I'm afraid TRS is quite right.  In fact, with me the donning (nice word) of virtually any hat has wise people remove their children from my vicinity.  I've experimented with the bucket hat al la Woody, the humble watch cap, the JS seersucker, Kangol, sky blue poplin with a colourful band, the Popeye Doyle etc.  The Stetson I still own just about passes muster but gets little wear.  As for those berets of 2012...

I think the thing with hats generally is that if you tend not to wear one, you can be a bit self conscious when you do. It’s a real change to the silhouette you’re used to seeing in the mirror.

It's certainly not a ladykiller look, although so far one woman said it looked great and the other recoiled---not the worst of odds.

Reminds me of what men in my age bracket used to wear decades ago, or what I've recently seen sported on reruns of Barnaby Jones and Quincy.

Tom, did you buy those socks on Ebay?  Great packaging, man!