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> tend to come with some rather negative connotations (tips hat m'lady). The hat from that meme is not a "formal hat". It's a trilby, and at least in the UK i
by denton-scratch 3y ago
> tend to come with some rather negative connotations (tips hat m'lady).
The hat from that meme is not a "formal hat". It's a trilby, and at least in the UK it's associated with spivs, racecourse bookies, and Jamaican rude boys.
- MengerSponge 3y agoI'm not a fancy lad, but I think about formality as a continuum, ranging from graphic tees with lewd photos on one end to white tie top hats and tails on the other. A trilby is more formal than a baseball cap, which was my point. A trilby was intended to be worn with man's suit, which is also more formal than a t-shirt, but is not formal wear. Language, dude. Crazy.