With the popularity of the recent Sherlock Holmes movie and Robert Downey Jr winning a Golden Globe it would be interesting I thought to take a look at the hats supposedly worn by the fictional characters Holmes and Watson. Sherlock Holmes is frequently portrayed wearing a Deerstalker Hat (seen in the accompanying illustration). It’s a kind of country gentlemen’s hat with two flaps at the side. Watson, a doctor by profession is often portrayed in a bowler hat, quite common in the late Victorian period. Both Holmes and Watson wore top hats of course when out to the theatre.
Did you know that there is actually a Sherlock Holmes Museum actually located at 221b Baker Street, the fictional location of the rooms occupied by Holmes. I thought it would be fun to do a quick video tour of the website and the hats available at the museum store.
I have embedded the review below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dteAC2EYPCY
You can view the trailer for the Sherlock Holmes movie on you tube at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQbmFAE5WI”
In the trailer the Holmes character played by Downey wears a kind of nondescript hat. Does anyone have a description other than “appears unkempt”? Did Downey’s hat get any respect? I plan on seeing the movie soon.
