Captain JP has a
yachting cap dilemma. It is a knotty problem, the hat thing. Many sailors of enormous experience and seniority regard the Breton cap as a symbol of authority. But many younger, ruder sailors say wearing a Breton cap is a sure sign of moral turpitude and mental collapse. And fashion brain-death.
What is clear is that the cap, a practical and stylish tile especially for those of us who might be follically challenged, is now under attack. I blame the rise of the moronic baseball cap. And of course this image, from the funniest film ever,
Some Like it Hot:
4 comments:
LOL! Yup, that pretty much sums it up for me.
That "Some like it Hot" pic is priceless
It's tricky, as you say.
The only kind of person entitled to wear a Breton fisherman's cap is surely a Breton fisherman - but I seem to know lots of perfectly decent coves who wear them without irony, or even a trace of Brittany about them.
To me, though, the greatest mystery is how they keep them in place when sailing. Are they only worn on land, perhaps?
I could probably wear a Breton cap and get away with it, since I've never seen one around here...
In the Pacific Northwest, it's the Greek fisherman's cap. One should only wear a Greek fisherman's cap if one is Greek and a fisherman.
And possibly - follically challenged.
I'm for the moronic baseball cap, myself.
doryman
Billed caps are perfectly appropriate -- in an aftershave commercial.
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