Patrick Macnee brought style to both the brolly and the bowler. What a pity the iconic hat is still so out of fashion John Steed, male lead of the 1960s Avengers TV series and immortal creation of the late Patrick Macnee, was synonymous with two accessories. Of these, the umbrella has never gone out of fashion. For obvious practical reasons its future is assured, though not in the illegal concealed sabre variation favoured by Steed. The bowler hat, by contrast, belongs to another age. Once a wor...
Patrick Macnee brought style to both the brolly and the bowler. What a pity the iconic hat is still so out of fashion John Steed, male lead of the 1960s Avengers TV series and immortal creation of the late Patrick Macnee, was synonymous with two accessories. Of these, the umbrella has never gone out of fashion. For obvious practical reasons its future is assured, though not in the illegal concealed sabre variation favoured by Steed. The bowler hat, by contrast, belongs to another age. Once a wor...
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