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From the archive, 26 February 1966: Editorial: The respectability of bowler hats | Men's fashion | The Guardian
![Suited and booted in Soho- A man wearing a bowler hat and carrying an umbrella walks past fruit and vegetable market stalls in Soho, London, October 1970 - Flashbak Suited and booted in Soho- A man wearing a bowler hat and carrying an umbrella walks past fruit and vegetable market stalls in Soho, London, October 1970 - Flashbak](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Suited-and-booted-in-Soho-A-man-wearing-a-bowler-hat-and-carrying-an-umbrella-walks-past-fruit-and-vegetable-market-stalls-in-Soho-London-October-1970.jpg)
Suited and booted in Soho- A man wearing a bowler hat and carrying an umbrella walks past fruit and vegetable market stalls in Soho, London, October 1970 - Flashbak
![Sunday in London - Bowler hats. Purple ribbon. Matching bags with bowler hat guy image. Club? Church? SECRET SOCIETY? Help me figure it out please :-) : r/CasualUK Sunday in London - Bowler hats. Purple ribbon. Matching bags with bowler hat guy image. Club? Church? SECRET SOCIETY? Help me figure it out please :-) : r/CasualUK](https://preview.redd.it/379xbkzij4p31.jpg?auto=webp&s=c00be502a34a925ae832be539e115a4bb5e52bbe)
Sunday in London - Bowler hats. Purple ribbon. Matching bags with bowler hat guy image. Club? Church? SECRET SOCIETY? Help me figure it out please :-) : r/CasualUK
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