The men's dress style thread..

[winjim]

Thread starters ought to call back from time to time to root out shark-jumpers. Wasn't it Seneca who said "Own thine thread, chatter"?
But thanks for reminding me about The Fonz. Hey!

Well there was some good advice earlier on so I hope the OP has found what they were looking for and is feeling stylist and confident in whatever it is they happen to be wearing. Which almost certainly isn't a suit and fedora.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Well, all I can say about my fedora wearing experiences so far is compliments, looks of admiration from the ladies and looks of "who the f..k does he think he is"!! from some, but not all males. If you want to be shown a bit of respect as they say then buy a fedora! When out shopping for example I must get called 'sir' at least 5 times a day. That doesn't happen when you're wearing a baseball cap. Mind you, it's not just the fedora, you have to compliment it with suitable attire and a slight aroma of a fine fragrance helps too. I see men wearing formal hats while also wearing sporty type clothing. There's one bloke near me who wears a lemmy of Motorhead fame type fedora. It's black with a slim black leather headband and some greaser type studs at the base of the crown if I'm not mistaken. Not my type of thing and he doesn't quite pull it off seeing as he wears a puffer jacket and cargo shorts with it!!
Something tells me that fedoras are going to become quite the thing to be seen in this winter and coming spring, after The Princess of Wales wore one with such style yesterday!

Royals fashion verdict: Camilla looked wonderfully elegant. But Kate stole the show in her bespoke fedora​

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...rfully-elegant-Kate-stole-bespoke-fedora.html

Yes, it had a very, very wide brim, unlike most fedoras on sale. Maybe this one is close.🤔

https://www.hatsandcaps.co.uk/produ...?gclid=CjwKCAiAqaWdBhAvEiwAGAQltlbV_VBVxrl7Hd

 

[Accy cyclist]

I can't seem to find the price. I suppose it'll be a case of 'if you have to ask the price, then maybe you can't afford it'!

https://www.philiptreacy.co.uk/en/collection/aw20/OC-833

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Kilt 🤣

 

[Accy cyclist]

The burgundy fedora I bought 2 weeks ago certainly came in handy during a hail storm today! That's the first time since I last wore a cycle helmet over two and a half years ago when I haven't had the tops of my ears stung by hailstones while out and about. It was quite comforting hearing the things hitting the wide brim and not the top of my ears. If I'd worn one of my tweed flat cap no doubt it would've been quite a painful experience.🧐

 

[Deleted User]

Does this count?

My best 'festival hat'.

 

[stephec]

A bucket hat's my favourite choice as well, even the dog likes it.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I don't do 'festivals', but if I was forced to go to one I'd like to be seen in this!! £312 sounds a lot for a hat, but I've heard that tickets for next summer's Glastonbury thingy sold out within an hour of going on sale, priced £340! Yes, £340 I kid you not! I thought they'd be about 20 quid or something like that and even then I wouldn't pay it! Now, if someone was to say to me which do you want, the hat at £312, or a ticket to Glastonbury I wouldn't need more than a second to settle for the hat!🧐

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/717...o?click_key=5acdf58fbe3b67674445036d42cfa6ff0

 

[Deleted User]

Believe it or not it's a 'Stetson' pork pie hat
that cost me over £100 10 yrs ago.

 

[winjim]

If you really want to talk silly hats, here's my purple fedora although it doesn't get worn these days.

I did have a very nice Borsalino but I'm not sure what happened to it. I think it got trashed because I did in fact wear it to a lot of festivals and parties.

 

[AndyRM]

Had a look at the Glasto line-up. You're getting a lot of value for your money there, not my thing musically, but if it was I reckon it would be quite an experience.

Bloodstock is more my thing. A bargain at £172!

 

[winjim]

Had a look at the Glasto line-up. You're getting a lot of value for your money there, not my thing musically, but if it was I reckon it would be quite an experience.

Bloodstock is more my thing. A bargain at £172!

Glastonbury's too big and horrible for me. Mind you, I never go to festivals for the line up. I go to wander around off my face and have adventures. If you go expecting good sets from the headliners you're missing the point. The best bands are always the ones you come across completely unexpectedly on the smaller, weirder stages. The odd stuff you find at two o'clock in the morning in a strange place you can never find again in the daytime, drinking some horrible concoction you got off a hippy cos you couldn't be bothered going to find a proper bar.

 

[AndyRM]

Glastonbury's too big and horrible for me. Mind you, I never go to festivals for the line up. I go to wander around off my face and have adventures. If you go expecting good sets from the headliners you're missing the point. The best bands are always the ones you come across completely unexpectedly on the smaller, weirder stages. The odd stuff you find at two o'clock in the morning in a strange place you can never find again in the daytime, drinking some horrible concoction you got off a hippy cos you couldn't be bothered going to find a proper bar.

I went to Secret Garden Party for a joint stag and hen do. It was a lot of fun, and the music was pretty much an afterthought. That said, watching Orbital ripped to the nines on MDMA was glorious. When they closed their set with fireworks... Well, we all lost our minds.

 

[Time Waster]

Is this the place to discuss clothing options? If so I'll ask for opinions here. I'm a 50yo male who basically likes I dress in jeans and outdoor clothing. It's comfortable and imho doesn't look too bad. However in colder times I find a fleece, gilet and synthetic insulation jacket seems too much when out. Also being waist length I don't think they're quite warm enough.

So my question is, are parkas acceptable for males significantly over 30yo? They're long, well insulated, waterproof, got double cuffs with thumb holes, high collars to keep my neck warm, plenty of pockets and often have drawstrings at the waist so no bellowing heat loss. Negative can look like overkill, fur hood lining looks rubbish but if removed the hood isn't great/ doesn't quite work.

If not suitable then what is as good that is?

 

[AndyRM]

Is this the place to discuss clothing options? If so I'll ask for opinions here. I'm a 50yo male who basically likes I dress in jeans and outdoor clothing. It's comfortable and imho doesn't look too bad. However in colder times I find a fleece, gilet and synthetic insulation jacket seems too much when out. Also being waist length I don't think they're quite warm enough.

So my question is, are parkas acceptable for males significantly over 30yo? They're long, well insulated, waterproof, got double cuffs with thumb holes, high collars to keep my neck warm, plenty of pockets and often have drawstrings at the waist so no bellowing heat loss. Negative can look like overkill, fur hood lining looks rubbish but if removed the hood isn't great/ doesn't quite work.

If not suitable then what is as good that is?

Liam Gallagher is 50. So it's all good.

Wear what you like! Clothes are just clothes.