anything. I have friends that use it to fully plan a vacation. To me it is akin to contracting out one's life to a computer.

 

[Who?]

I am horrified that folks would use ChatGPT for anything. I have friends that use it to fully plan a vacation. To me it is akin to contracting out one's life to a computer.

Which hasn’t learned to think very well.

I personally, wouldn’t trust chatGPT to plan a walk to the corner and back.

If you can’t plan a trip without artificial intelligence, stay home, because you shouldn’t be out wandering around loose in the world.

 

[belfastboy]

Which hasn’t learned to think very well.

I personally, wouldn’t trust chatGPT to plan a walk to the corner and back.

If you can’t plan a trip without artificial intelligence, stay home, because you shouldn’t be out wandering around loose in the world.

I find one of the attractions of travel is just heading out and winging it. The best travel memories and stories come from the screw ups, pickles, and mishaps that come out of winging it. My wife and I love to just wander, getting lost, getting unlost and enjoying the serendipitous moments created along the way. My fear is that ChatGPT and the like will sanitize the experience, flatten it, and render it all too predictable. Granted with the crowds these days in so many destinations ....wandering, winging it is much more difficult....sadly we find ourselves more often thinking we should do the world a favour and just stay home.

 

[MrSavage]

Thank You everyone for the advice and input. I ended up picking up several hats and the day of this one ended up being my brides favorite.
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[MrSavage]

Here’s a better view of our venue.

 

[rogueclimber]

Thank You everyone for the advice and input. I ended up picking up several hats and the day of this one ended up being my brides favorite.
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Nice hat! Congratulations

 

[RickP]

Thank You everyone for the advice and input. I ended up picking up several hats and the day of this one ended up being my brides favorite.
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Good choice!

 

[Who?]

Here’s a better view of our venue.

Breathtaking.