A definite no for me to wear.

Yes Yuca, that look does work. I'm soured by the 90s rave, Stone Roses associations I think.

I ought to go back and watch GGR again.

Last edited by An Unseen Scene (2021-10-03 10:09:55)

Enjoyed GGR myself.  Lemmon was terrific.  Saw Mamet's 'Edmond' at the Royal Court in 1984-ish.

True but I believe the allegations against him are without any credible evidence.

But I'm not sure if the bucket hat is in GGR or the Odd Couple. Or even both.

A brief nod to Woody's olive green number currently on view at CN2P.  He's been wearing them, on and off, for years: sometimes as part of his 'disguise' whilst walking the streets of Manhattan.  I almost regret that, like anything with a crew neck, I can't even think about wearing them.

This is on my head from mid-May to mid-September, mostly for fishing purposes.

The more crumpled and dirty it gets, the better I like it.

https://www.villagehatshop.com/product/bucket-hats/451139-839004/dorfman-pacific-company-poplin-cotton-blend-rain-bucket-hat.html

I’ll leave it, the bucket hat that is, fine for gardening or fishing but no good if the slightest degree of smartness is desired.

For a dash of style, but still practical and casual I’ll take the poplin rain hat. It used to be a Brooks Brothers staple but they stopped stocking them some years ago. So my researches led me to John Helmer, haberdasher of Portland, Oregon, a long established business that I will be sure to visit should I ever blow into that burgh. The said headgear can be located here:

https://www.johnhelmer.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_6&products_id=451

I got myself one in navy blue for $45 and having mentioned that customs charges start to apply at the $30 mark they completed the paperwork with that in mind. While they have a website they also enclosed a fold out leaflet of line drawings of the various hats they stock with a paper order form should the customer not be inclined to recourse to digital commerce … nice and a thoroughly satisfactory transaction.

I love the 'Very Rare', Chinese-made bucket hat currently on sale at £125 on Ebay.

Woofboxer, how was the sizing on the Helmer hat? I recently ordered one of the Dorfman Pacific hats, good for the price, reminiscent of what one might have found in the all American variety stores here in the 70's, runs nearly a full size larger than tag.

Slimm67 - I bought a Capas rain hat from Helmers. It was Medium and I’m a 57/58 (7 1/8) - it required a bit of steaming and stretching but fits perfectly. I bought it because of its resemblance to the old Brooks rain hats.


https://www.johnhelmer.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_6&products_id=451

I can’t comment on the Dorfman hat, sizes seem to vary a lot between manufacturers and buying hats online is always a gamble for me, I hope it works out for you.

Conceptually I'm all over the bucket hat - Odd Couple, Woody, 60s NYC at all that - but practically I think it renders the wearer, well me certainly, insanely gormless upon the act of donning. Perhaps as part of a costumey, rather self-conscious all-beige reconstruction of that very old school American look, say with a G9 and chinos, as sometimes worn by The Weejun on IG, well maybe that's do-able, but no-one really looks attractive with one of these plonked on their bonce.