Re: OT (sort of, maybe) Bleached a "use No Bleach" top

"tegan57@xxxxxxxxx" (tegan57@xxxxxxxxx) writes:
Jim,
While reading the most recent Kathy Reichs novel, she mentioned
several things that sent me screaming to the nearest Southerner to get
answers to, but no one knew what a Tilley hat was. Wanna explain it for
me?
Tegan

I am so glad you asked the question. I have no financial interest
in Tilley Endurables, so I can "pass useful information" without
"advertising" a Canadian company. Tilley was a very, very keen sailor; he
was sailing in all different sorts of weather. He wanted a hat to meet
very severe conditions. It had to look good, no matter what. It would
get soaked, and when it dried it still had to look good. It had to float.
You must be able to easily tie it to your head, so no matter how strong
the wind, it did not blow off. You must be able to scrunch it up, and put
it in your pocket; then unscrunch it, put it on your head, and it still
looked presentable. etc. etc.
He could not find such a hat, so he got onto a sewing machine, and
experimented. He finally got his hat. However, when his sailing friends
saw it, they all wanted one, and he made several, before deciding to go
into business. Now he sells high end travel and sports clothing; not
cheap, but IMHO, value for money. I have two Tilley shirts. I can wash
them in the evening, hang them over a bath, and wear them without ironing
the next day. IIRC, he now sells underwear with the same characteristic.
The washing instructions are "Give 'em Hell. Wash with any combination
of temperature, detergent and bleach".
The hat, incidentally, has a very simple oval crown, with brim, made
of a heavy cotton duck. It has been imitated, but is still very
distinctive. For one military mission, all Canadian forces wore Tilley hats.
.

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