Headwear for a cold evening formal event

[MacKenzie]

Bear Hollow Clothiers https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565332378404

They're not Balmorals in the traditional sense, but Tam O Shanters, constructed from flat woven fabric with a visible seam around the circumference like the military TOS.

While a lot are Tams for sure, some of them look more Balmoralish (Balmorally?)

[OC Richard]

While a lot are Tams for sure, some of them look more Balmoralish (Balmorally?)

For sure a TOS can be made to resemble a traditional bonnet, and Bear Hollow is doing a good job of it.

Still, they're not made like Berets, Balmorals, and Glengarries which are shaped from a single piece.

The military cooked up the TOS early in World War One as a quick way to mass produce bonnets using the same woven yardage, sewing machines, and method used to make uniform tunics and trousers: cut cloth to a pattern and sew it together with stitched seams.

I guess it wouldn't be overstating it to call the TOS ersatz bonnets.

[Panache]

A decent balmoral, diced or not, formal or not, might be worth a thought.

A good tweed bucket hat is outstanding at keeping one’s noggin warm and comfortable…

Cheers

Jamie

[Jock Scot]

A good tweed bucket hat is outstanding at keeping one’s noggin warm and comfortable…

Cheers

Jamie

You are quite right Jamie, except for one thing. The bucket style of hat is not classic Highland kilt attire, regardless of what some might think outwith Scotland.

[Liam]

[MacKenzie]

Bugatti?

Mentioned in this thread.

https://www.scottishtweeds.co.uk/new...ed/p/489482159

As I run for cover I'll say over my shoulder, "Sure looks like a flat cap."

[Jock Scot]

Oh, a fore and aft is perfectly traditional kilt attire, although not seen that often here worn with the kilt, unless the weather conditions or sporting activities( shooting, fishing) demands it.As to the Bugatti style? It’s not a style often seen here these days almost under any circumstance. Although I did see one being worn by the driver of a vintage open top Bentley recently. I think though that that style would come under the flat cap heading.

Having said all that, if conditions are really that awful then anything will do and then, fashion takes second place to common sense! ��

[Jock Scot]

Perhaps it's the camera angle, or, my eye-sight I don't know, but your Fore and Aft picture looks to me more like a ""bucket style " hat. What I don't see, at even a third and forth glance, is the protruding "fore" and aft " bits-----well alright we can't see the back!------- and the "crown" (where the head goes) looks almost flat, at the Sumit, as opposed to the usual rounded dome. I am not trying to be pedantic here but I have to be honest, your picture of your fore and aft could be more than a tad misleading to those who don't know.

Just saying.

[jsrnephdoc]

The military cooked up the TOS early in World War One as a quick way to mass produce bonnets using the same woven yardage, sewing machines, and method used to make uniform tunics and trousers: cut cloth to a pattern and sew it together with stitched seams.

This post led me to a Wikipedia article about Robert Burns's poem, which I'll confess I'd never read before, and THAT led me to some fascinating discussion of the origins of some "highfallutin" names, especially "Cutty Sark," which I'd always associated with a fancy schooner or an expensive whisky, but for which the origins actually seem to refer to Burns's own evening fondness for the ladies…

Maybe everyone here already knew that, but it amused me!

[Canadian Vet]

While a lot are Tams for sure, some of them look more Balmoralish (Balmorally?)

I do like that one.