Recommend a Flat Cap

Recommend a Flat Cap

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Efbe

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9,251 posts

166 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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So it turns out only two types of hat in the entire world suit me.
a 1950s fedora, which is a bit much or a flat cap.

so who makes good respectable flat caps?


Studio117

4,250 posts

191 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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You will either look like this:



or this



I'm going with the latter

vixen1700

22,893 posts

270 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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I do wear a green tweed one in the Autumn and Winter and like it, a lot like this:

http://store.westleyrichards.com/currey-classic-as...

smile

iphonedyou

9,248 posts

157 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Lock, or Bates the Hatter.

Moonhawk

10,730 posts

219 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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edit: oops - read the title not the thread.

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

203 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Moonhawk said:
We got one of these put into a double glazed door about a year ago.

http://www.sureflap.co.uk/

It works by detecting a tag on the cat's collar - but if the cat has been chipped - it can read that too. The cat flap will only admit cats that you have programmed it for.

Works great - if a little pricey. But at least you don't have to worry about strays getting in.
silly

vixen1700

22,893 posts

270 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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hehe

axgizmo

1,095 posts

153 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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One for the "You know you are getting old when....." thread I think smile

Sorry I can't help with your question

Efbe

Original Poster:

9,251 posts

166 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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cheers guys, some useful replies there smile

am 33, so hopefully not too old. but wearing a hat is good.

bingybongy

3,875 posts

146 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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axgizmo

1,095 posts

153 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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I am actually a fan of flat caps on men smile

SilverSixer

8,202 posts

151 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Plain black one from John Lewis. I sport one in winter time, last year a consultant surgeon I visited complimented me on it and declared he had "hat envy".

£9.99.

tangerine_sedge

4,766 posts

218 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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SilverSixer said:
Plain black one from John Lewis. I sport one in winter time, last year a consultant surgeon I visited complimented me on it and declared he had "hat envy".

£9.99.
This is Pistonheads. It's obviously no good unless it cost eleventy hundred quid and comes from some obscure double-named shop in that there London town.

My suggestion to the OP is that if you have to ask for advice then you are not old enough to go hat-shopping alone.

louismchuge

1,628 posts

184 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Got mine in M&S, look much more than they cost

Edit: This one in fact - http://www.marksandspencer.com/pure-wool-herringbo...

smile

Edited by louismchuge on Friday 29th August 16:37

Efbe

Original Poster:

9,251 posts

166 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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tangerine_sedge said:
This is Pistonheads. It's obviously no good unless it cost eleventy hundred quid and comes from some obscure double-named shop in that there London town.

My suggestion to the OP is that if you have to ask for advice then you are not old enough to go hat-shopping alone.
thanks but I live near halifax.
the only flatcaps here are burberry clones.

no idea where the farmers get theirs from

SilverSixer

8,202 posts

151 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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tangerine_sedge said:
SilverSixer said:
Plain black one from John Lewis. I sport one in winter time, last year a consultant surgeon I visited complimented me on it and declared he had "hat envy".

£9.99.
This is Pistonheads. It's obviously no good unless it cost eleventy hundred quid and comes from some obscure double-named shop in that there London town.

My suggestion to the OP is that if you have to ask for advice then you are not old enough to go hat-shopping alone.
I'm a Brand/Marketing Guff Addiction Counsellor for a living. I'm here to cure.

(That'll be £100 for the first hour please, £75 per subsequent hour or part thereof, I can be found in the first bus shelter on the left in Harley Street, in that there London town.)

Chunkymonkey71

13,015 posts

198 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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The Chinese army hat is the ONLY hat you'll ever need.

About 40 odd Pistonheaders can't be wrong...!

Hoofy

76,351 posts

282 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Chunkymonkey71 said:
The Chinese army hat is the ONLY hat you'll ever need.

About 40 odd Pistonheaders can't be wrong...!
It looks cool on you perhaps, but on me I'll probably be invited to join the Labour Party.

blaupfeil

11 posts

210 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Borsalino. And they make the best fedoras too.

Patch1875

4,894 posts

132 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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NeMiSiS said:
You need to get a chipped one, or any Cat can use it, I recommend any of the Chipped range from PetsatHome.
Bizarrely that how I read the title.