The Way You Wear Your Hat

February, 1997

Brrrrr! The weather outside may be frightful, but there was a time not so long ago when the average guy wouldn't have cared a fig. Just take a look at any photograph taken between 1920 and 1945, or watch any movie from the period, and check out the fellows. Resplendent in their tailored double-breasted suits, elegant mohair overcoats and wool mufflers and topped by the pièces de résistance, glorious Borsalinos, they were ready for anything, come rain or come shine. Whether strolling down the str...