The Game is Afoot: a History of the Deerstalker
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Originally a hunting hat for, as the name indicates, the sport of deer stalking, popular in Scotland and the north of England, the Deerstalker is now best known for its association with famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, and by extension has become an attribute of the stereotypical detective.
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The deerstalker i am wearing was given to me by my sister
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When I was a child I'd use two baseball caps worn simultaneously in opposite directions to approximate a deerstalker while playing detective
Same!
Same as well
When you talk about tweed, don't ignore the performance of the fabric. It is tough, sheds water, and resists thorn damage. It was the high-performance sportswear of the day. And it can serve the same functions today, but with the bonus of style.
Quite right old chap.
Style, IF you want to be seen as a rich twit.
I'd rather wear combat trousers and a boonie hat out in the countryside, myself. The hat sheds water just fine, and combats dry out quickly when the rain stops.
And old motorbike jacket works great for resisting thorns and water on the top, and also means I stand out enough against the green/grey/brown countryside for people to find me if I get REALLY lost.
@@SkorpychanMaybe in the UK, but combat trousers also tags you as a possible schizophrenic tramp if you wear them in the city. Except in punk concerts, civilian combat trousers never indicated a good guy in my part of the world.
@@Skorpychan The more cultured amongst has prefer to forgo comfort for style.
@@Skorpychan I was thinking of tweed in coats and pants, and not merely for hats. Having said that, I regularly wear a tweed flat cap during the cooler seasons.
Your take on country wear suggests a completely different environment. Dressing like an extra in a Vietnam War movie might feel fine down in the Bayou, or climbing into a tree stand, but not so much for a picnic in a field, or bird watching on someone's country estate.
As to the leather jacket, it has the downside of not breathing like tweed will.
Rich twit? That's rather rude. I find that curious of how dismal a view you have of others based solely on the fabric they wear. I didn't come into the comments section to psychoanalyze anyone, but I do wonder why you are so concerned about how people dress. It's a little strange, I think.
Marvelous! The Holmesian community has been waiting for this video for a long time. Our wait has been rewarded and in the best possible way. Bravo! Concerning the Holmesian part, everything is said or almost (a Holmesian always has a detail to add). Concerning Doctor Bell, he wore the deerstalker cap, visible in the photograph presented, in homage to Sherlock Holmes. He did not wear it regularly, unlike Sidney Paget, as you rightly point out, and especially his brother Walter, who was, it is said, the model for the drawn version of the character when the Strand Magazine commissioned the illustrations of Conan Doyle's texts from the Paget family (the commission was for Walter, but it was Sidney who executed it). The model for the face and… for the outfit, cap included.
French Holmesians are now waiting for your French version to hear the answer to a fundamental question: "la" or "le"? The deerstalker cap, in French, is "une deerstalker" or "un deerstalker"? My preference is for the feminine, elementary, I am French.
Thierry Saint-Joanis, président fondateur de la Société Sherlock Holmes de France (SSHF)
I disagree. A deerstalker is a type of hat, which in French is "un chapeau", thus masculine. Unless you can come up with a convincing translation of "deerstalker” in the feminine form, I’ll stock to "un". And the allusion to French men being great lovers and thus treating anything they like as feminine is NOT a convincing reason, just an old and convenient trope.
@@myriamickx7969 Ceci n'est pas "un chapeau". C'est "une casquette". Pour le reste, c'est de l'auto-dérision, comme vous l'avez compris... Bravo !
Whenever he uploads, I get a smile in my face.
me too me too
" i say, holmes, what sort of citrus is this seed from?"
" a lemon tree, my dear watson"
haaaaa
you're a pip! 😅
That is so wrong. His housekeeper asked him one afternoon what colour of tray he wanted his tea on, the blue or lemon tray. A lemon tray, my Dear, what's on? I learnt this in a British comic book when was a youngster.
@@darnstewart fascinating, i made that post up because words sound like other words.
