How to wear a baker boy hat

Keep style and traditions alive with the baker boy hat this season.
Image source: Hovis

‘Last stop on round would be old Ma Peggotty’s place — ’twas like taking bread to the top of the world’, says the voiceover on Ridley Scott’s well-loved 1973 Hovis commercial. The famous image of the baker boy, resplendent in his apron, cap and hobnail boots has remained in the nation’s consciousness ever since.

Just like the cap, the commercial remains the nation’s favourite TV ad of all time. Here’s how to wear the classic baker boy hat.
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When should a man hang up his jeans?

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It’s difficult to imagine the Top Gear Team ever retiring their denim.
By Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

It’s always best to withdraw gracefully from clothing options that suit younger men, but when it comes to denim, it’s difficult to know where to draw the line. That’s because more people continue to wear jeans into older age – think Daniel Craig, Jeremy Clarkson and the legendary Keith Richards. But is there an age when you should stop squeezing into jeans? Let’s find out.
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Why men should get married in tweed

Set a vintage theme for your wedding with a classic tweed suit
Image source: Clem Onojeghuo

Calling all grooms, ushers, best men and masters of ceremony. If you’re getting married, or helping out at a wedding this year, there’s only one way to do it, and that’s in tweed.

What better way to get the most out of a new suit bought especially for the upcoming nuptials than to go for something effortlessly stylish and eminently wearable? Tweed is a fabric that suits a wide variety of occasions, and only gets better with age. Here’s what to look for in a tweed wedding suit.
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