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The Bowler or Derby Hat
Sorry Chaps last time i looked at rules Derssage DOES allow Bowlers but only prior to 12.00. Whilst Top hats are standard theymust suite the style and dress of the rider. Whilst many "dressage" toppers are about 4 &1/4 crown height - thare is NO actual regulation requiring a specific crown... -
Hat cleaning supplies for overseas customers suggestions?
Well I am forbidden by this forum as a vendor if i can supply items myself .... :rage: Anyway if you want sponges ...... try : http://www.westernscene.co.uk/Store/erol.html#3504X0 Scroll down and they also sell sponges. As to Cleaning - what is wrong with hat? to sell/buy pure ethanol... -
The snap brim homburg
Toppers are strictly flat, though i have seen some with slight bulges in versions ( though very infrequent) So if 99% flat then I would classify the above red/black/yellow ones as Short-crowned Toppers. The bowler is more curved, and whilst a cambridge bowler is more flattened , it still... -
The snap brim homburg
Can not see the centre crease very well- at first glance woud say it was a shallow "pork -pie". -
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The snap brim homburg
Ultimately there is no written rules as to what defined it, the homburg was based on the hunting hats from Germany. http://www.bad-homburg.de/sc/Tourism_Leisure/Sightseeing/Gothic_House/1872186.asp IS good backgrounder Eventually the "most common" design in the last centuray is probably... -
Do hats really need a liner?
Simple "No" - not always. Some hats due to climate were not traditionally made with liners. If you ever see the inside of Churchill's Cambridge bowler ( which he personally liked to call a "bowker") http://cwr.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conMediaFile.71980 ( with this particular bowler -... -
Hat making tools
Familiar Design .... ;-) http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=12790&highlight=conformateur -
Are there no hatters in Europe???
There a still a few traditional ones in England, and I also know of traditional hatters in France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, and Finland to name but a few. In addition there are still hat manufacturers (large ones) in England and Europe. -
Cruise formal attire
Cream rather than white dinner jacket. White is normally for waiters. Also would depend on climate, cream dinner jackets usually reserved for temperate climates. Otherwise Black is fine.- Topper
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Top hat and lounge suit
Now this is what I mean! Metropd shows how style AND fashion can work together. Frock coats are an interesting subject, Phog in your photo the person shows a coat nearing their knees, hence possibly not one made for them, but a frock coat in anycase. As to the difference between lounge... -
Top hat and lounge suit
Sorry chaps been busy with the rush up to Royal Ascot in next couple of weeks. Ok there are no official "rules " when to wear a topper. Each decade had different fashions, but over time the "most frequent" use of a topper was with tails either a morning coat, evening tails, or frock coat, ... -
Need some hat etiquette 101 help...
In Church a chap should never wear except if: 1) Clergy or 2) Military "and" on Guard ( e.g. lifeguards around monarch's coffin) Also he should not have to do it himself - if in scouting the leader should give the command hats off as walking through the Vestibule / entrance to the... -
The Stovepipe
Experience is not why i'm asking - don't worry :) I'm not saying what is correct or wrong, ( one should also consider that definitions sometimes change over time...) I'm more interested in people's different "views" ..if they are indeed different at all :rolleyes: -
The Stovepipe
Correcting diagram - sorry I had the Row 4 & Row 8 inaccurate - should have said 7&1/2 or over ( not 7&3/8 and over) -
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The Stovepipe
I am doing some research and would be interested in various peoples view on what they "consider" to be a Stovepipe top hat. Whilst I do have my own opinion, I will withhold this (at the moment!) as would be interested in opinions of others first. Which of the main images of hat(s) do you... -
Why do you wear a fedora or cap?
I don't wear fedoras :rolleyes: Though do wear a Trilby ( panama) in Summertime, and also a tweed "flat cap" as live in the country :D Caps very useful when driving my old series IIA landrover, there are no windscreen sunvisors in old Landies so good to be able to see the road without... -
wool top hats
Silk plush/ hatters plush: is a Silk Velvet ( also known as Lyon Velvet) with long silk nap pile and traditionally a cotton back. Best hats come in this form and cover a calico shell. ( Though other shells have been used including, felt, wicker frame, and cork!) Best plush came from France... -
wool top hats
Some of the collection.... White Plush ( Moss Bros) and also Mauve Topper ( Herbert Johnson) Silk Plush Boater Silk Plush Ladies Riding hats late19th/early20th century (left) and (right) 1970ies saddle seat. Tan Felt Toppers Mid to late 19th Cent. -
wool top hats
Agree Grey Toppers were fashionable in many periods in history, as was beige brown, blue and may other colours - I even have a very nice "White Silk Plush" in my display. Grey became more common to wear post WWII - plush from France was quite hard to get ( not surprisingly!) during the war...
