Bowler hats anyone?

[Lefty]

soft hats wouldn't necessarily need the cushioning that a Derby would.

Don't forget those rigid straws.

 

[Brad Bowers]

Don't forget those rigid straws.

Now that you mention it, I think I do remember seeing one on eBay a while back that had that wide-flanged sweatband. I can't remember if it was Dobbs or not.

Brad

 

[jamespowers]

JP, you mean 1934 for my hat? Nope, it's 1928 or earlier. I actually think the window is fairly narrow, between 1924 and 1928, as I have a C&K publication from 1924 that talks about the Dobbs & Co. shops, and 324 is not listed. 620 is gone by October 1928, so that narrows it quite a bit.

Brad

I meant that the ad is dated 1934.

 

[Lefty]

Did anyone see this craziness over on styleforum?

 

[Charlie Huang]

I am speechless!

 

[carldelo]

Hmmm

The thread says it is a standard fur-felt bowler wrapped in cotton for some obscure reason - say, that reminds me of something-----

 

[GWD]

Termites?

 

[Lefty]

Germans?

 

[Dreispitz]

Germans?

:rage:

 

[Dreispitz]

Did anyone see this craziness over on styleforum?

Has got something of a Pith Helmet crossover. Great!

 

[mayserwegener]

Germans?

German building. French based artists(??).

 

[Charlie Huang]

I wonder if you could remove the white covering and revert it back to a standard black bowler?

 

[Bingles]

For those of you who do wear bowlers, what type of comments.. if any, do you receive? Fedoras have at least crept back into popular society enough that they don't stand out as much anymore, but I have never seen a bowler worn in person, and have only seen them at fancy events in the UK via television. I'd be curious to know how they are received.

 

[Slim Portly]

For those of you who do wear bowlers, what type of comments.. if any, do you receive?

I get quite a bit of positive feedback. I wear retro-style clothing almost every day, and the only time that anyone has ever asked to take my picture was a day that I was weaing a brown suit and matching derby while walking my Rottweiler.

 

[Torpedo]

I get quite a bit of positive feedback. I wear retro-style clothing almost every day, and the only time that anyone has ever asked to take my picture was a day that I was weaing a brown suit and matching derby while walking my Rottweiler.

Must have been a brave man, to ask that to a portly man walking a rottweiler ...

 

[Dreispitz]

Article

Here is an article on today´s bowlers: Link

 

[Marc Chevalier]

The "Christo" bowler by Locke didn't sell: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=230336819043

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[Dreispitz]

The "Christo" bowler by Locke didn't sell: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=230336819043

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Not my size

Might be some Cinerella thing, though

 

[Charlie Huang]

Here is an article on today´s bowlers: Link

They forgot to mention that the former Oxford University Police ('bulldogs') still wear them.

 

[LordBest]

In my limited experience a bowler seems to attract less attention than a fedora. It may just be the people in my area, but I get far fewer odd looks and next to no comments when I wear my bowler than I do in any of my fedoras. I think perhaps because it is black it stands out less.