fabulous ivy cap called The Loire in 100% wool plaid. For a Peto men's cap in worsted wool, The Left Bank Newsboy boasts enough material to push it slightly to one side if you wish, while The Versailles is a sort of beret-with-a-brim fashion cap. It has a full 12 inch diameter and boasts the smartest herringbone pattern I've seen in some time.
If it's a baker boy cap you desire, The Sorbonne may be just the ticket. New for Fall 2010 this pure cashmere full-cut cap has a very fine nap, fits perfectly and the stitching is impeccable. Other extremely good-looking lids in this pile of Peto include a wool cap called All The People, an exclusive to HartfordYork.com (as is L'Etoile, the very Parisian black velvet newsboy, by the way). Recreated from a famous image of John Lennon wearing a full cut cap, The All The People in a tightly woven, slightly grainy wool, is a perfect replica of the Lennon cap.
For men's hats, try The Bastille on for style. It's a stingy brim fedora with a classic pinch front, made of 100% fur felt with what Anthony calls a "rocky black relief" pattern. You could certainly lose your head over this one, or The Sacre-Coeur, a sweet little trilby in highly textured fur felt with ribbon trim, although the Peto Stingy Brim, clean and unadorned in a kind of Beau Brummell sense, is a men's hat that might also cause you to become slightly unhinged.
You're in good company. We're all mad as hatters round here.