The Trend
Russia is often said to be a cold place and as we believe often-said stuff, we thought there was no better winter hat than a Russian one. Luckily these hats are easily found in most cheap supermarkets, meaning a stylish proposition was also the one that required me to go the least out of my way to acquire. Don't worry TTC is not abandoning its epic work rate and drive, we just aren't willing to go out in the rain in the hope Peacocks will have all the answers to Autumn Winter 13/14.
But as this is a brief introduction to the trend I best carry on; Russian hats have a nice faux fur element (the fabric of Winter 14 no less) and the old floppy ears with button to reduce the likelihood of hat stealing incidents, and as is suggested, this winter we can perfectly capture the essence of a Russian doll - that most handsome and manly a male look.
Worst Experience
This seemed to be one of the wettest evenings we'd encountered on a TTC night out. On my way to meet Rob, I was soaked worse than talking to an elderly gentleman who couldn't control his oral secretions. Luckily the hats were keeping the most important parts of our bodies dry during the point to point walking process.
2) Absorbed sweat beautifully (unlike bucket hats). With the (faux) furry nature of the inner material, the hat wicked away sweat like nothing else.
3) Didn't get dirty from sweat (unlike baseball caps). The deep pile of the Russian hat could take a lot more than either Rob or I could produce.
Russia is often said to be a cold place and as we believe often-said stuff, we thought there was no better winter hat than a Russian one. Luckily these hats are easily found in most cheap supermarkets, meaning a stylish proposition was also the one that required me to go the least out of my way to acquire. Don't worry TTC is not abandoning its epic work rate and drive, we just aren't willing to go out in the rain in the hope Peacocks will have all the answers to Autumn Winter 13/14.
But as this is a brief introduction to the trend I best carry on; Russian hats have a nice faux fur element (the fabric of Winter 14 no less) and the old floppy ears with button to reduce the likelihood of hat stealing incidents, and as is suggested, this winter we can perfectly capture the essence of a Russian doll - that most handsome and manly a male look.
Worst Experience
This seemed to be one of the wettest evenings we'd encountered on a TTC night out. On my way to meet Rob, I was soaked worse than talking to an elderly gentleman who couldn't control his oral secretions. Luckily the hats were keeping the most important parts of our bodies dry during the point to point walking process.
| Soaked |
To increase our soakage CBUK was closed and possibly abandoned, meaning we had to traipse around looking for another suitable (read classy) night club that would allow gutsy characters in for free. We ended up making a snap decision to enter 411, the closest club to CBUK, which gave the impression of a classy underground venue with expensive cocktails. Whilst drying the externals of our hats, and being the only people actually inside this club, we obtained suitably fruity flavoured drinks, got them down us and scampered off into the torrents pouring from the sky.
| These smiles aren't genuine, it's raining so heavily - we just wanted to be let in to Floyds |
Exciting Features
Not only did these glorious hats warm the tops of our heads and our ears all at once but they also:
1) Attracted interest from businesswomen (a business card exchange was made). We bantered with the mentioned business lady for a while, and when we asked, 'do we look better with our hats or without' she replied both are good. Usually this would be a negative point to the trend, however when it comes to Rob and I, it is hard to sport any trend that improves on perfection, and therefore the fact that the hat didn't detract from our muscular beauty is probably a large accolade.2) Absorbed sweat beautifully (unlike bucket hats). With the (faux) furry nature of the inner material, the hat wicked away sweat like nothing else.
3) Didn't get dirty from sweat (unlike baseball caps). The deep pile of the Russian hat could take a lot more than either Rob or I could produce.
Lads?
If you like lads, Russian hats are the perfect accessory to sport. Within seconds of arriving in Live Lounge we were targeted for banter and cuddles by every man in there. It was that rare night where every guy in the building has impeccable, progressive taste in street-wear (just not in their own) and is willing to show it in the form of talking to you while you're using the toilet and then continuing said talk just outside the toilet. It was great!
| The girl was passing by, she wasn't part of the ladfest |
There was a moment when I was asked to converse on a mobile phone. But this wasn't simply a conversation with a known acquaintance, a random girl thrust the phone into my hand. It seemed the Russian Hat had given me a trust worthy look. I took the phone, unwillingly, apologised for no real reason before trying to return the phone to the girl that had provided it in the first place.
Should you get a Russian Hat?
Obviously a going out hat of any sort is the priority, as it is hopefully clear when reading our extensive back catalogue of posts (on the right), the four evenings we have experimented with hats have delivered the best response by some distance (Leopard Print the only lower body option to come close). It’s very possible that the adventures and emotions experienced when sporting a Russian hat have been the pinnacle of our time indulging in the TTC lifestyle. Make of that what you will, but you should understand you need to buy one immediately and get to Live Lounge before it gets warm again and people think you are a weirdo.
| You may not get to wear it that much |
