Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, to answer your last question - every time they want a brassy black paint body :=) best of light, Alistair - -----Original Message----- From: Jim Brick [mailto:jim@brick.org] Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 11:02 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] RE: OT Tilley Hats! >Tilley hats are perfect boating hats. They protect your head, >can be tied so that they don't blow away, and don't ming getting >wet at all. I'll never be in my canoe without one. > >Thay are, however, a serious fashion faux pas in the city. The only >time I have seen one worn in an urban area was by Tilley himself >at St. Lawrence market in Toronto (the birthplace of the company). > >Jonathan Lee Well... here on the West Coast, Tilley hats are worn a lot. I always wear mine when along the shoreline as our afternoon onshore breezes are usually very strong. Tilley hats stay on and fold up when looking through the viewfinder. Since when are Leica folks fashion conscious? Jim