hats & coats

The weather being murky, wet and rainy today, I decided to dig out the trench coat and fedora for the trip to work. That meant decanting a few things out of my bag since a rucksack spoils the illusion; Bogey never wore a rucksack over his trench coat and neither shall I. Luckily there is a big pocket for a book and I can squeeze the Walkman and work glasses into the jacket (though I do tend to rattle a bit if I over do it). Spoils the line, too – or would if I had a line to spoil. Imagine Bogey with no hair and problems on the vertical hold. Maybe Hitchcock at a fancy dress event…

It’s probably still a bit mild during the daylight hours for that lot, but I reckon it will come into its own on the way home tonight. We are now in that stage of the year when it is dark even when I get home early on a Monday for games night.

I have noticed over the past few years that the fedora and trilby are making between them a modest comeback. Another bloke on the train was wearing a particularly flamboyant fedora with a brim the Shadow would have approved of. It may have kept the rain off, but by crackey, it didn’t suit him. I’m not sure it would have suited anyone; it was a monster of a titfer.

hats & coats

The weather being murky, wet and rainy today, I decided to dig out the trench coat and fedora for the trip to work. That meant decanting a few things out of my bag since a rucksack spoils the illusion; Bogey never wore a rucksack over his trench coat and neither shall I. Luckily there is a big pocket for a book and I can squeeze the Walkman and work glasses into the jacket (though I do tend to rattle a bit if I over do it). Spoils the line, too – or would if I had a line to spoil. Imagine Bogey with no hair and problems on the vertical hold. Maybe Hitchcock at a fancy dress event…

It’s probably still a bit mild during the daylight hours for that lot, but I reckon it will come into its own on the way home tonight. We are now in that stage of the year when it is dark even when I get home early on a Monday for games night.

I have noticed over the past few years that the fedora and trilby are making between them a modest comeback. Another bloke on the train was wearing a particularly flamboyant fedora with a brim the Shadow would have approved of. It may have kept the rain off, but by crackey, it didn’t suit him. I’m not sure it would have suited anyone; it was a monster of a titfer.