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tis the season for trilbies

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I’ve always been a hat-buff.
Evolved from just a simple baseball cap-fan, I’m now so fascinated by the intriguing erotic sensual display a trilby could bring about. Like jeans - you have high-waisted, low-risers, vintage, rough-it-out treated, boot-cut flarers, skinny cigarettes and God-knows-whatelse.

Trilbies come in an array of textures - soft-felt, tweed, straw, rafia, cotton angora, and wool. A myriad of personalities one could metamorphose into when a trilby is donned - Italian Smooth Criminal, Cuban Beach-Bummer, Rat Packer, Hip-Hop Diva, Jazz Crooner, Smart-Arse Detective, Country-Side Recluse. Since Singapore girls prefer the lazy Boho look (i.e. clothes lesser the better in this hot climate), a straw/rafia trilby surely can smarten the tired sloppy look, giving it a retro edge. Besides, since everyone complain Singapore is so damn hot, cannot be too fashionable, then wear a hat lah!

What say you?

Comments (4)

stylo milo!!

haha! I could add a cigar to my lips to complete the look.

u look like an australian in the outback. what's the difference between a trillby and a fedora?

Similar, except a trilby has a narrower brim. A homburg would be a stiffer felt version of the both.