Sept. 13, 1957
Los Angeles
Remember the straw hat you bought back in May? Get rid of it, gentlemen, straw hat season is over! It’s time to get back to felt in wide array of colors, from gray to blue-gray.
I must say, I always enjoy those rare occasions when I see a man in downtown Los Angeles dressed in a suit and hat, usually around 7th Street and Figueroa. There are men in L.A. who know how to wear a hat. I’m not one of them, but I do enjoy seeing other guys decked out. It’s different than the people in vintage clothes you see at some of the L.A. Conservancy events. Those are costumes. These men really have the look.
And yes, I know "hat day" was strictly a strictly commercial event dreamed up by the merchants. In fact, Matt Weinstock will talk about it in a column later today.
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