A reader question:
Good afternoon,
I have a question for you and the community - when the temperatures begin to drop, what will the ladies and gentlemen of SWNE be wearing on our heads to keep warm?
Kind Regards,
Sunday, August 30, 2026
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing to wear on my head when the temperatures turn frigid is a hat sold by Misty Acres Alpaca Farm of Sidney, Maine. Their Classic Alpaca Fur Hat looks like the hat that Julie Christie wore in Dr. Zhivago and it keeps me toasty. Plus the farm is charming and the owners couldn't be nicer.
ReplyDeleteGentleman here. A wool watch cap or beanie. The Aran Sweater Mart (aran.com) has a nice selection of beanies and flat caps.
ReplyDeleteNothing until it is below freezing. Then a ballcap with a hood over it.
ReplyDeleteMost definitely not the thing before or after, or ever, prep.
DeleteActually, this is the sort of cobbled together response to weather I would expect of a boarding school inmate!
DeleteA Fair Isle cap hand knitted (by me) from Shetland wool. Easy to tuck into a pocket or bag when not on my head.
ReplyDeleteMost days, I wear a flat cap from Cordings, Dents or Barbour - linen, corduroy or tweed depending on the weather. For going to my club or the race course, it's a fur felt or tweed trilby from James Lock.
ReplyDeleteI like the convenience of a Bosie Beanie Cap that can folded in a jacket pocket. Sometimes I wear two at a time for a warmer eccentric look. If it’s really cold, I break out an ancient tasseled Vermont Originals ski cap with flaps that I designed myself back when I could still downhill.
ReplyDeletehttps://bosie.co/collections/shaggy-shetland-beanie-hat
An alternative is a rollable tweed trilby (mine is from James Lock) or a flat cap with fold-down ear warmers. Bargains cvan be found online. A Sherlock Holmes deer stalker is too "cosplay" for my taste and those of most people.
DeleteA Basque beret or a wool Ascot cap. While we're here: A watch cap is not a beanie, no matter what people under thirty say. A beanie is what Goober wears on The Andy Griffith Show.
ReplyDeleteMy old flat caps never fail! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI imagine it depends on how much hair one has, how cold the temperature, and the vanity of said individual. These are the main reasons I enjoy coats with hoods, like bench warmers and rain slickers.
ReplyDeleteFor solitary winter walks: adored head-hugging caps (no brims) 1. Crimson Cashmere cable knit. Gift from daughter complete with photo with Lind Wright in her Paris shop. 2. Beige cable knit from the 5th Ave boutique housed in historic landmark Ch. Scribner's & Sons Publishers building. Bought in homage to Max Perkins who held court on the 5th floor, NC Wyeth illustrator of their children's classics, &, of course, Beatrix Potter.
DeleteOne of several genuine fedoras (not to be confused with a Trilby) or a tweed flat cap when dressed for campus M-F, and knit wool ski caps once there's enough snow on the trails for cross country skiing. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteKind Regards,
Heinz-Ulrich
I have a bald head. For warmth on a cool day I like a tweed flat cap. Colder with rain, a wool Tilley. For colder I have wool knit caps, some with fleece lining for the coldest days.
ReplyDeleteSkida Hats! Founder started making hats when she was a student at Burke Mountain Academy. Woman founded, women led. 81% of production in the US. 100% recommended by me :)
ReplyDeleteU.S. Navy Watch Cap ,Carhartt Neon Orange Stocking Cap, or 40 yr old Stetson Open Road. No reason to candy it up.
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