The Jet Set Hat in Patons Rimple - a scintillating glimpse into the glamorous world of the 1960s business man."Moscow today - Copenhagen tomorrow and then on to Delhi and Montreal. This is how the fast-moving business men of the 60's travel - and this is what they wear! Knit it in Patons Rimple used double - use black for the best effect or one of the dark two-tone shades."
Nice find! Though I don't think a woolly hat would have been quite adequate for a Russian winter even for tough 1960s chaps! My Dad had a hefty fur ushanka with ear-flaps when he worked in the Urals in 1963-4. I think my brother still has it :-)
ReplyDeleteHa! You are absolutely right - and it probably would have been a bit hot for Delhi, too, don't you think? You'd definitely need earflaps for Russia.
ReplyDeleteOoh look - Gerald Ford wearing a ushanka and Leonid Brezhnev wearing a hat like the one in your pattern!
ReplyDeleteI think the link must disappeared in your comment, try posting again!
ReplyDeleteSorry - I'm uber-knackered and my brain isn't functioning too well today! Here it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ford_-_Brezhnev_1974.jpg
ReplyDeleteWow you're right, it's Brezhnev in a Jet Set Hat! I never had him down as a Patons man.
ReplyDeleteHi - isn't this pattern great? When I saw it a while ago I just had to buy it. I clearly remember this fashion in men's hats - my brother got his first job in the Civil Service in around 1962 and he went up to London every day (from Worthing) with his furled umberella and wearing such a hat - which at the time replaced the Bowler as essential wear for the man about town. I have to say though, these were not knitted hats in boucle yarn but real high quality astrakhan.
ReplyDeleteI love the way Patons are calling this the "jet set" hat - a very sixties concept - and I have to wonder about the choice of the older model to market the pattern - my thesis is that he is some look-alike for a famous person from the time, though I cannot call to mind who it might be.
Great fun.
I love the image of a train full of city-bound gents all setting off from Worthing, wearing these hats! I can completely see how these "jet set" hats would be the headgear of choice for a man wanting to leave the stuffy bowler behind. What would today's aspirational buzz-word be, I can't think of it at the moment?
ReplyDeleteHi. I would like to make this, but am having trouble finding the pattern anywhere. Would it possible for you to share this pattern? Thanks, In advance.
ReplyDeleteLet me know your email address and I'll have a hunt through my pattern collection!
DeleteHello. I came across your post via Retronaut, and have been looking for a hat just like this for quite sometime. If you happen/ed to be successful with the pattern hunt you mentioned above could you please forward the pattern to me or point me to where it may be available? Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteHello! Glad you like the hat pattern - if you send me your email address I can email you a copy. Cheers, Nicky
DeleteThis looks like the exact same hat worn by the First Doctor in Doctor Who - http://www.scifinow.co.uk/blog/34202/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-celebration-at-the-bfi-begins/
ReplyDeletewhich also can be seen on the postage stamp
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-12-26/royal-mail-announces-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-stamps---see-the-full-set
Wow, you're completely right, I hadn't noticed that before!
DeleteSo where would one purchase a hat such as this? Perhaps made of felt or astrakhan?
ReplyDeleteI really don't know, sorry. Perhaps a vintage clothes shop would be a good place to ask.
DeleteDear Nicky -- I wonder if I might be able to buy a copy of this pattern from you. I've been looking for something like this for ages and so far all I've found is a vaguely similar crocheted version (and I don't know how to crochet!).
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, let me know your email address and I will email you a copy!
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