JingoMy good friend Sarah has recently acquired a new kitten and a bowler hat. So I suppose the above photo has a certain inevitability about it.
I like a bowler, don't you? From Mr Benn and The Homepride Men to A Clockwork Orange and John Cleese's Ministry of Silly Walks, the bowler has been the titfer of choice throughout the ages for the great and the good. Here's a quartet who need no introduction...
It's a real shame about hats. I've never tried a bowler on but generally hats don't suit me. The only one that does is a cowboy hat, but you just can't wear them anywhere but America (or the Eurasian steppe maybe). Certainly not in Twickenham anyway.
ReplyDeleteI own a fine Edwardian bowler, but it rarely gets an outing these days. It got a lot of wear in the 80s, though, with my old Bodymap gear...
ReplyDeleteThat kitten doesn't look too thrilled to be the cat in that hat.
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ReplyDeleteArthur Lowe! Good shout!
ReplyDeleteI own a fine Edwardian bowler but it rarely happens these days in the picnic. Got a lot of wear in the 80s, though, with my gear Body map old .
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