Advice for my son

LittleMissPussyCat · Nov 18, 2010

My son H is ten and has worn a trilby or a fedora on a daily basis for years, he is now looking to further his collection of hats, any suggestions on a new style to buy him for Christmas.

Thank you in advance.

billyspew · Nov 18, 2010

LittleMissPussyCat said:
My son H is ten and has worn a trilby or a fedora on a daily basis for years, he is now looking to further his collection of hats, any suggestions on a new style to buy him for Christmas.

Thank you in advance.

Depends on what he wears (and what size).
You might want to have a look at Johnnyphi's website.
Has some great deals in smaller sizes which may work. Just remember a size 7 in the UK is a size 7 1/8 in the US, and that size up thing applies across all sizes.

LittleMissPussyCat · Nov 18, 2010

billyspew said:
Depends on what he wears (and what size).
You might want to have a look at Johnnyphi's website.
Has some great deals in smaller sizes which may work. Just remember a size 7 in the UK is a size 7 1/8 in the US, and that size up thing applies across all sizes.

Great help thanks, he is a UK 6 3/4 .

I will have a look at that link.

dragonaxe · Nov 18, 2010

with that size you can make an absolute killing on ebay!!!!

what coloured lids does he have at the moment?

Edward · Nov 18, 2010

I'd avoid buying anything of any serious value, given that he is in all likelihood still growing.... but you shouldn't have much trouble finding some great stuff on eBay. Maybe a top hat or opera hat, if he goes near formal wear? A homberg might be a nice option too. Actually, if he's not owned a hat before that has a stiff brim that needs a bit of looking after (rather than springing back into shape, with or without the help of a kettle, like a fedora), a Homberg might be a good place to start. He'll probably find more use for it too, at his age. Plus as they seem to be less in demand, you can find some simply stunning bargains on them, at a tiny fraction of the cost of an equivalent quality fedora.

dwebber18 · Nov 18, 2010

Get a panama as something different, maybe a tough Cuenca to hold up well.

Rick Blaine · Nov 18, 2010

An Open Road or one of its' clones!

johnnycanuck · Nov 18, 2010

I would check out e-bay for that kind of head size. Look up Akubra. Tourists buy them, never wear them and sell them on e-bay for around $20-$50. Good luck.

danofarlington · Nov 18, 2010

LittleMissPussyCat said:
My son H is ten and has worn a trilby or a fedora on a daily basis for years, he is now looking to further his collection of hats, any suggestions on a new style to buy him for Christmas.

Thank you in advance.

My recommendation is to buy him a hat that is fun, somehow, rather than a serious adult hat. There is plenty of time for him to go for a Humphrey Bogart style or something like that. I think he ought to focus on something that could be seen as a kid hat--say if a wide-brim Akubra came in kid size, or a perhaps a Western hat. To go with a serious hat would be like sending him to school in a suit (apologies if you do that in the U.K.). It might look good to adults, but he might be mocked by the kids.

Mike in Seattle · Nov 18, 2010

What about a boater for summer? And I like the suggestions a Panama but also, of not investing too much money since he'll be outgrowing them soon enough.

Cane Rod Maker · Nov 19, 2010

Definitly, and there are several on there now....

dragonaxe said:
with that size you can make an absolute killing on ebay!!!! what coloured lids does he have at the moment?

handlebar bart · Nov 19, 2010

Great small vintage hats can be had for so little money that it doesn't make sense to buy a more expensive 'cheap kids hat'. I'd get his hat a size or two bigger and pad the sweatband til it eventually fits. He will get more use out of the hat that way.

LittleMissPussyCat · Nov 19, 2010

Thank you everyone for your replies, I actually wrote a long reply last night and then for some unknown reason pressed refresh and lost it.

He is a very eccentric young man who wears suits at weekends, and a shirt and tie for casual, he doesn't go to school (Elective home education) so is able to indulge his taste in clothes all the time.

He currently owns:

A Black Felt Trilby
A Forest Green Felt Trilby
A Cream Felt Trilby
A Modern Pin-strip cotton trilby (For wet days)
A Brown Fedora (Indiana Jones Colour)
A Traditional Flat cap
A Waxed cotton flat cap (for really wet days)
A 1940's green school boy cap

I will check out all the suggestions with him today.

Thanks again.

scottyrocks · Nov 19, 2010

Have you shown him pictures of the other different styles of hats to see what strikes his fancy?

LittleMissPussyCat · Nov 19, 2010

Hi likes them all, as I thought he might.

However, having google imaged them all he desperately wants Homberg as his hero Winston wore one, so I think that will be his next hat.

I actually have my grandads old folding opera hat, that is fairly small, so I may have to see if that fits him for special occasions.

Thank you all.

HarpPlayerGene · Nov 19, 2010

LittleMissPussyCat said:
Hi likes them all,...

...his hero Winston...

Man, I LIKE this kid.

Rodkins · Nov 19, 2010

handlebar bart said:
Great small vintage hats can be had for so little money that it doesn't make sense to buy a more expensive 'cheap kids hat'. I'd get his hat a size or two bigger and pad the sweatband til it eventually fits. He will get more use out of the hat that way.

This is great advice. You can get a VERY nice vintage had in his size (or a size or two larger) for less than you would pay for a new cheap kids hat.
I see some good candidates on ebay right now...

Jabos · Nov 19, 2010

LittleMissPussyCat said:
He is a very eccentric young man who wears suits at weekends, and a shirt and tie for casual, he doesn't go to school (Elective home education) so is able to indulge his taste in clothes all the time.

I wouldn't say eccentric. It sounds like he is a young man with style.

scottyrocks · Nov 19, 2010

Yes, very refreshing in this day and age.

Neophyte · Nov 19, 2010

HarpPlayerGene said:
Man, I LIKE this kid.

You're telling me lol! The boy is half my age and has got MUCH better taste and WAY more style

!

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