Tweed Bonnet Review

**ForresterModern** · 17th April 10, 08:41 AM

Mael

Had mine from Mossie Croft for a bit over a year, also purchased off ebay, and love it. Looks great with my charcoal tweed daycoat and vest, or worn alone or with a charcoal overcoat in the winter. As it is pieced together rather than having the crown made from a single felted wool piece it is more of a hybrid between a tam and a Balmoral, but either way looks great on you. And I think on me too:

**English Bloke** · 17th April 10, 10:48 AM

Nice hats on both of you.

**Mael Coluim** · 17th April 10, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by ForresterModern

... but either way looks great on you. And I think on me too:

Aye, it does!

**odysseios** · 25th June 10, 12:13 PM

Hi from an italian enthusiast of the celtic culture and history (mainly irish)!

My tam o'shanter is not made by tweed, but is also a Mossie Croft realization.
Laurie made for me a very good job: a repro of the tam worn by the terrible Auxiliaries of the police (often named "Black and Tans") in the irish independence war of the 20s, as you can see on some movies ("The wind that shakes the barley", "Michael Collins").
Rifle green colour, badge and red flash have been copied from an original one.

**BoldHighlander** · 26th June 10, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by odysseios

Hi from an italian enthusiast of the celtic culture and history (mainly irish)!

My tam o'shanter is not made by tweed, but is also a Mossie Croft realization.
Laurie made for me a very good job: a repro of the tam worn by the terrible Auxiliaries of the police (often named "Black and Tans") in the irish independence war of the 20s, as you can see on some movies ("The wind that shakes the barley", "Michael Collins").
Rifle green colour, badge and red flash were copied from an original one.

I like the size of the crown/body of yours, it reminds me of my WPG WW1/WW2 style tam

**Mael Coluim** · 26th June 10, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

And you wear it well, Terry!

**BoldHighlander** · 26th June 10, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mael Coluim

And you wear it well, Terry!

Thanks Ern

I really like the looks of the tweed bonnet, I may just have to look into one of those in the near future

**Antonio** · 26th June 10, 04:11 AM

That is a beauty!

**Mael Coluim** · 26th June 10, 07:34 AM

Oysseios that is a great looking tam! Thanks for sharing another Mossie Croft hat with us!

**Mike_Oettle** · 27th June 10, 12:11 PM

Hi, Ern – that is a handsome bonnet, although I must agree with Forrester that it is more of a tam than a balmoral.
It suits you well – the colour of the bonnet matches your beard, for one thing!
Odysseios’s bonnet is also a tam of sorts – you wouldn’t want to wear that bonnet on a visit to Ireland! But it is well shaped, and I rather like the black badge on its red flash.
Regards,
Mike