City Hatters, a review of Melbourne’s 99-year-old hat shop
Steven Lewis | June 11, 2009
A review of City Hatters, the Melbourne hat shop “under the clocks” of Flinders Street Station.
Hugh Jackman is celebrity hat wearer of the year
Steven Lewis | June 2, 2009
Hugh Jackman has been named celebrity hat wearer of the year for his battered Akubra in the film “Australia”. But is it too long a bow to draw to say Drover’s headwear has popularised casual hat wearing?
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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.Pages
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