I wear one of these most days in the Autumn and Winter - pretty much identical to the one you are wearing in this video. I manage a small estate in the northwest Highlands and find it practical and warm - except when driving a vehicle with seat headrests. I was given to understand many years ago, that before the term 'Deerstalker' was used to describe both styles you mention, this particular style was known as a 'Fore and Aft'.
I know it as a Fore n Aft as well. I used them for fly fishing for years then switched to a flat cap and then a baseball cap. I think the non-flap deerstalker is the most practical country hat of all. It just needs to be a bit lighter tweed now we have global warming.
This channel costume budget is through the roof
This is wild, i saw a deerhunter in a movie recently and thought, "I bet The Hat Historian has done a video on those."
I own a costume rental store and just want to say that your videos are wonderfully informative. Thanks for what you do. I hope that you will make a video on turbans and their many different styles someday.
Your comment made me think of the classic British children's TV cartoon Mr Ben.
Your opening had me smiling and chuckling. That was fun.
I love this one. I’m a Sherlock Holmes fanatic.
t is pretty logical for Holmes to wear hunting attire, because he spends a lot of time outdoors, at night, watching his targets in nasty weather. Thus, he could use the weather protection of the time. Just like I wear my old military uniform when I am doing outdoor work in autumn. It does not symbolize anything; it is just the most practical choice without buying something. I even added light-reflective stripes on mine so as not to get camouflaged.
Good call! And film noir gumshoes wear Borsalinos and trenchcoats to wander on those mean streets that always look like it just rained.
I have two of these hats, both are made of Harris tweed. They are actually incredibly practical hats for being outdoors in cooler weather.
Nice tie!
In the TV series with Jeremy Brett as Holmes, he rarely wore a deerstalker.
Jeremy Brett is "my" Holmes😊
@@mountainclawoutdoors Agree. Having read all the Holmes books, Brett was by far the closest to the character.
And Edward Hardwick was an excellent Watson. 🙂
my favorite English comprehension exercise 😊 Thanks 👏
I love hats, and I love this channel.
Never heard "deerstalker" before. Well done, as usual.
Your passion for historic hats is awesome! I've recently discovered other hats than the Baseball cap. The Flat cap is my favorite so far. Thank you and please keep up the good work.
Basil Rathbone's name was chosen by Disney for their Sherlock inspired movie "Basil the Great Mouse Detective".
Based on a popular Children's book in the 50's that Disney later adapted, but yes, the author did named it after Rathbone.
Wow that must have been a difficult choice . Couldn’t have been a snowballing marketing thing.
And why not? Basil Rathbone WAS Sherlock Holmes! The casting of Rathbone as Holmes was brilliant and made him a cinema icon.
for someone who doesn't like or wear hats, unless I have to...
I really like your videos!
Only a Padget by marriage but it’s still fun to hear about Sidney Padgett. Thanks
There's a variation, virtually identical, but, slightly stiffer, and minus the earflaps, with mirrored visors front and rear; known as a 'Fore and Aft' hat in English (Forward and Astern)
Next video : Aviator leather helmet. Tally Ho chaps !
I believe you are correct, Sir!
Plenty of it, flood the cowling.
Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.
@@truckshackley373 That comment made my week, thank you 🤣
Another excellent job. I really like this hat, yet I don’t own one. Knowing my limitations, I doubt that I would make a good detective. 🤔
I always look forward to listening to one of your brilliant videos. I never even knew I was interested in hats 🤣🙏🌈♥️🇬🇧
A few years ago I read a volume of Sherlock Holmes stories and I quickly realized that hat was the product of the illustrator and not the author of the stories.
Another great video. You are indeed one of the best presenters on You Tube. Thanks so much.
Your content is such a breath of fresh air. Thank you!
Thanks for this! Always appreciate your lessons and seeing how hats connect so many parts of the world!
😮this always looked like such a comfortable and useful hat.
Many thanks for yet another superb episode! I'd never seen any pictures of Mr Paget, only his wonderful artwork.
Have you already made a video about the history of the equestrian hunt cap? Being a hunter-jumper rider, I'd love to know about its history.
