grey lid with black band

[HeyMoe]

Hey,

I have a great chrome colored Champ Dash fedora with a black band. Currently I only wear it when I am wearing black shoes (and outfits that go with black shoes). However I have seen some photos recently of folks back in the day wearing a similarly colored hat with earth tones (browns, tans etc). So my question is this: is it "acceptable" to wear this hat with browns etc?

 

[Aureliano]

I'd say that if you like how you look wearing it with browns or tans then it's "acceptable."

 

[dnjan]

It would bother me, but then I am kind of conservative about my colour combinations.

 

[Oldsarge]

I'd wear it with anything blue, grey or black and I would do the same with cordovan or burgundy shoes. So to my mind, restricting it to black shoes is overly conservative. After all, one only wears black shoes before six for the most solemn occasions . . . or unless one's only pair of dress shoes is black!

 

[Tomasso]

It would bother me, but then I am kind of conservative about my colour combinations.

Is wanting colors to coordinate with each other considered a conservative trait?

 

[dnjan]

I guess what I meant is that I am fairly conservative in terms of what I consider to be coordinating colours.

 

[HeyMoe]

thanks for the replies folks!

 

[Tomasso]

I guess what I meant is that I am fairly conservative in terms of what I consider to be coordinating colours.

I knew what you meant; I was simply agreeing with you.

 

[Sam Craig]

I have a gray Knox 25 with wide black ribbon. I'd say that is a classic combination and it goes well with navy, gray or black in sports coats .... I rarely wear a "suit."
It also goes great with that color range in Hawaiian shirts and jeans!

Sam