Wednesday 9 September 2009

New York - Hats

Wearing a hat is a very New York thing. Trilbys, bowlers, fedoras, porkpies, baseball caps... Only in New York do people wear these things on a regular basis. We figured we should hit up a big hat emporium to check out what's big on the streets of NY:

Black never goes out of fashion. Leather is equally timeless. Admittedly, the only people I've seen wearing black leather baseball caps are homeless guys who stink of shit on the Tube, but in New York this little number is big, big, big!! Wear it forwards, sideways, or even back to front.



Just as every Yin has it's Yang, so the black baseball cap has the white... cowboy hat?? I'm too new to the game to ask an assitant what this one's called (the embarassment of not knowing!!), but suffice to say, it looks G-R-E-A-T and is really blowing up Stateside. I can't think of a single situation where this hat wouldn't be appropriate. I'm literally kicking myself now for not buying it.

There was also this one for real health and safety freaks who want to advertise the fact they've got TB. Very considerate of them, but I doubt it'll catch on in the fashion world.


On a more 'cultural observation' note, the shop sold toy paedophiles (which I'm told are very cool right now). So refreshing to see a country that's not completely hysterical about the issue. It looked like a pretty intimate game so we thought it would be best to leave it be rather than have to explain it at Customs.

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