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Tools of Attraction: Hats

Ryan, stylist

How many hats do you own?
I probably have forty or fifty hats.

What’s the best thing about wearing a hat?
The best thing, I guess, is that they’re good if you have no hair.

What’s the worst kind of hat? A kind of hat you would never wear?
You remember those Naughty by Nature type hats? The ones where the ends came down
and you tied them? Those are the worst. I’ve actually seen them return on the scene; it’s
pretty disgusting.

Jacket: Issey Miyake, shirt: Jeremy Scott, sweatpants: thrift store, wingtips:
vintage, hat: J. Crew

Comments ( 20 )

Apr 13 11 at 12:35 am
RW

I have yet to meet someone who didn't use a hat as a substitute for a personality (Armed Services excepted, of course).

Apr 13 11 at 4:59 am
EastCoaster

I was in LA last summer and the number of white guys in fedoras was mind boggling. The sheer ubiquity of them went beyond funny to almost creepy.

Apr 13 11 at 10:09 am
PeterSmith

I wonder if it's a Mad Men thing.

Apr 15 11 at 11:06 pm
Cal

Depends on the fedora, depends on the white guy. We still kind of like ska-punk out here, so that probably accounts for a good half of them.

Apr 13 11 at 9:51 am
@RW

Hahaha... That is so true. And funny! Good call.

Apr 13 11 at 11:29 am
burnbabylon

um...why does this guy have on multiple watches? perhaps he should wear a few of his 4- to 50 hats at once? just sayin...

Apr 13 11 at 1:15 pm
PeterSmith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8K1fTZaR7w

Apr 13 11 at 12:52 pm
faulknersaysrelax

I am so sick of those slouch hats Shira's wearing-is there something holding it on to the 10 percent of your head that it actually covers or is it just the wearer's sense of self-satisfaction that keeps it in place?

Also, no pork pie in the whole bunch? Lester Young is spinning in his grave.

Apr 13 11 at 4:11 pm
yourfriend

Hello, I have a question: in street fashion articles and blogs, why are items purchased in a vintage store designated as "vintage" rather than giving the designer/brand? I suppose it makes sense if the label is missing.

<3 the outfit, Ron

Apr 14 11 at 10:31 am
KellyBourdet

I wonder that myself. Sometimes people will give me the brand name and I will make a note of it, "vintage Dior," but more often people don't seem to know the brand. I think people tend to pay less attention to brand names when in thrift stores so the designer doesn't stick in their memory. Also, people probably think calling something "vintage" makes it sound more fashionable than saying "secondhand collared shirt, originally from American Eagle"

Apr 13 11 at 6:11 pm
Red Octopus

If this are a sample of street fashion in New York now-a-days - - Glad I'm not there any more, yeash.

Apr 13 11 at 7:26 pm
Edward SF

Love love love Pete's blue eyes. Grrrr...

Apr 13 11 at 7:40 pm
Ali

Hey Peter you are the bomb. Nice outfit.

Apr 14 11 at 8:07 pm
src

Since the majority of these style interviews take place in NYC, how about: TOOLS OF ATTRACTION: STUFF WE BOUGHT FROM STREET VENDORS. Everyone's got something.

Apr 18 11 at 1:10 pm
KellyBourdet

Hey src, thanks for the suggestion. I'll see what I can do.

Apr 14 11 at 11:24 pm
CeceSavage

Hats are false advertising for balding men.

Apr 15 11 at 4:33 pm
adrienne

Ryan is super hot!!

Apr 15 11 at 8:02 pm
TwL

Pete...Hey wait a minute!

Apr 18 11 at 2:50 pm
Nonymous

I wear a hat instead of sunscreen. Or if my head is cold.

Apr 20 11 at 10:25 pm
Jessica

If I won the lottery, I would have so many hats, and they would all be those floral things that clip onto your hair. I would ALWAYS be Derby-ready.

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