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Article: MEN'S STYLE: The year of the hat If you thought they were just for grandad, think again - hats are this season's essential item, says Clare Dwyer Hogg
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 19, 2001
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It's the season of the hat. So, as the saying goes, if you want to
get ahead, you better get one. But how, exactly? As an image-
conscious individual, how do you know which style suits you best,
what colours are hip, and what size is the most flattering? On top of
that, how do you wear one without looking too self-aware? The point
is that hats are being embraced by even the most ordinary among us,
they're not just for the catwalk - but how should we go about wearing
them?
Philip Treacy, whose creations have adorned the heads of the likes
of Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler and Billy Zane, believes that hats are
not the elitist accessory that they once were. "It used to be that
the designers ...