benjamin1945 16,158 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Remember the time when most men wore hats? i went in the "Bell" in town yesterday and a bloke came in wearing one of those leather cowboy hats" he looked very smart and it got me to thinking back to when Hats were a very common sight.nowadays apart from baseball caps" its much rarer.my Dad wore a flat cap every day but when he took Mam out a "trillby" waas the order of the day.I also remember on old sporting occasions when the crowds were a sea of flat caps.I have a flat cap and a Trilby but must admit only wear tthem when out in the rain,do you still wear one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 When in the US I always look at the hats in the stores over there, such as the ones you mention and wish more people here would wear them so I would not look so out of place if I wore one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Never worn one. I can't stand "trendy" types and posers like singers, actors and petty celebs who appear on TV wearing a cap or hat. Also people who wear hats indoors. It's not raining inside so get it off. Pop singers and groups too appearing indoors, it's plain daft. And whilst were on the subject of clothing, "men" who wear pink trousers, shorts, jackets and jumpers. It's not trendy, you look a tw4t. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Baseball caps should be banned. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Lads who wear them back to front should have their heads repositioned accordingly. Those who wear the peaks to the side should just have their heads removed. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 if you dont wear a Hat when its raining basfordred are you a "Wally with a Brolly" ......BTW i am lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Must admit I do wear an old baseball cap I once found on a train. I only kept it because it was Ralph Lauren brand. I keep it in my kagool pocket for wet occasions. As for a brolly, never owned one, but Mrs red has one and somehow manages to get the prongs either up my nose, in my ear or worse still, near my eye. She swears she'll get me one day. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Must admit when i was working in London i used to ponce about with my very manly long handled black brolly or my Trilby,seemed ok there,not the same in Bulwell.....i do agree witth you about Hats being worn indoors very rude,and pink shorts are a def.no no.anywhere,lol. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,534 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Lads who wear them back to front should have their heads repositioned accordingly. Those who wear the peaks to the side should just have their heads removed. Someone once said to me "the further they screw them round the lower the IQ" Sounds about right to me! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,593 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 I have worn shorts all the way through winter, the camo type ones that come just below the knee, cargo pockets and all, I converted them from a couple of pairs of camo trousers when I had a pot on me leg after breaking it, they were easy to put on and get off, just seem to have stuck with them, I admit I have to wear the hi vis trousers over the top of them for work but that's only whilst I'm there, fair enough I might look a tw&t but I'm comfortable, I have also got a couple of flat caps that I wear occasionally and I always wear a hard hat at work Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 I wear a 'Tilley' hat when I'm fishing but rarely wear a hat at any other time. Having been in the RAF and wearing berets and so forth, I'm not too keen on head gear. I wear shorts in the house only. My legs aren't the sort to advertise! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 My dad wore a flat cap, as did most men around us in my childhood. I'm pretty sure the flat cap had the knick name 'ratting cap'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 My grandad, 2nd from left, back row, working on the Saxby's factory in Bar Lane, 1930's I think. Everyone wore a tit fer in those days. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 An elegant lady in a large-brimmed hat is a joy to behold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 OH YES ,JUST A LARGE BRIMMED HAT, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Now then. She would she not be elegant without any clothes on. Besides, who would want to see a naked lady in a large-brimmed hat? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 never said owt about clothes chulla, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 What is the guy on top right Smokin! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 #13 brilliant photo katyjay,you would"nt argue with any of em" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 #18 Wills Woodbine, a Park Drive or a Players Weights? Doubt it is an E-cigarette. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I tend to wear a sun hat (cricket style, the floppy one with a wide brim) when I'm away somewhere hot. I also have a white fedora which I rarely use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Me granddad never went anyywhere wi'aht his old cap. It were so big as it were like a dustbin lid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 I had a black silk "Walk-style" top hat made for me by a firm of hatters in Birmingham. I used it when morris dancing. I still have the hat but no longer dance. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Being folically challenged I do have a selection of "Sun" hats, woolly hats for winter walking and birding and living in Yorkshire it's de rigeur to have a flat cap or two! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Was in Holmfirth for a few days a couple of weeks ago and didn't see anyone in a flat cap. It was very sunny for a few days and most enjoyable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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