The correct hat for every occasion
Posted By Traveler on 25. Januar 2012
Wearing a hat is no very common anymore these days. Even in the Steampunk scene there seems to be only a selection of two hats available: The bowler and the top hat. I do not count aviator’s caps in, for obvious reasons.
As you may or may not be aware of, there used to be, and basically still are, rules, of when and where a gentleman would wear what type of hat.
Some of the rules are listed here, with hats to match:
I hope you found this piece of vintage advice on correct headwear as enlighting and entertaining as I did when I found it.
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I am an anthropologist and in this capacity a minor scholar of the Cthulhu Mythos and H.P. Lovecraft. I am also quite obviously heavily into Steampunk and Dieselpunk and like travelling.
What, no trilby or flat cap? That’s my entire hat collection done for, then.
Always fancied a Homburg, though. Maybe now’s the time…
Very interesting, though. A few things there that I didn’t know.
Ah, Mr. Partington-Plans!
I would guess this magazine snippet is likely targeted at gentlemen who are too urban and non-working class for flat caps. Besides, maybe there is a second page I was unable to unearth.
Very true! For pointers on where and how to wear flat caps and trilbies I still look to Bertie Wooster (with help from Jeeves).