Music to wear your hat to

Steven Lewis | July 22, 2009

Desmond Carrington’s show this week on BBC Radio 2 was themed to hats.
Desmond rummages through his collection of 250,000 titles to share some good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may have never heard before. This week’s theme is hats.
The BBC offers music shows for a week only as a stream (not a [...]

Interview with a New Zealand hat seller: Cadlow Trading

Steven Lewis | July 17, 2009

A conversation about hats in New Zealand, including cheesecutters (flat caps) and fedoras, with Juana of Cadlow Trading, a Kiwi online store.

The storm over women’s heads

Steven Lewis | July 9, 2009

Men’s hats are confronting but they have nothing on the storms that gather over women’s heads. Wearing a full face covering like a niqab involves freedom of choice on both sides.

Having a hat made through Etsy

Steven Lewis | July 4, 2009

The lessons I learned after commissioning a knitted fez through Etsy, the auction site for handmade goods.

Follow-up to “Hats as a shorthand for character”

Steven Lewis | July 1, 2009

What associations, stereotypes and pre-conceptions are associated with what type of hat?

Men’s hats on Twitter: @opencrown

Steven Lewis | July 1, 2009

The Twitter account for men’s hat lovers: @OpenCrown

An open crowned blog

An open crown is one that hasn't yet been given a shape by bashing or pinching. The hat may be left open crowned or it might be styled by its owner to his taste.


About the author

Steven Lewis

Steven Lewis is a Sydney-based writer, journalist, consultant and entrepreneur with a lifelong passion for hats that he has finally found ways to indulge. You can follow him on Twitter as @Rule17 or find his professional blog at Rule 17 Media.