Hats with shorts

[Kodiak]

Ever since I bought my first fedora last March, I've wondered just how acceptable it is to wear it with my shorts in the summer.

Opinions please....

-Kodiak

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Live the dream.
The English have done it with safari gear.
Modern Americans looks great in Panamas or stingy brim straws.
A dressier hat may not compliment shorts as well.
Personally, I rarely wear shorts, but I always wear a hat.

 

[Kodiak]

Live the dream.
The English have done it with safari gear.
Modern Americans looks great in Panamas or stingy brim straws.
A dressier hat may not compliment shorts as well.
Personally, I rarely wear shorts, but I always wear a hat.

I too try to avoid shorts like the plague, but it just gets too dang hot when I'm traveling to wear trousers/jeans. I almost always wear a hat of some sort (generally an Indy fedora) but I've always felt a bit funny when I'm wearing a t-shirt and shorts with my fedora :eusa_doh: And yeah, I know t-shirts are pretty close to banned on this forum

 

[Tomasso]

Guilty.

I always take a hat to the beach or pool, and when there I wear shorts as well.

 

[Dinerman]

I never even would have considered wearing a hat with shorts to be strange. I do it all the time. But I think it has to be a straw one. Felt is a bit out of season for shorts.

 

[Sefton]

I have a book of photos from the 40s in which there is a shot of a man wearing;
a) Fedora
b) DB jacket
c) Shorts!
It looked a bit strange...but it was done (at least once! )

 

[Kodiak]

I never even would have considered wearing a hat with shorts to be strange. I do it all the time. But I think it has to be a straw one. Felt is a bit out of season for shorts.

The current nice hat that I have is felt (no straws at all) so that might explain why a feel a bit wierd. Oh well... as HJ said, the brits did it

 

[Atomic Glee]

I have worn both my panama and my Federation with shorts, and it didn't feel weird at all. One of my favorite outfits (non-vintage as it may be) for relaxing on a warm Fort Worth summer evening is my Federation, a Hawaiian or bowling shirt, khaki shorts, and my high-quality sandals.

I've come to the conclusion that the key to pulling off a "look" is confidence, not following fashion rules. I feel immensely comfortable in such an outfit, and I think it comes through to the outside world.

 

[Mojave Jack]

Some felt hats work with shorts pretty well, like the Australian slouch. The Commonwealth troops fought for three years in the desert wearing shorts and felt slouches! The style still survives in the safari style hats that I think look pretty smashing with shorts.

In any case, our own Hemingway pulls off a shorts with an Adventurebilt with considerable style!

 

[Hemingway Jones]

In any case, our own Hemingway pulls off a shorts with an Adventurebilt with considerable style!

Thanks, Jack! I forgot about those pics.

Kodiak, I wear linen; there's nothing cooler.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Heck the boy scouts were founded on the concept.

 

[Kodiak]

Thanks, Jack! I forgot about those pics.

Kodiak, I wear linen; there's nothing cooler.

Ah... I really like linen shirts myself. They go great in winter and summer. Nice shorts pic too...

-Kodiak

 

[WideBrimm]

Dress for the occasion. Wear what you like.

IMHO panamas always go good with shorts. Beaters go good with shorts.
Dressy dark shorts go good with felt.