the festival Hat

[shuttlep]

Ok so who has a festival Hat? we all must have one or buy one every year.

 

I have my tried and trusted Trilby 

 

I have a friend who has a sailor hat , what is your choice of millinery?

[The Nal]

Great thread. Usually something like this.

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, The Nal said:

Great thread.

Just wait until Two Hats shows up to school us all in hat quantities.

[maelzoid]

I'm on the lookout for a new one as my last one disintegrated in the rain at IOW in 2012. I like a straw cowboy hat (as above).

Anyone else remember the trend in the mid-90s of bright floppy jesters caps and top-hats? Oh, the mid-90s...

[Gnomicide]

Until it died last year

Edited April 5, 2016 by Gnomicide

[fatyeti24]

2 minutes ago, maelzoid said:

I'm on the lookout for a new one as my last one disintegrated in the rain at IOW in 2012. I like a straw cowboy hat (as above).

Anyone else remember the trend in the mid-90s of bright floppy jesters caps and top-hats? Oh, the mid-90s...

To me, that is a festival hat. All other styles are just hats that get worn at festivals. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

The decline of the jester's hat marks the general trend towards the festival losing what used to make it special.

[shuttlep]

8 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Great thread. Usually something like this.

This I like, I may need to go shopping

[Michaels denim shorts]

My trusty trilby didn't survive the washout that was beautiful days last year 

So im in the market for a new one for this year 

[Respectfatfrog]

the only option is a fezz.

 

[Crazyfool01]

[shuttlep]

If it isn't a trilby it's normally feathers

[outlinereality]

5 minutes ago, Michaels denim shorts said:

My trusty trilby didn't survive the washout that was beautiful days last year 

So im in the market for a new one for this year 

My hat grew at least 2 sizes after being stretched in the BD rain last year  

[Hugh Jass]

Being a folically challenged gentleman hats are very important to me in the summer. I plan to take a selection. Can't go too far wrong with a straw trillby. However I may don a flat cap if the mood takes me. Then finally there is my tried and tested foam dome.

[Crazyfool01]

3 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Gives a sneak preview into rest of my fancy dress , the design is my original own work

[mr gumby]

I'm thinking something like this 

[Michaels denim shorts]

1 minute ago, outlinereality said:

My hat grew at least 2 sizes after being stretched in the BD rain last year  

Mine ended up in a skip on the Saturday I think. It had lost all its molecular integrity & was like trying to wear a damp cardboard box 

[little_jim]

My now very faded once dark blue bucket hat has seen many a festival and still going strong, with the odd badge and Who patch added over the years.

[pie_and_a_pint]

Thanks for the reminder - I must buy a new straw hat of some ilk for this year's festival. The old one has bitten the dust.

And of course a woolly hat for those cold evenings you get when it's been hot, sunny, clear blue skies all day.

[mungo57]

My 'Glasto hat' as I call is is pretty much the same as the top one in the opening post.

Handy little overlap on the ribbon that is the exact size to hold a joint

[**claire**]

*not quite actual size...

[Tranquility of Solitude]

Last year I only had baseball caps and looked like a lost golfer, so hit the antique and charity shops this year. Came up with this little beauty. might be decorated a bit pre June.

[eastynh]

[6t6o6m]

I have received a Mongolian hat from a friend that I will have to wear for the entirety of the festival. It does sod in preventing the sun from hitting my face and neck.

[Pbird81]

36 minutes ago, eastynh said:

am really hoping that's an Ian Brown head and arms you've attached to the hat....