I currently walk about a mile between my house and the subway each day to and from work. It’s sunny, and my hair is thin. I can (and do) wear sunscreen on my face, but that doesn’t work so well for my scalp, so I need another way to protect it from the sun.
I don’t like the look of a baseball cap with a suit*. I’d like to wear something a bit dressier, but I’d like to avoid anything that screams hipster or old man (I’m ~30). Any thoughts?
*I have light and dark grey, and blue pinstripe. I also sometimes where light slacks with a blue jacket on Friday or if I expect to have no contact with clients.
That Milton is really good looking. I would call it a Trilby rather than a Fedora, but the styles are very similar. If there are any good haberdasheries in your city I would go there and spend some time looking at styles. For cool, straw hats are great for the summer, but too many of them are very casual and not suitable for dressier wear. I have found light fabric Trilby styles work well in the summer. I wear a hat always, and have quite a collection.
If you’re going to wear a hat with a suit you need to wear a good hat.
I’ve bought two panama’s from Panama Hats Direct and am very happy with both of them. Lots of information on their funky website. And their prices are waaaay below what you’ll pay for a real panama hat in a good men’s store.
Some of those Panama hats are very nice. Scroll through the styles and you will see one called the Optimo - I have one like that, but made by Dorfman Pacific. I often wear it for dressier occasions. I like the center-line ridge rather than the traditional C-crown. Scroll further down and you will see one called the Classic Gambler. I have one like that, but made by Stetson. In fact, I think I am wearing my Stetson Gambler in the photo I posted in the SD photo gallery. That’s another hat I wear for dressier occasions. I don’t buy hats off of the internet though, because fit and feel and look all have to be just right, and I don’t want to hassle with returns. Since I always wear a hat, it has to both fit right and look right.
I am going against the grain here and say no to the panama hat…it screams old man. Get a hipster hat! Get a cool hat and just wear it casually. Newsboy style hats ALWAYS look smart with a suit. Get one that isn’t wool for warm weather. Or get a straw fedora, and own the look.
Heres a good site <http://www.brixton.com/>
Kangol has some really good stuff too.
I do agree that trying hats on will help. What looks right with your head shape matters. Like glasses.
You need a hat, get a cool one.
One thing though, if you get a hat. NO MORE ACCESSORIES! Like if you already have a cane, monocle, ring other than a wedding ring or some type of necklace that is prominent, don’t get a hat. Parents won’t let children near you. People won’t take you seriously
At your age a nice Trilby would look good, not seem stylistically anachronistic, and protect your head. A Trilby is like a Fedora, usually with the C-crown, but with a smaller brim. They are sometimes called “stingy brims.” A pork piecan look good dressed up, too. It’s like a Trilby but has the “pork pie” crown, and often the brim is turned up all the way around the hat rather than folded down in front. Find a nice toned-down looking pork pie or you will end up looking like Buster Keaton.
