Hats

[MacKenzie]

And here we have a "stalker", then a "Sherlock" next to it. Then farther down the page we have another "stalker" that looks like a Sherlock.

https://www.houseofbruar.com/mens/ac...s/hats/?page=3

[Jock Scot]

And here we have a "stalker", then a "Sherlock" next to it. Then farther down the page we have another "stalker" that looks like a Sherlock.

https://www.houseofbruar.com/mens/ac...s/hats/?page=3

Ah yes! The labelling shambles that I mentioned to OCR a wee while ago. One thing that is required is that an open mind is handy when discussing these bonnets, as talking at cross purposes is almost a certainty!!!

[jsrnephdoc]

Oh, the confusion...

https://www.eaglebrae.co.uk/product-...ts/tweed-hats/

I've just sent emails to both retailers to try to clear things up. Apparently (apologies to T.S. Eliot)

[spr0k3t]

I wear hats a lot (including a flat cap, but that never with a kilt).

Color me curious on this one. Why not wear a flat cap with a kilt? While I have a couple other bonnets that are not of sportsball variety billed hats, I think the flat cap does go well with the kilt. Especially for casual wear.

[gsmacleod]

Color me curious on this one. Why not wear a flat cap with a kilt? While I have a couple other bonnets that are not of sportsball variety billed hats, I think the flat cap does go well with the kilt. Especially for casual wear.

Depends on how you are planning to wear the kilt but there is, at a minimum, a robust debate as to whether wearing a flat cap while kilted is traditional.

If one is wearing a bonnet while kilted, I think the balmoral is a fine choice (for most levels of dress but would simply avoid a bonnet for formal occasions). If one is looking for more sun protection, some of the options mentioned is this thread are going to be more effective than most.flat caps.

Shane

[Jock Scot]

I am talking about Scotland here. Flat caps have been worn by some with the kilt for probably a couple of centuries. Generally, many have thought there were better options such as the deer stalker type. The balmoral seems to be a popular choice these days and I think, always has been. Although I think, bareheaded would still be most people's option in Scotland, even when its wet!

[spr0k3t]

Depends on how you are planning to wear the kilt but there is, at a minimum, a robust debate as to whether wearing a flat cap while kilted is traditional.

If one is wearing a bonnet while kilted, I think the balmoral is a fine choice (for most levels of dress but would simply avoid a bonnet for formal occasions). If one is looking for more sun protection, some of the options mentioned is this thread are going to be more effective than most.flat caps.

Shane

Purely formal kilting, I generally go without a bonnet. For day wear, I'll do a flat cap or balmoral. I also have a tam o'shanter for very special occasions (such as Burns Night in semi-formal attire). There are definitely other types I'd like to expand my options with.

[User]

I'm sick of getting sunburned, and I dislike slathering myself with sunscreen. If I'm outside, I'm wearing a hat. If I'm going to be outside for more than 30 minutes straight, my hat must be wide brimmed. If not, then a hat with a bill is sufficient. If I lived in Scotland instead of a high altitude arid environment, maybe I'd go hatless.

[Jock Scot]

No one likes sunburn. Whilst we in Scotland don't get the heat that you chaps have. Sunburn can and is at times in Scotland a problem and catches out the unwary . I regularly wear and successfuly wear a panama when conditions demand without second thought when wearing the kilt. i think there is a picture of me doing so in the series of photos of mine that Mckenzie kindly posted for me only a few days ago. There are times when thinking out of the box is necessary and whats more is successful, particularly when the weather is concerned.

[User]

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I regularly wear and successfuly wear a panama when conditions demand without second thought when wearing the kilt.
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You're the reason a panama hat is on my wish list. :-)

For now, I'm wearing this. I'd like a fore and aft, but I'm concerned that the brim on the sides is rather small.