Originally Posted by
MickR
As the others have stated, I don't worry about what someone else may think. From friends I get a little bit of flak, but not on the way I look, rather, we have a TV (animal) Vet that wears the same style of hat, so I usually cop the "How's Dr Harry today?!" jibes, but it is all in good fun. One of my female friends keeps trying to get away with wearing it (and keeping it) for herself.
You wear whatever you like mate, have a look in the mirror to see if it suits your face (or ask someone what they think) and go for it. I would look rather silly in a porkpie or bowler hat as they don't suit my face, but flatcaps, fedora's and many akubra styles suit me just fine.
I don't tend to smoke that much in public here, simply because, knowing my luck, I'll be booked for smoking in one of the many places it's frowned upon to smoke here, but I do light up at rest stops when I'm on the road, on my front (street facing) veranda and the occassional public place where I'm sure it is allowable (We have many bans and prohibitions in this, so called, free country).
The hat and the pipe seem to go well together and I will see if I can find a picture later, to put up, showing me with both.
Mick