THE HOT HAT TRENDS FROM LONDON'S F15 MENSWEAR COLLECTIONS JAN 2015

Here are the hot mens hats from the first 2 days, Jan 11 and 12th.

Richard James headed south of the border, down Mexico way. The herringbone twist on a classic poncho was interesting and I want the boots.

Note the hint of PINK, more to come!

Jeremy Scott, for MOSHINO, looks like he decided to go to a rave in the Scottish Highlands with lots of color and plaids a plenty. If you can unglue your eyes from the models torsos, the collection is quite fun and exciting.

STOCKING CAP

SCARF CAP

The lads at KTZ always have futuristic looking hats. This season they want with a moulded leather bowler. A very updated version of Mr. Steed from The AVENGERS.

Astrid Andersen kept it safe with a military, leather trimmed beret for an urban war games look.

And topped it off with a fur trooper.

ASTRID ANDERSEN

Again we note the hint of pink.

 BUT IT AIN'T OVER UNTIL THE FAT LADY SINGS.

The guys at SIBLING may have had one to many pink martinis and decided to over dye Thom Browne's collection in HOT PINK. It certainly added a little color to a drab London day and make everyone smile.

SIBLING BOYS EMBRACE PINK but they do not look too happy about it!

What is a greek Fisherman's cap

A Greek fisherman's cap is a military looking cap with a soft tapered side crown and a stiff visor. The visor has a fancy pleated ribbon on the visor edge and a cord on the base of the front crown. The Greek fisherman cap can be made in wool, cotton, denim, corduroy or leather.

John Lennon (front left), with Paul McCartney, holding a "John Lennon Hat"

The Greek fisherman's cap is often associated with seamanship and marine situations. legend has the original cap being made in Athens, Greece in 1886. It has become popular amongst the public in general, rather than staying a workers cap. One example of it being put in prominence of popular culture was when it was worn by John Lennon. "John Lennon hat" (or cap) is the informal name that was used in the mid-1960s to denote this style of cap.

During the Beatles' first tour of the United States in 1964, John Lennon wore a black fisherman's cap which quickly became popularly known as a "John Lennon Hat." A similar style of headgear had already been worn by American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan in 1962. Others to adopt the fashion were the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr and British folk-rock artist Donovan(for example, on the cover of his album Catch the Wind). This style of hat was usually made of denim, but also made of other fabrics such as corduroy. The hat enjoyed a renaissance during the mid-1990s when the likes of Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock made the hat popular with the Britpop indie generation.

The Greek fisherman cap is once again "cool" for 2014.

The satirical magazine Private Eye noted the trend in its regular "spoof" journal, "Mrs Wilson's Diary": "Harold was standing by the map in his old Oxford duffle coat with Giles's Beatle-style George Lennon [a deliberate conflation of George Harrison and John Lennon] cap ..." 

The hat became an early example of a unisex accessory. Female adherents included Lennon's first wife Cynthia, Princess Anne, actresses Diana Rigg (as Emma Peel in The Avengers), and Juliet Harmer (as Georgina Jones in Adam Adamant Lives!)

The style was re-created by actress Sienna Miller in the role of 1960s socialite Edie Sedgwick in the film Factory Girl in 2007.

We see it's resurgence as the 'boy-friend-cap" in the December issue of Paris Vogue 2014.

The cap in the Vogue photo shoot is available at NYC's crazy and zany store screaming Mimi's.

www.screamingmimis.com

Dorfman Pacific Hat Company owns the license for the world famous authentic AEGEAN GREEK FISHERMAN'S cap brand.

AUTHENTIC AEGEAN GREEK FISHERMAN CAPS. MADE IN GREECE.

You can order these caps on

www.hats.com

WHAT IS A TYROLEAN HAT? updated 1/10/15

The Tyrolean hat (also Bavarian hat or Alpine hat) originally came from the Tyrol in the Alps, in what is now part of Austria and Italy.

