Recent content by HHCassius

I always thought derbies/bowlers would look so cool and wondered why more of them aren't out there. Then I tried one on -- most aren't expecting such stiffness in a hat if they've started with the cheaper crushable fedoras. Homburgs are amazingly versatile stylistically -- anywhere from...

And just almost ten years since my last post, I’m back! And bought a closeout Scala light grey Homburg, XL — still not sure whether I should have gotten a L, as many hat makers have appeared to move sizes up — i.e. a 60-61 used to be an XL, now many hat makers cheap and expensive sell 60-61 as...

I'm so with you on this...

Uhhhh...link, please?

My bad, here are some pictures:

I'd call it a modified bowler. Sure, the bound brim is in the style of a homburg, but part-and-parcel of a homburg is that it has a center-dent bash, to my knowledge. The lack of bash in the crown makes it a bowler in my estimation.

At the risk of sounding (okay, being) condescending, I'll venture a guess perhaps you're a younger guy. Why is it that we must throw out the baby with the bath water? I understand that back in the day when men and women wouldn't dare leave the confines of their house without a proper hat on...

I'd say I agree about the elevator, but what about in a bank? I have a feeling that back in the day, men would certainly wear their hats inside a bank, as it is a public place of business. But what about when you approach what is still to this day, mainly female tellers?

It's all about getting there. I remember I had a similar conversation with my friend when I bought a big apple hat (bigger version of a newsboy cap) and, having only seen them in movies, asked why I was buying a hat that would make me look like a kid. 6'4" and lanky? I'd say that's a...

Having been the occasional lurker, I think John in Covina knows what's up. Then again, maybe it's his mentioning of the long oval. That means the shape of your head is longer from front to back than others. This means a hat that is size-appropriate may squeeze the front and back of your head...

Being 36 and looking younger, I had hesitations that I was being fashion-foolhardy rather than fashion-forward in donning a fedora. I didn't want it to look like I was "trying too hard". But, much to my surprise and pleasure, I started getting comments about how not everyone can wear a fedora...

Regarding the terminology of braces versus suspenders, I got it in my head that if they have a clip, they're suspenders, but if they have leather loops which require brace buttons on your trousers, they're called braces. It's just that suspenders with clips have fallen out of favor in popular...

Wow, Michael Grimm looks exactly like David Beckham.

I was thinking Jos. A. Bank would sell them. Thanks!

Too bad you guys aren't in metro Atlanta. K&G Men's Store still carries bowties...I forget where I got them when I was in school -- that's when I started and stopped wearing them. Wish I had more opportunities and nerve to wear them nowadays...