A great interview quote

[Not-Bogart13]

I found a short interview in FHM with Andre Benjamin, a member of the musical group Outkast. If you don't know him, it's not important, but he's known for wearing hats. When asked about his 100-strong hat collection, he said, "You're a special person with a hat.... if you put on a hat, it's like having an accent on your name." I thought that was very well put, and had to share.

 

[John in Covina]

W.C. Fields Characters

Here's the accent!

In "The Bank Dick" he's Egbert Souse, pronounced Sou-say accent grav over the E.


In "It's A Gift" he's Mr. Bissonette: don't call me Mr. Bis sew net in front of Mrs. Bis sew net , it's Bis so nay!

John in Covina

 

[tonyb]

It's good to see young (and youngish) celebrities adopting the look. Some of the hat colors I've seen of late would have seemed outlandish back in the Golden Era, but I think they're great. As more men wear fedoras--be they in fuchsia or magenta or whatever--those fine young gents will soon enough learn to discern good quality from bad, and will demand the good stuff. And once the manufacturers see there is a demand, they'll scramble to fill it.
Wishful thinking? Maybe. But good hat styles are about as timeless as clothing styles get, and I can't see a young dude abandoning his pricey hats just because the season has changed.

 

[jamespowers]

When asked about his 100-strong hat collection, he said, "You're a special person with a hat.... if you put on a hat, it's like having an accent on your name." I thought that was very well put, and had to share.

Wow! His hat collection and mine are about the same size. I guess we like the same kind of accents---at least the same amount of them anyway.

Regards to all,

J

 

[Marc Chevalier]

But where do you find room for all those hats??

 

[jamespowers]

One full wall of a bedroom. It beats wallpaper---no wait there is wallpaper behind it. I just can't see it.

Regards to all,

J