Rating des Ortes: 4 Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom
I must confess I’ve spent the last few weeks yearning after a particularly jaunty midnight blue trilby I spied in Bernstock Speirs one unremarkable Sunday. Bernstock Speirs is the destination for hat-lovers in London’s East End, with its small premises brimming(excuse the pun) with all manner of headgear. From bow adorned berets to hybrid beanie/fascinators — honestly! — Bernstock Spiers has it all. I prefer Bernstock Speirs’ more classic designs. A beautiful felt trilby will set you back around £75 but I believe this is what they call investment fashion. Some of these hats will never go out of style. That said, I gather the rather curious open-top hat Kylie Minogue wore on the iconic cover of her ‘Kylie’ album was designed by the design duo. As always, it’s best to choose wisely… or perhaps just take along a brutally honest friend.