I say, you've done it, old boy! Once again, you're both informative and entertaining.
But you haven't addressed the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.
I love this channel
Another great video. One day you need to make a video explaining how you became a headgear historian. I believe many of us would like to know.
With the deer stalker on , you remind me so much of Dudley Moore in the 1978 movie Hound of the Baskervilles.
Very well done. I was worried when you started out by saying, "Elementary!" but glad you debunked it later on.
Thanks Jean-Charles! I get a huge kick outta your show. My wife just shakes her head in confusion. Great suit by the way. Thanks again!
Bravo! Wonderful information and delivery as always. How do you not have more subscribers? Whenever I have a hat question, I always look to see if you have covered it first. (Go ahead, enjoy the pun)😅
Amused by the image from Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century. That was a pretty awesome animated show not many people remember.
The theme music immediately started in my head lol
Yeah I always like Basil Rathbone and Peter Cushing as the best Sherlock Holmes. They both did a good job of showcasing the hat.
Love it! Do you think you'll ever run out of hats to talk about?!
A fear of mine is one day I will, but hopefully it'll be a little while yet...
I always connected it to a baseball cap, but it doesn't seem to have a connection.
Fine job.
Great episode? Have you ever reviewed the history of the Pork Pie Hat? It is a favorite of mine.
The Stormy Kromer is a kindred hat that also deserves a video.
Interestingly, modern studies have shown that if you put ear plugs in or otherwise restrict your hearing, the brain processes more information being taking in by your eyes. I wonder if they unconsciously found seeing the quarry was easier with their hearing impaired? 🤔🙏🌈🇬🇧♥️
Not likely. Sound and hearing is very often the first way you will notice game. As a hunter, I can most often hear your appraoch long before I can actually see you. The sound tells me where to look and can even offer some information on what I might see before I see it.
Now, as in all things, there are exceptions. Say the great plains of the western North America. Where it's wide open and on a clear day you can see infintiy and on a cloudy foggy day, you can merely see to god. You will rely on vision to see a herd of antelope because they will be visable a mile away from you. And any sound they make will not reach you.
I absolutely love that this channel exists!
The deer stalker is similar to the Stormy Kroner (different design of ear flaps, no rear brim).
I can imagine that Amazon is suddenly experiencing an increase in searches for “deerstalker” hats.
great video! thank very much
The hat you refer to as 'similar to the deerstalker' is known as a shooting helmet. 😊
Great video!!
“It’s an ear hat John!”
This is a fun channel!
How about one on the scottish tam-o-shanter?
Good job!
Greetings from a small town in Indiana.
I knew that hat had to have an interesting history 😁
holmes your hat its very nice i should get one...wait a second....oh
no seriuosly i thought you were really sherlock holmes!.....whatever keep it up man your doin a great job
Finally I know the name and history of the hat worn by Sherlock Holmes 🙈💖💖💖
Nice one.
This Canadian 🇨🇦 wants to see one about the "took" hat pompom and all!
i dont know why youtube has presented me with this video but i quite enjoyed it
Thank you Sir.
That style is a Sherlock Holmes. My father wore a deer stalker and it had no flaps.
my deerstalker was stolen from me I am very dangerous criminal, very much like Tonga from the sine of four. When you came back months later to do it again I shot him with a mark four Webley 45 caliber just like Dr. Watson uses in the movies. Talk about sherlock holmes adventure.
I didn't get my hat back though.
Sometimes those cloth caps were called a hunting helmet. If the peaks are set up correctly it actually looks like a police helmet or home service helmet or foreign service helmet. They're designed to function the same way. This cap is just made out of cloth. Putting your flaps on a cap with a peak or what Americans call a visor on the front shows up during the English Civil War in the early 1600s, usually made of leather and worn by sharp shooters who actually had a rifled musket. At a glance they look a lot like the German army M 43 cap. Having a feature to protect your ears if you need to is a great idea when it's cold and windy outside.
Do the bergmutze
The door is a jar, the game is a foot; and I'm on enough anti-spasm pills where that makes perfect sense.
