What Hat That You Wear Has Got You The Most Comments.

[The Rag And Bone Man]

I've been a lover of hats since my mum and dad purchased me one back in the late 70's, it was a general run of the mill flat cap, but boy did i treasure it.
I think i wore it just about everwhere, from memory and perhaps even to bed a few times, and since then hats have been my thing, weather flat caps fedoras or the unusual.
Now in my mid 40's i am always amazed by how many comments i get when i wear my hats one in particular gets me more comments than i could ever imagine, the old stetson whippet.
I know just how popular the hat has always been, but you know i had from the very young to the very old always making great comments about the way the hat looks, i'll be honest even though i am very happily married i may have even landed a few dates with conversations that have occured, just over talking about the hat i was wearing.
I always amazes me just how something as simple as a hat, can bring people together.
Have you had any great comments when wearing your favourite hat, or have you even managed to secure a date when striking up a conversation, over your hat.
It sure would be nice to know, whats your favourite and why..

 

[hatsRme]

Easy answer for me... my often-mentioned first fedora, purchased in the early seventies. Easy because I've been wearing it the longest, giving the most opportunity to be seen. Almost never fails to garner a comment. And yes, even at my fifty-or-so age there are comments I've received that are incredibly uplifting from all ages of ladies. Most mind-boggling are from my age twenty-something daughters' friends, which has occurred on several occasions.

The only caveat; as men, we always think they want us...

 

[gtdean48]

The hat I wear the most...7X Clear Beaver Open Road style Stetson...

 

[casechopper]

For me it's been my cut down Akubra Squatter. For some reason this gets the most compliments from non-hat people.

 

[Lefty]

derby + beard = you look like you're straight out of the 1890s

 

[splintercellsz]

1930s Penn-Craft by Stetson.

 

[johnnycanuck]

I wear a fedora daily. So this winter when I started wearing a Tilley Flat cap everyone took notice, and called it a beret...... Grr.
My five cents worth
Johnny

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

My Falcon Park...

 

[mikespens]

Bone Man, not surprising the Whippet gets comments, it's pretty much the "classic fedora" in the opinion of many. My hat that gets the most comments is my VS Art-Lite in Powder blue:

 

[The Rag And Bone Man]

Hey casechopper the old Akubra squatter is a fine looking at, and as you would know a favourite of us Australians. Funny you should mention it as i am eyeing one up on ebay oz right now.
But although i don't own one, even though i was in the shop last week, in katoomba trying one on,the federation deluxe is perhaps my favourite of theres.

 

[The Rag And Bone Man]

1930s Penn-Craft by Stetson.

Mate that is one seriously great looking hat..Love it

 

[The Rag And Bone Man]

Bone Man, not surprising the Whippet gets comments, it's pretty much the "classic fedora" in the opinion of many. My hat that gets the most comments is my VS Art-Lite in Powder blue:

Another beautiful looking hat, man thats one amazing color.. what would you wear that with, cream color suit, i bet you would get noticed a mile away.
Awesome Mike..

 

[The Rag And Bone Man]

Thanks every one for your comments, im loving looking at your pics of your favourite hats..

 

[Neophyte]

The hat I wear most frequently and which gets the most reaction is my Buckaroo Hatters custom. It reminds most of Billy Jack's headgear.

 

[galopede]

My most commented hat has to be a genuine Basque beret I bought at a Boina (Spanish for beret) shop in San Sebastian, northern Spain.

Great hat and always in my pocket unless it's a fedora day.

Comments include but not limited to:
"Look out, it's a Frenchman" I'm Welsh actually!
"Where's your string of onions?"
"Where's the stripey jersey?"
"'Allo, 'Allo..."

Gareth

 

[galopede]

My most commented hat has to be a genuine Basque beret I bought at a Boina (Spanish for beret) shop in San Sebastian in the Basque region of northern Spain.

Great hat and always in my pocket unless it's a fedora day.

Comments include but not limited to:
"Look out, it's a Frenchman" I'm Welsh actually!
"Where's your string of onions?"
"Where's the stripey jersey?"
"'Allo, 'Allo..."

Gareth

 

[TomS]

The old Open Road is always the biggest hit...

 

[Hal]

Comments include but not limited to:
"Look out, it's a Frenchman" I'm Welsh actually! "Where's your string of onions?" Gareth

Ah, well! Most of the onion-sellers are (or used to be) beret-wearing Bretons who frequently understood Welsh (it doesn't work vice-versa - Welsh-speakers don't understand Breton).I suspect they would react to being called French in the same way that a Welshman reacts to being called English.
But to revert to the topic - are berets traditional wear over the whole of the French state plus the Spanish Basque country? And why shouldn't we sport styles of a different nationality if we want to? Some people seem to want to make any comment at all rather than remain respectfully silent.

 

[hatophile]

Much like here in the States, folks associate fedoras with Indiana Jones, gangsters, etc, when really they have been worn through the years by everyday folk, including our grandfathers.

I say why not wear it if you like it! I have a beret and like the look just don't wear it much because my fedoras give me more weather protection.

 

[mikespens]

Another beautiful looking hat, man thats one amazing color.. what would you wear that with, cream color suit, i bet you would get noticed a mile away.
Awesome Mike..

Thanks Bone Man. Actually it's a color that's a lot more versatile than you'd think. Goes well with my camel mohair (in my avatar), and black/white wool Atomic Fleck sport coats, and wear I it all the time with jeans and just a T-shirt.