Bill Teeple's Page
Latest Activity
I wear a Dobbs Jet 707 in grey or a Steston Saxon in grey to work every day in wool hat season.
In the summer, I wear one of two straw fedoras, one from Stetson, and the other, whose make I cannot think of. I've been known to pull the straw boate...
The hat, distinguished by having a brim all the way around, is manly. Let's talk about hats.
Cool! Thanks.
Thanks to all of you for some great ifno on how to store your hat. The biggist problem I have is none of my hats ever came with a box.
Book recommendation:
Hatless Jack by Neil Steinberg
Steinberg details the brief history and decline of the hat in men's fashion while debunking the "Kennedy killed the hat" myth.
Reply to Anthony Day;
Anthony the best way to store a hat for more than or a two a time is in the box it was purchased.
When your hat isn't on your head, as at work or home it should be placed
upside down on the crown as not to permanently change ...
The hat, distinguished by having a brim all the way around, is manly. Let's talk about hats.
The hat, distinguished by having a brim all the way around, is manly. Let's talk about hats.
The hat, distinguished by having a brim all the way around, is manly. Let's talk about hats.
I think the decline of Western Civilization began in the 60s when men began to stop wearing hats ( thanks JFK). But remember same rules as a ball cap, even Indiana Jones took his hat off in doors. Even if it's a Fedora or an Irish tweed take it of...
The hat, distinguished by having a brim all the way around, is manly. Let's talk about hats.
I took the plunge finally... thanks to a stop at the Bollman factory outlet and 75% off list. I picked up four fur felts. Truly beautiful hats. I got the Bailey Carson in Senate grey & Serpent olive and the Bailey Bentley in Black and Camel. I may...
The hat, distinguished by having a brim all the way around, is manly. Let's talk about hats.
The hat, distinguished by having a brim all the way around, is manly. Let's talk about hats.
The hat, distinguished by having a brim all the way around, is manly. Let's talk about hats.
Alright, here's the three hats that I wear most. The first two are flat caps that I alternate wearing most days.
The last is my porkpie that I wear on weekends when the wife and I go out for drinks and/or dancing.
Profile Information
- Interests
- Opera, Star Trek, biking, Sherlock Holmes, fencing, Indiana Jones, hats, baseball, computing, and hats.
- Books
- Three Musketeers, the Bible, anything by Dashiell Hammett, W. P. Kinsella, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the occasional Star Trek novel.
- Movies
- Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Marx Brothers, almost anything with Harrison Ford or Sean Connery, James Bond.
- Music
- Verdi, Puccini, film music, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
- Quote
- "...to boldly go, where no man has gone before."
Comment Wall
- No comments yet!
Subscribe to the Art of Manliness Blog
AoM T-shirts
© 2009 Created by Brett McKay
