Originally posted as a rather specific question:
Do any loungers have an opinion on the hat Joss Ackland is wearing in White Mischief? He plays suspected murderer Sir Jock Broughton alongside the disturbingly lovely Greta Scacchi - this is the best image I can find - squint and you'll see Mr Ackland in the upper left hand corner, third on the left:
Which brings a larger question: what was the type of hat worn by British gentlemen in exotic climes? You see them in photos of the Mallory expeditions, Raj memorabilia, occasionally in films like White Mischief. My grandfather used to own the very thing (long since vanished).
They seem to be something along the lines of a racing felt or sporting trilby: narrow brim turned down (or flopped) at front and back, quite a high crown. Definitely not a fedora. The closest modern equivalent I've found is the Christys' Kensington, though as it appears on their website in a hideous shade of burgundy it's difficult to tell. I'm also wondering if a bashed-up Haydock from Lock might do the trick. My grandfather (a sporting gentleman) wore in his latter years the classic trilby along the lines of Lock's Chepstow, but that isn't quite the same thing, though certainly dashing.
Does anyone own the above titfers, or have any opinions as to this style of headwear?
Do any loungers have an opinion on the hat Joss Ackland is wearing in White Mischief? He plays suspected murderer Sir Jock Broughton alongside the disturbingly lovely Greta Scacchi - this is the best image I can find - squint and you'll see Mr Ackland in the upper left hand corner, third on the left:
Which brings a larger question: what was the type of hat worn by British gentlemen in exotic climes? You see them in photos of the Mallory expeditions, Raj memorabilia, occasionally in films like White Mischief. My grandfather used to own the very thing (long since vanished).
They seem to be something along the lines of a racing felt or sporting trilby: narrow brim turned down (or flopped) at front and back, quite a high crown. Definitely not a fedora. The closest modern equivalent I've found is the Christys' Kensington, though as it appears on their website in a hideous shade of burgundy it's difficult to tell. I'm also wondering if a bashed-up Haydock from Lock might do the trick. My grandfather (a sporting gentleman) wore in his latter years the classic trilby along the lines of Lock's Chepstow, but that isn't quite the same thing, though certainly dashing.
Does anyone own the above titfers, or have any opinions as to this style of headwear?
