The Spring & Summer 2009 Catalog
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Ball Caps · Berets · Cotton/Canvas Hats · Cowboy Hats · Dress Hats · Fedoras · Fur Felt Hats · Greek Fisherman · Ivy Caps · Linen, Silk & Cashmere · Leather Hats & Caps · Men's Hats · Montecristi Hats · Newsboy Caps · Organic Hats · Panama Hats · Porkpie Hats · The Presidential Hat · Safari Hats · Stingy Brim Hats · Straw Casual Hats · Straw Dress Hats · Straw Women's Hats · Top Hats · Walking Hats · Women's Hats · Wool Felt Hats ·
Men's ivy caps make me sing. Yes, I admit to breaking into song each time I see The Borsalino Vasari (with its subtle cross checks) in that incredible blend of linen, silk and wool. I hum happily too whenever I think of The Dagmar from Wigens. What a classic cap! It's crisp in line, in linen and in color. I tried an aria when that duck bill ivy cap, The Dynasty of Ur, was brought to my attention. The creative minds at 1333 Minna have ornamented the satin-lined cotton cap with flourishes expressing prosperity and advancement, so you can understand (if not forgive) my exuberance. You might think a little restraint would be in order when eyeballing men's ivys from Christys' of London, such as The Marlowe linen blend (with jacquard lining) or The Auden (a check patterned cap in a blend of viscose), but no! Again, a few atonal bars escaped.
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At least I look good when I warble, though. People will forgive anything if you wave The JB Stetson Gretna Ascot in front of their faces. All they can take in is the perfectly formed and textured cap with the Stetson pin fastened to its side. Same thing with The Georgetown, a sumptuous silk ivy cap, and with another Stetson ivy, The Greenhill, with its leather covered brim.
Tuneless has been ascribed (likely through jealousy) to my musical abilities, but I sure gave it my all when The Jonathan Richard Snap Front Linen was unveiled. Crisp in natural linen from Ireland, and finished with a sewn-in grosgrain sweatband and pure silk lining, you can order this ivy cap in Natural, White or Black. My friends at Wigens hardly ever leave (or laugh) when I open my mouth, instead bringing me spectacular offerings like The Ludde, an ivy cap in the elognated longshoreman style, and The Dagmar Ivy Cap available in Yellow, Black, White or Red. The experts that are Wigens even work with me to create exclusives like The Classic Linen Rolf Ivy Cap (in summertime plaid) and--in lambs wool--The Erikson.
The Ventair 504 is the ivy cap that started it all for Kangol. It's a polyester knit cap and is offered in a variety of shades, while The Plaid Ventair Ivy Cap comes in a fresh, spring check. And, yes, I tapdance in my Kangol caps as I also do anytime I don The Bandera or The Bodmin, both caps from John B. Stetson. It doesn't seem to matter that the first cap is a linen ivy and the second is a wool and poly blend -- maybe the embroidered cotton lining in both have something to do with the smooth dance moves. Actually, now that I think of it, Christys' viscose ivy, The Eliot, has a jacquard lining but both The Napoli (a cotton/silk snap brim ivy) and The Bugatti (a fashion ivy cap in linen and silk)--from Borsalino--are unlined.
If that doesn't cap all!
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