bobm
Practically Family
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To me the great fun of the hat exploration is determining my hat 'sweet spot' and it def has evolved over the 25 years. At first the 2 1/2" brim seemed like a bridge much too far but now that is my base line and I go up from there. Have fun with it and realize the only rules exist within your mind. We have guys in the lounge that are your height/build and wear 3"+ brims with confidence....they just happen to like the look. I find most rules are just made up....mea culpa....I wear white after labour day and wear blue and green.
Good points and well stated. While "style/apparel" rules are meant to be broken; I often do, I still think there needs to a proper sense of proportion - especially in fedoras - at least for me. I'll give an exaggerated example - a Western hat that looks just perfect on Clint Eastwood, Gary Cooper or John Wayne, simply would "overwhelm" a man of, let's say Tom Cruise's, Dustin Hoffman's or Ben Stiiler's height 5'6" - 5'7".