How do folks react to your hat wearing?

[Bigger Don]

Yeh. Same thing. Got data in the apt but not at the bird store.

Whut kinda bird store ya got there with no carrier pigeons?

 

[Bob Roberts]

Whut kinda bird store ya got there with no carrier pigeons?

Parrots.

 

[Bigger Don]

Parrots.

Talk is cheap!

BTW, way back when and I was an older-than-typical undergrad, we had a talking bird (never saw it) across the way from our apartment. Neighbors would open the windows when the weather was right. It would screech like a women-unscorned (know-what-I-mean, Vern?) then scream "Shut up you g-damn bird!". This would go on all afternoon, until the sun started to set, making the air a bit cooler, and (we guessed) the neighbors to close they windows to protect the bird.

Tough to study when you're laughing.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Talk is cheap!

BTW, way back when and I was an older-than-typical undergrad, we had a talking bird (never saw it) across the way from our apartment. Neighbors would open the windows when the weather was right. It would screech like a women-unscorned (know-what-I-mean, Vern?) then scream "Shut up you g-damn bird!". This would go on all afternoon, until the sun started to set, making the air a bit cooler, and (we guessed) the neighbors to close they windows to protect the bird.

Tough to study when you're laughing.

Yep. Some of the things they come up with will make you gasp!

 

[Bigger Don]

Yep. Some of the things they come up with will make you gasp!

Ha! I'm an ex-bartender with a 25yo daughter and 27yo son!

 

[Bob Roberts]

Ha! I'm an ex-bartender with a 25yo daughter and 27yo son!

So you've heard it all.

 

[Bigger Don]

So you've heard it all.

Said, heard. Iceberg, Goldberg.

 

[Bamaboots]

Met a guy in my favorite watering hole a couple of weeks ago while I was wearing my Cavanagh 100. He commented that he "liked my open road" saying that his grand father used to wear one all the time which led to a discussion about the hat not being an open road but a "clone" of sorts and all the different ones out there. I offered the hat to him and after politely wiping his hands on a napkin, he looked it over and commented on what a nice hat it is.

Ran into him again yesterday while wearing my Gannon and this started a discussion on custom hats. He went on to say that that he didn't really wear fedoras but had been collecting them for some years with the plan of decorating his "man" room with his collection, saying he had about forty of various makes and sizes. This led to a discussion where he agreed to let me see his collection to help him determine what he has. Time and date yet to be set, location undisclosed, here.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

He went on to say that that he didn't really wear fedoras but had been collecting them...

Maybe you can convince him to start wearing his favorites in his size.

 

[Redfokker]

Met a guy in my favorite watering hole a couple of weeks ago while I was wearing my Cavanagh 100. He commented that he "liked my open road" saying that his grand father used to wear one all the time which led to a discussion about the hat not being an open road but a "clone" of sorts and all the different ones out there. I offered the hat to him and after politely wiping his hands on a napkin, he looked it over and commented on what a nice hat it is.

Ran into him again yesterday while wearing my Gannon and this started a discussion on custom hats. He went on to say that that he didn't really wear fedoras but had been collecting them for some years with the plan of decorating his "man" room with his collection, saying he had about forty of various makes and sizes. This led to a discussion where he agreed to let me see his collection to help him determine what he has. Time and date yet to be set, location undisclosed, here.

Maybe this guy is a potential new lounge member? I met a guy in the grocery store with an Akubra and he was excited to find out about us.

 

[Bamaboots]

Maybe this guy is a potential new lounge member? I met a guy in the grocery store with an Akubra and he was excited to find out about us.

Yes, I told him about us and wrote the information down for him.

 

[Bamaboots]

Maybe you can convince him to start wearing his favorites in his size.

That, plus maybe convincing him to do something different with larger sizes since his size is smaller than mine.

 

[GHT]

BTW, way back when and I was an older-than-typical undergrad, we had a talking bird (never saw it) across the way from our apartment. Neighbors would open the windows when the weather was right. It would screech like a women-unscorned (know-what-I-mean, Vern?) then scream "Shut up you g-damn bird!". This would go on all afternoon, until the sun started to set, making the air a bit cooler, and (we guessed) the neighbors to close they windows to protect the bird.

Back in the sixties, when I had to travel by bus, I used to wait at one of those busy multiple bus stops. It was also an extremely busy junction, feeding traffic into London from the north. The big trucks, back then, would emit a loud hiss from their air brakes as they slowed at the junction. Above the bus stop, in one of the apartments, and probably on the balcony, was a mynah bird. It could imitate those hissing air brakes perfectly, even the volume level it got spot on. Times I leapt out of my skin thinking that a truck was within inches of me.

 

[EstherWeis]

I'm a bit worried, did I belong to that category
Btw I work as a history teacher for childeren in there 13-18's.
But you know what they say, history teachers are really crazy...
Some call me gangstar (Al Capone).
When I walk too school I see all the students, at the windows, look at me.
My own students find it very strange, but love it.
I'm 'the teacher with the cool hat' and I get alot of remarks: "that hat looks cool on you".
My 'look' also raises some questions like: " why are you wearing a hat?"
I then say: because I love it, and I like the look!!

Hey Lennart,

Nee hoor
You put it on perfectly!

Emmanuel gets the Al Capone a lot too. And; Are you Italian?

