The Canvey Cap sold by Old-Town at £50 might do the job. I've been thinking of buying one myself. Estuary English with a bit of Dutch influence.

Last edited by RobbieB (2015-10-21 06:29:40)

Love that Paul Stuart image.

http://www.hatsandcaps.co.uk/city-sport-donegal-tweed-extended-bill-flat-cap-blue-p160534/

I've never had any joy buying hats off the internet - I find there's no substitute for trying them on

Around Jermyn street (assuming you're near London) there's a few options - Bates hats / Lock Hatters / Christys hats (in same arcade as Bates)

Or Laird of London (Soho and Covent Garden)

I bought a wonderful cap from the net (in fact my confirmation email is dated exactly 2 years ago today). Not the exact style in the photos in the OP but quality and style are superb. Brand is Jonathan Richards and I got mine from https://www.hatshop.ie/index.php. That brand is also available elsewhere - in fact I discovered it from looking at a hat shop in the US.

I've also tried all the hat shops around Jermyn St on 2 occasions looking for something similar in a different colour - I couldn't find anything of a similar quality.

Last edited by Yuca (2015-10-22 04:49:01)

Ahh.....tweed... what a delight..

For me the Stetson Hatteras is the only cap, I have about five in various materials, linen, cotton, silk/wool and of course tweed. Other caps I have tried seem to fail in some respect, they are too bulbous, the peaks look rediculous or make the wearer look like a mushroom.

Only Stetson seem to get the cut just right.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=stetson+hatteras&hl=en-GB&gbv=2&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAUQ_AVqFQoTCIO_2fGX1sgCFUhxFAodbdEOHw

American Classics in Endell Street always have a good selection in stock. I agree with Meheel M that there is no substitute for trying hats on in a shop, not just for getting the correct fit but also finding one that suits your personality.

I'm considering a cap.   I'm afraid a nice overcoat feels amiss without a wool cap/hat up top.   I would like to be able to carry off a fedora, but I think a cap may be more to my liking.

Re. traditional brimmed hats:

I went to a winter funeral a year or two back wearing a tweed/poplin overcoat (tweed inside) and a grey felt pork pie.

It felt like costume. I'm not at all sure they work with tailored clothing at all nowadays for the under-eighties.


Yuca's point about proportions is a good one. I also think you need fairly chiselled features for a fedora, the potato-headed among us should look at pork-pies or bucket hats.

I'm not super keen on the straw fedora, but I really like the flat cap a lot. It fits the size of your head proportionally. The straw fedora to me almost looks a little bit too...I don't know the word...Italian/NYC/1920s? Not so much the straw part, but the actual shape of the fedora itself.

Yeah, the straw would be reserved for warm months.