All I know is, the first time I wore a fedora I felt unworthy of the hat. Then the hat performed true magic and i cut loose like never before. It was a great gig, and I owe it all to the hat. Every gig, the band makes me wear the hat now. I even have the lead singer wearing one. Who knows, we may look like a full-blown blues band eventually. Get the hat first.
@Andrew, that makes me "Lactose Intolerant Terra Missou McCormack". It just doesn't roll off the tongue.
My other 'disability' is that I have no sense of smell (honest!). That's still not very bluesy, i.e. "Olfactory Dysfunctional Fudge Brownie McCormack".
I saw a guy the other day wearing a leather jacket and i thought that looks pretty cool, i then saw a guy wearing a leather waistcoat and thought that is NOT cool, so i guess its the leather sleeves that are cool.
I think I've seen Adam wear one. He's a runner and can pull it off..I might look more like the guy above...okay, not quite, but close enough not to do it.