For a
traditional ivy cap that's perfect for warm weather wear, there's simply none better than the one Peto's done up in an unusually nice English cotton fabric with a subtle tonal herringbone pattern, but if it's a lightweight
Panama hat you seek, take a look at
The St. Michele, with its smart stingy brim and narrow contrast trim. Peto's
La Louvre is a cotton-lined
newsboy cap and we've brought it back this season by demand. It's truly one of the fullest, nicest linen newsboys I've ever seen, bar none, and is made of a substantial, grainy 100% linen. If, on the other hand, it's a linen trilby you'd like,
The Tuillerie may be just the summertime
fedora for you. Lined in contrast linen (it's available in a variety of colors), this men's hat has a stingy 1 1/2 inch brim with smart self trim.
Whatever the season, the nicest caps and men's hats this side of France are actually
from France, and we carry them all year round. To wit:
The St. Germain, a stingy brim
leather hat made exclusively for HartfordYork.com (and you). Designer Anthony Peto,
Chapelier, also brings you
The Moselle, a classic
leather newsboy in soft-as-butter lambskin, and a fabulous
ivy cap called
The Loire in 100% wool plaid. For a Peto
men's cap in worsted wool,
The Left Bank Newsboy boasts enough material to push it slightly to one side if you wish, while
The Versailles is a sort of beret-with-a-brim fashion cap. It has a full 12 inch diameter and boasts the smartest
herringbone pattern I've seen in some time.
If it's a
baker boy cap you desire,
The Sorbonne may be just the ticket. This pure cashmere full-cut cap has a very fine nap, fits perfectly and the stitching is impeccable. Another extremely good-looking lid in this pile of Peto include a wool cap called
The Wool Lennon, an
exclusive to HartfordYork.com (as is
L'Etoile, the very Parisian black velvet
newsboy, by the way). Recreated from a famous image of John Lennon wearing a full cut cap,
The Lennon in a tightly woven, slightly grainy wool, is a perfect replica of the famous Lennon cap.
For hats in fur felt, try
The Bastille on for style. It's a stingy brim
fedora with a classic pinch front, made of 100% fur felt with what Anthony calls a "rocky black relief" pattern. You could certainly lose your head over this one, or
The Sacre-Coeur, a sweet little
trilby in highly textured fur felt with ribbon trim, although the Peto
Stingy Brim, clean and unadorned in a kind of Beau Brummell sense, is a men's hat that might also cause you to become slightly unhinged.
You're in good company. We're all mad as hatters round here.