 

[Bigger Don]

Back in the sixties, when I had to travel by bus, I used to wait at one of those busy multiple bus stops. It was also an extremely busy junction, feeding traffic into London from the north. The big trucks, back then, would emit a loud hiss from their air brakes as they slowed at the junction. Above the bus stop, in one of the apartments, and probably on the balcony, was a mynah bird. It could imitate those hissing air brakes perfectly, even the volume level it got spot on. Times I leapt out of my skin thinking that a truck was within inches of me.

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

My friends have gotten used to my hats, and to the variety of hats that I own. However, last night I got to see a bit of how they *see* me.

Our family showed up at a friend's house to allow our kids to spend Halloween together and go house to house as a group. When I entered the house the husband greeted me by saying, "Guess who I'm supposed to be?" He was dressed in a dark brown corduroy suit, complete with matching vest, a plaid Christmas ribbon tied in a bow around his neck, and a crumpled late 60's - early 70's (best guess) fedora on his head. With the biggest smile he then said, "I'm YOU!"

Now, I admit I dress in business clothes and either wear a long tie or a bow tie to work each day. However, I'd like to think my fashion sense reflects more a 40's - 50's vibe than what I saw before me. Still, it lets me understand how he, and probably others, sees me. That knowledge won't make me stop wearing hats or change how I dress, but it's good to know how I look in someone else's eyes. My wife tolerates the more formal wardrobe, and the management at the office tends to appreciate the effort to wear something other than jeans and a knit shirt.

I enjoy my hats and will continue to wear them despite the less than flattering image others may see.

 

[hatsRme]

My friends have gotten used to my hats, and to the variety of hats that I own. However, last night I got to see a bit of how they *see* me.

Our family showed up at a friend's house to allow our kids to spend Halloween together and go house to house as a group. When I entered the house the husband greeted me by saying, "Guess who I'm supposed to be?" He was dressed in a dark brown corduroy suit, complete with matching vest, a plaid Christmas ribbon tied in a bow around his neck, and a crumpled late 60's - early 70's (best guess) fedora on his head. With the biggest smile he then said, "I'm YOU!"

Now, I admit I dress in business clothes and either wear a long tie or a bow tie to work each day. However, I'd like to think my fashion sense reflects more a 40's - 50's vibe than what I saw before me. Still, it lets me understand how he, and probably others, sees me. That knowledge won't make me stop wearing hats or change how I dress, but it's good to know how I look in someone else's eyes. My wife tolerates the more formal wardrobe, and the management at the office tends to appreciate the effort to wear something other than jeans and a knit shirt.

I enjoy my hats and will continue to wear them despite the less than flattering image others may see.

Mark, my guess about the family is that not one of them sees or understands the difference between a derby and say, a Mexican sombrero. Well, that may be a bit extreme, but in general, non-hat people ONLY see HAT/TIE/JACKET. To the uninitiated (meant in the most respectful way possible), there are no differences.

Don't be too hard on them. Remember, "there are two kinds of people in this world..."

 

[FedOregon]

The kids in my Sunday School class, and the 11 year old Boy Scouts I work with have already accepted me and my hats. Last week I wore my Cavanagh Homburg just to be a little more "dressy," and a couple of them really wanted to know about the style and the name and the history... and the half blind stitching this one has, etc, etc.

One boy in particular lit up when I told him Stetson makes a hat named the same as his name. I thought of talking with his parents about me going in and getting him that hat when he "graduates" out of the 11 year old scouts into the regular scout troop with the older boys... we shall see. He's a great young man, really, a good leader and always does the right thing in whatever circumstance in which I see him. I was such a goof off when I was 11 and 12...

 

[Frunobulax]

My friends have gotten used to my hats, and to the variety of hats that I own. However, last night I got to see a bit of how they *see* me.

Our family showed up at a friend's house to allow our kids to spend Halloween together and go house to house as a group. When I entered the house the husband greeted me by saying, "Guess who I'm supposed to be?" He was dressed in a dark brown corduroy suit, complete with matching vest, a plaid Christmas ribbon tied in a bow around his neck, and a crumpled late 60's - early 70's (best guess) fedora on his head. With the biggest smile he then said, "I'm YOU!"

Now, I admit I dress in business clothes and either wear a long tie or a bow tie to work each day. However, I'd like to think my fashion sense reflects more a 40's - 50's vibe than what I saw before me. Still, it lets me understand how he, and probably others, sees me. That knowledge won't make me stop wearing hats or change how I dress, but it's good to know how I look in someone else's eyes. My wife tolerates the more formal wardrobe, and the management at the office tends to appreciate the effort to wear something other than jeans and a knit shirt.

I enjoy my hats and will continue to wear them despite the less than flattering image others may see.

I'm with Charlie, Mark. I don't think eras or style came into play there as much as just putting the ensemble together as he saw it. Plus, no matter what, he was emulating you, and that should be flattering.


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[Frunobulax]

The kids in my Sunday School class, and the 11 year old Boy Scouts I work with have already accepted me and my hats. Last week I wore my Cavanagh Homburg just to be a little more "dressy," and a couple of them really wanted to know about the style and the name and the history... and the half blind stitching this one has, etc, etc.

One boy in particular lit up when I told him Stetson makes a hat named the same as his name. I thought of talking with his parents about me going in and getting him that hat when he "graduates" out of the 11 year old scouts into the regular scout troop with the older boys... we shall see. He's a great young man, really, a good leader and always does the right thing in whatever circumstance in which I see him. I was such a goof off when I was 11 and 12...

So is his name "Open Road?" "Stetsonian?" "Stratoliner?"

Now I'm curious.


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