Article: Hat parade // Men's hats are heading back to the heights of fashion

As if men didn't have enough to worry about, what with Wall Street and the new Hite report and the interrupted pro football season. Now hats are coming back after a fashion exile of many years.

"The classics seem to be making a tremendous resurgence," said Edward Menicheschi, fashion consultant for Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine. "Men are seeking quality hats."

"I think hats are stronger than they have been in a long time," said Gene Silverberg, president and co-owner of Bigsby & Kruthers men's clothing stores. "We are seeing a return to sophisticated hats. "We are seeing a return to sophisticated hats. Men are trying to look like gentlemen, and hats are good for that."

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