A typical Tyrolean hat originally had a crown tapering to a point and was made of green fur felt with a brim roughly the width of a hand, something that was especially common in the Zillertal Valley.

feather pin available at www.orvis.com

There are various forms of Tyrolean hat. Frequently the hats are decorated with a colored, corded hatband and a spray of flowers, feathers or "brush" at the side of the crown. The traditional "brush" is made of the tail of the chamois goat. It takes a variety of forms, and may often be combined with feathers.
1/10/15. An update on the side brush from my retired colleague Mr. Jack Lambert, an aficionado on hats.

"Regarding the side “brush”,  the originals were badger fur. That was a badge of honor for the young man who came of age. His parent gifted him a sterling silver holder pin that was empty. After his first hunt as a “man” he cut off a piece of the animal fur and then was able to stick it in the holder (from his parents) and place it on the side of his hat. Not unlike the feathers worn by Indians for counting coup.  If he killed a badger, a very nasty critter, he was honored as a very good and brave hunter.  It became known as a Badge of honor."

BILTMORE'S TYROLEAN HAT available at www.hollandhats.com

The Tyrolean hat became even more well known thanks to Edward VIII who, after his abdication, frequently stayed in Austria and often wore a hat of Tyrolean style, although it did not come from there.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Tyrolean peasant clothing developed a certain degree of uniformity in their appearance. In the local village costumes of the Tyrol, the various styles of Tyrolean hat have survived since the 1830s/40s, albeit similar to those of contemporary fashion. These original forms vary from the tall, relatively narrow-brimmed hats of North Tyrol which were dented on top, to the small, wide-brimmed hats of the South Tyrolean wine country.

Another celebrity who vacationed in the Tyrolean Alps was Coco Chanel. Fashion myth as it, that her classic boucle jacket was inspired from a similar jacket that she saw on a "lift-boy" while staying at the Schloss Mittersill hotel.
For the Chanel pre fall 2015, Métiers D'Art collection, the designer Karl Lagerfeld took his inspiration from the Alpine Chanel mythology. The Metiers D'Art collection, is an off-season show to highlight the artisan skills of the ateliers, which the house of Chanel has saved from closure in 2002.
It was a solid collection of embroidered Lederhosen and loden jackets topped off with Tyrolean inspired hats adorned with massive plumes. The hats are by the atelier Maison Michel.

 

PANTONE'S COLOR OF THE YEAR

Pantone announced this week that MARSALA is the color of the year for 2015.

Pantone started issuing "color of the year" in 1999. It is announced with much fanfare and is a terrific free advertising tool for the company. They get free advertising spots everywhere, from The Wall Street Journal to CNBC. Before the "color of the year" campaign few American house holds even knew what a pattone color was.
Pantone is a great global company but the fanfare surrounding the "color of the year" is a little like the release of Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivee. Its good plonk, but there is much better plonk out there for the same price.
Interestingly,  my S15 hat orders are in production and not one major USA customer even mentioned Marsala as the must-have-color.
Here are the announced Pantone "colors of the year" since 1999.

Colors of the Year

• 2000 - Cerulean Blue

• 2001 - Fuchsia Rose

• 2002 - True Red

• 2003 - Aqua Sky

• 2004 - Tiger Lily

• 2005 - Blue Turquoise

• 2006 - Sand Dollar

• 2007 - Chili Pepper

• 2008 - Blue Iris

• 2009 - Mimosa

• 2010 - Turquoise

• 2011 - Honeysuckle

• 2012 - Tangerine Tango

• 2013 - Emerald
• 2014 - Radiant Orchid
• 2015 - Marsala

Aqua Sky

 

Blue Iris

 

Blue Turquoise

 

Cerulean Blue

Chili Pepper

 

 

Fuchsia Rose

 

Honeysuckle

Mimosa

 

Sand Dollar

 

Tiger Lily

 

True Red

Turquoise

I much prefer the Women's Wear Daily color forecast that came out on 9/4/2014. The report shows you the color designers are actually using by percentage =. Yes, Marsala is there, but at #9 for both women and mens forecast.

WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY LADIES TOP 2015 COLOR

WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY MENS TOP COLORS FOR 2015