Lafont
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I wear a duffel coat for dress in the colder months. I realize a duffel coat is not considered particularly dressy by many, but the ones I've had (currently BB, also a Gloverall awaiting) are traditional-colored, expensive and well-made types and fairly long. As I am waiting for buses most workdays when I dress up, and am an avid walker as well, I frequently wear the large and unstructured hood (worst feature of BB coat) with a wool cap.
Question: It's now at the point where I could consider turning in my 8-year-old Borsalino cap for a new cap of some sort. I find with a hood no fedora works too well, though the wool types are better than felt but have still a bit too high a crown. My Borsalino, which I got at the esteemed JJ Hat Center in NY in '01, is a nice fine weabe and of simple shape (Ascot) and I feel it's about as dressy as a wool cap could be. What are your opinions what types of wool caps would come off as the dressiest?
How about a beret? Could it come off as dressy enough? They're plenty flat enough. At the moment I don't particularly want a solid-colored one because they're the least interesting , though others are harder to find and perhaps they'd be taken as less dressy? I'd only consider a subtle type, and perhaps a plaid. And good quality. Ideal would be made in France or perhaps British. Opinions, please.
Question: It's now at the point where I could consider turning in my 8-year-old Borsalino cap for a new cap of some sort. I find with a hood no fedora works too well, though the wool types are better than felt but have still a bit too high a crown. My Borsalino, which I got at the esteemed JJ Hat Center in NY in '01, is a nice fine weabe and of simple shape (Ascot) and I feel it's about as dressy as a wool cap could be. What are your opinions what types of wool caps would come off as the dressiest?
How about a beret? Could it come off as dressy enough? They're plenty flat enough. At the moment I don't particularly want a solid-colored one because they're the least interesting , though others are harder to find and perhaps they'd be taken as less dressy? I'd only consider a subtle type, and perhaps a plaid. And good quality. Ideal would be made in France or perhaps British. Opinions, please.