# Any men who wear hats? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456 "2012-11-09T05:26:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456/61 "2012-11-10T19:08:59Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > A porkpie is circular, so I wouldn’t call the hat in the picture a porkpie. But its brim is rather narrow, so I would hesitate to call it a fedora. I would call that hat a trilby. I will be the first to confess, I don’t really know hat styles. I looked at a lot of the pictures and you guys are right, I think it is a trilby. I checked the wikipedia page on fedoras and it says a trilby is a narrow brimmed fedora. I also think my son will be thrilled to know his hat is called a trilby because it doesn’t sound “popular”. And no, my kid is most definitely not a hipster. Black regular cut jeans, rock t-shirt (think AC/DC or Metallica), black button shirt over, but usually open, is his standard dress code. Oh, and did I mention he has a pony tail that reaches the middle of his back? His hair is longer (and more gorgeous) than mine. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456/62 "2012-11-10T19:13:22Z")
Does he enjoy what he does? > [@Wham!](#): > > If you’re a pub man, > Or a club man > Maybe a jet black guy with a hip hi-fi > A white cool cat with a **trilby hat** > Maybe leather and studs is where you’re at > > Make the most of every day > Don’t let hard times stand in your way > Give a wham, give a bam, but don’t give a damn > 'Cause the benefit gang are gonna pay. Damn. Now I can’t get “[Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsyHQgiem8c)” out of my head. It’s the best song I know about how awesome it is to quit your job and just go on welfare. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456/63 "2012-11-10T19:16:12Z")
I’m wearing a cloth [coppola](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppola_(cap)) as I type. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456/64 "2012-11-10T19:18:49Z")
(The trilby hat appears at 2:04.) ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456/65 "2012-11-10T19:25:15Z")
I wear a cowboy hat or bush hat (Aussie hat as someone called it earlier) pretty much any time I go out. Usually with a vintage leather jacket or full length leather coat, sometimes with cowboy boots. This does look a _little_ unusual in the middle of England, but I’m cool with it. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456/66 "2012-11-12T14:35:54Z")
> [@apollonia](#): > > I don’t see why we would. A toque is any knitted winter hat. And it’s just “toque”–I’ve never heard anyone say “Canadian toque.” It was mentioned in [reply #30](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15680396#post15680396) in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456/67 "2012-11-12T14:51:51Z")
I’ll wear a straw ‘cowboy’ hat in the summer if I’m outside for long periods of time in the sun. Or when I’m supporting my Wife during an IronMan. Often friends will come to watch her race and If I’m wearing the hat, it makes it easier for folks to find me in a crowd. Also protects me from the sun. ---
**Author:** ![apollonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@apollonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apollonia)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456/68 "2012-11-12T15:29:49Z")
> [@echo7tango](#): > > It was mentioned in [reply #30](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15680396#post15680396) in this thread. I believe **chrisk** was saying that he is a Canadian and a toque wearer, not that the hat is called a Canadian toque. Much like if I said “as a Canadian coat wearer”–I am both things, but it is not called a “Canadian coat.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-men-who-wear-hats/640456.md?page=3)