Vintage Hats from 1920's - 40's Ireland Question

[velvetackbar]

Leaving Galway today.

Quick notes: there is an excellent exhibit at the Galway museum that includes one hat. American flat brimmed fedora that belonged to a soldier in the Irish Army that was executed--Liam Mellows, iirc.

The stores here now only sell mass market flat caps from Macron and a few fedora shaped things for people to keep the rain off their heads.

Plenty of photos of people wearing caps, but as was told to me by the clerk where I bought my cap, "it's too windy here for hats and umbrellas".

Galway is devoid of a hat store.

 

[Rmccamey]

Galway is devoid of a hat store.

But, boy, what a great city. Such a fun town with so much to do. I took a day trip from Galway to Donegal to buy a Hanna flat cap "from the factory".

 

[Leather_nube]

Leaving Galway today.

Quick notes: there is an excellent exhibit at the Galway museum that includes one hat. American flat brimmed fedora that belonged to a soldier in the Irish Army that was executed--Liam Mellows, iirc.

The stores here now only sell mass market flat caps from Macron and a few fedora shaped things for people to keep the rain off their heads.

Plenty of photos of people wearing caps, but as was told to me by the clerk where I bought my cap, "it's too windy here for hats and umbrellas".

Galway is devoid of a hat store.

Go to Kevin and Howlin in Dublin.

 

[Leather_nube]

Go to Kevin and Howlin in Dublin.

Just for you. My HWM + Kevin and Howlin hat. It doesn’t work, but kinda does

 

[belfastboy]

Leaving Galway today.

Quick notes: there is an excellent exhibit at the Galway museum that includes one hat. American flat brimmed fedora that belonged to a soldier in the Irish Army that was executed--Liam Mellows, iirc.

The stores here now only sell mass market flat caps from Macron and a few fedora shaped things for people to keep the rain off their heads.

Plenty of photos of people wearing caps, but as was told to me by the clerk where I bought my cap, "it's too windy here for hats and umbrellas".

Galway is devoid of a hat store.

Sadly, much of the world is devoid of good hat stores. Galway at least has swans!

 

[Leather_nube]

Sadly, much of the world is devoid of good hat stores. Galway at least has swans!

https://www.kevinandhowlin.com/about

 

[belfastboy]

https://www.kevinandhowlin.com/about

I import fabric (mostly Scottish tweeds) and have my tailor make it up for me here.

 

[Leather_nube]

I import fabric (mostly Scottish tweeds) and have my tailor make it up for me here.

I prefer to keep it on the island.

 

[Edward]

Leaving Galway today.

Quick notes: there is an excellent exhibit at the Galway museum that includes one hat. American flat brimmed fedora that belonged to a soldier in the Irish Army that was executed--Liam Mellows, iirc.

The stores here now only sell mass market flat caps from Macron and a few fedora shaped things for people to keep the rain off their heads.

Plenty of photos of people wearing caps, but as was told to me by the clerk where I bought my cap, "it's too windy here for hats and umbrellas".

Galway is devoid of a hat store.

Yes, the weather is definitely a big deal. Even now I'm away on the island next door nearly twenty-six years, as far south as here in London there are days I'll reach past the brims for a cap rather than risk the wind lifting it. The Old Country gets a lot of wind, particularly coming in off the Atlantic and hitting the west.

Just for you. My HWM + Kevin and Howlin hat. It doesn’t work, but kinda does View attachment 641603

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