Was the bottom button of your waistcoat undone? I don't think so! Tsk! Great video as always.
Of course it was. Who do you take me for?
I'm surprised you didn't mention William Gillette who played Holmes on the stage for decades before motion pictures. He also helped to popularize the hat as that of Holmes.
Great video! Will you ever make a video on the Highland bonnet or "tam o shanter"?
omg Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
Always epic.
I know Inspector Clouseau wears this hat when I used to watch the Pink Panther cartoon.
Elementary, my dear Watson.
No, Inspector Clouseau wears a Trilby, a short brimmed Fedora, along with a Trench coat.
@@inisipisTV the hat is in the shape of the deerstalker, I don’t see how it’s a trilby.
@@petuniaskunk2316 The cartoon series was based on the live action Pink Panther film series by Blake Edwards, where the Fritz Freleng cartoon was first seen in the live action film's opening sequence. Peter Sellers who plays Inspector Clouseau wears a Trilby. Even in the Wikipedia page about Trilby hats noted Inspector Clouseau as wearing it.
@@inisipisTV Wikipedia isn’t exactly a reliable source, and the hat looks different in the cartoon.
I'm suddenly curious about something: are any deerstalker caps possible to comfortably wear back-to-front? If you have identical visors at the front and the back, and earflaps on both sides... it seems like it would work. But I don't know.
new video, W 👍
listening to this I just had to turn my head and looked at our table where my deerstalker is lying as the other night it was heavy rain I put it down to drip after taking my dog's out for their late night last walk.
Mr hat historian can you please do a video on the trilby when you get a chance please?
The game is afoot.
I'll forgive you for not mentioning Dave Lister from Red Dwarf and his stylised deer stalker.
I'll forgive you, and fully understand why it wasn't mentioned.
Doesn't mean I have to like it
It is kind of a cool hat though
Would it be acceptable to wear a deerstalker with a kilt and argyle jacket?
With the flaps up and your ears exposed, you are better able to hear your own careful footsteps when stalking deer.
Could I ask which model of lavalier mic are you using? The sound quality is absolute and I'd like to try one myself
You did not explain why there was a brim in the rear.
I thought I did. To protect the back of the neck from sun or rain when out hunting
As an aside. The reason Sherlock Holmes has a curved stem pipe is a straight one wouldn't fit on the cover of the books.
Audios a little low
Do one on the kepi {american civilwar please}
I have done one on the kepi in general (more the French one but I mention the civil war version in it)
Lovely. Just slow down a tad. You've got this.
One day...he will run out of hats...😞
He will always buy more. It's a lovable obsession with him.
wait until you see him with aztec feathered hat asking for human sacrfices...
Curieux de connaître le nom de ce couvre chef en français.
Vous allez être un peu déçu, c'est tout simplement... un deerstalker (le français utilise le mot anglais. On pourrait dire traque-cerf si on veut être puriste)
@@hathistorianjc merci pour la réponse. Je pensais plus simplement attendre l édition francophone. Des années que je vois cette casquette sur la tête de tout les Scherlock Holmes et je n avais jamais pensé que c était pour la chasse.
3:35 "the overwhelming majority of people" --- of Americans, perhaps. But the American view of Holmes is a foreign one, and, in this respect, an inaccurate one. The association with Holmes is bogus. There are 60 Sherlock Holmes stories (I mean the genuine ones written by Conan Doyle and thus regarded as canonical), and only two have illustrations showing Holmes in a deerstalker. On those occasions Holmes wore it because he was in the country, not because he was going detecting.
Can you please please do a video on the pakol or karakuls or maybe on the persian kolah namadi
I hope to as soon as I acquire one
@hathistorianjc Thankss love your videos
Dammit, I'm going to be really disappointed when you finally run out of hats.
Call me crazy but if I had to stalk a deer in the cold, I would wear a balaclava, mostly because my extremely tropical self feels like I'm freezing at 20°C, but also to send a message.
This video is elementary.
First
No! I’m first!