tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post4388302143419022241..comments2024-03-18T18:58:51.536+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: Sepia Saturday: Men and Hats ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-75764093494784833722013-02-04T04:36:01.201+00:002013-02-04T04:36:01.201+00:00I'm very flattered that I inspired you to writ...I'm very flattered that I inspired you to write such a great post on men's hats. Like Alan I have been waiting for them to return in style. Back in the 80s when I first visited England (and stayed for over 2 years) I arrived in May wearing a sporty straw fedora. I had some odd notion that all British men wore hats. I soon discovered that not only was I grossly mistaken but my hat marked me as a tourist, or worse as some kind of colonial rube. After about a week it went into the closet and there it stayed until I left. <br /><br />But I did observe that hats in Britain were very class oriented. Soft caps were for working class men of a vintage age. Bowlers were very rare but might be spotted on bankers and only in the City. This past summer my wife and I went to Glynbourne opera for the first time where the pastoral gardens are the perfect place to wear a Panama, but with dinner jacket of course! Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-21544682535563775252013-02-01T11:58:37.111+00:002013-02-01T11:58:37.111+00:00Thank you again to everyone for their comments on ...Thank you again to everyone for their comments on my posting - it was great fun to pull together. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-60272277856154969542013-01-31T17:28:06.294+00:002013-01-31T17:28:06.294+00:00What a great collection you have here.
You have e...What a great collection you have here. <br />You have enough to open your own vintage shop!!<br />I love hats and have worn many types. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-1775620154657930272013-01-28T18:48:26.187+00:002013-01-28T18:48:26.187+00:00What an interesting way to take us on this theme! ...What an interesting way to take us on this theme! Cool photos!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-33318329923713520332013-01-27T21:16:53.854+00:002013-01-27T21:16:53.854+00:00I must admit that as a resident of sunnier climes ...I must admit that as a resident of sunnier climes I'm a wearer of functional, rather than decorative, hats. However, I do appreciate a good homburg/trilby/fedora in the right setting e.g. Captain von Trapp (if that means anything to anyone).Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-7722158217495139012013-01-27T09:41:21.412+00:002013-01-27T09:41:21.412+00:00I have spend most of my life waiting for hats to c...I have spend most of my life waiting for hats to come back into fashion, but they never quite make it. Such a shame as I am a great buyer and wearer of hats. Great post - it's a topper.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-38849890129118052702013-01-27T04:21:51.630+00:002013-01-27T04:21:51.630+00:00You also prompted me to revisit my family photos f...You also prompted me to revisit my family photos for different hats - strangely there seem to be a wide assortment of hats on my mother's side photos but very few on my father's side.<br />I loved the stocks photoJackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-89020174651927800292013-01-27T01:52:20.789+00:002013-01-27T01:52:20.789+00:00The boys look really cute in their school caps.The boys look really cute in their school caps.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-28478208073142546452013-01-26T17:04:38.823+00:002013-01-26T17:04:38.823+00:00Thank, Mike, for your comment. You could be well ...Thank, Mike, for your comment. You could be well be right about the characters in the photo. My mother and aunt made the comment that "Granny had some trouble with her husband" and I gather he was rather a ne'er do well. The "Old Fella" was my great grandfather. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-41426908848963424892013-01-26T16:58:23.510+00:002013-01-26T16:58:23.510+00:00Thanks, Bob, for your comment. Yes the stocks in ...Thanks, Bob, for your comment. Yes the stocks in Poulton-le-Fylde are still there in the Market Square along with the whipping post and stone slab table for market days. Poulton is a few miles east of Blackpool, but amuch odler settlement. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-24960759900459550082013-01-26T15:46:56.412+00:002013-01-26T15:46:56.412+00:00You have a great selection of hats in family photo...You have a great selection of hats in family photos. I enjoyed them all, but your brother was so cute in his school hat.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing all of these with us.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-334302456983771052013-01-26T13:57:12.270+00:002013-01-26T13:57:12.270+00:00There was a "Stocks Hill" in the village...There was a "Stocks Hill" in the village where I was born, I don't think there were ever any stocks there. Do those in Poulton still exist?<br />Interesting round up of hats. As I am currently being treated for sun damage to my head, I wish I had worn hats more often when I had the chance.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-48279591763405850542013-01-26T13:48:23.261+00:002013-01-26T13:48:23.261+00:00Did you know that the German word for a top hat is...Did you know that the German word for a top hat is a "Zylinder" or a "cylinder"? I enjoyed reading your post, nice recap.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-31171605607904699512013-01-26T13:15:18.227+00:002013-01-26T13:15:18.227+00:00Wonderful hat pictures, but the ones of the childr...Wonderful hat pictures, but the ones of the children are especially endearing.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-14159412372151992342013-01-26T13:03:08.251+00:002013-01-26T13:03:08.251+00:00Hats off to Sue! Very interesting that your famil...Hats off to Sue! Very interesting that your family had so much variety in their hats. I must revisit my family photos to see how my guys compare.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-63382491437621560342013-01-26T11:33:25.236+00:002013-01-26T11:33:25.236+00:00Had those two just come out of the Pub before clim...Had those two just come out of the Pub before climbing into the stocks. Just love the Old Fella's side-whiskers. The fellow in the Bowler with the cheesy grin looks like a dirty postcard seller and the Victorian equivalent of the Double-Glazing salesman Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378637587289025611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-39160866262485585412013-01-26T08:22:34.112+00:002013-01-26T08:22:34.112+00:00Lovely hats!Lovely hats!Lovely's Blothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893362347406889242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-22441566638912788372013-01-26T03:14:18.745+00:002013-01-26T03:14:18.745+00:00Loved reading this blog. I'll have to have ano...Loved reading this blog. I'll have to have another look at my family's photos now, to check out what hats they're wearing.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-47609296796819181832013-01-26T01:04:05.269+00:002013-01-26T01:04:05.269+00:00Great post! My grandfather died when I was quite ...Great post! My grandfather died when I was quite young, but one of the things I remember best about him was his hat (similar to those in the wedding photo) - he never left the house without it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01859014645535926326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-9491241173248126552013-01-26T01:04:04.540+00:002013-01-26T01:04:04.540+00:00That is interesting that women's hats don'...That is interesting that women's hats don't have names, wait, I just thought of another one that does "picture hats".Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-86203458623641642732013-01-25T21:54:59.562+00:002013-01-25T21:54:59.562+00:00What a fun post. So many hats. It is weird that me...What a fun post. So many hats. It is weird that men's have names and women's don't (at least not as much). A friend of mine just returned from a trip to South America and had an authentic Panama hat. Turns out they're made in Ecuador, not Panama!<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-446596471533489662013-01-25T21:20:48.478+00:002013-01-25T21:20:48.478+00:00Sue, I am glad you stayed with the caps and hats, ...Sue, I am glad you stayed with the caps and hats, such a well researched theme; Fedoras, even the name suggests glitz, straw boaters a whiff of holidays, always liked berets. Top hats make men look ridiculous, like baseball caps worn backwards!<br />Enjoyed your hat research.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.com