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Outcast Fridays

2011-04-09T12:40:00.003+01:00

Bell Helmet

2011-04-04T14:44:00.005+01:00

A big thanks to our friends at the Cafe Racer for getting me my new Bell lid, lovin it.

OUtcast Hats Brighton

2011-04-02T11:00:00.008+01:00

David Jeffries popped down to outcast fridays and took these pics, our shop from his lens.

Check our friends at the cafe racer

2011-03-23T10:55:00.002Z

Summer is on its way

2011-03-14T15:03:00.004Z

Roll on the summertime

Our clips of the hats in real life

2011-03-11T16:39:00.001Z

Outcast hats Featured in April's Vogue Magazine

2011-03-10T13:55:00.003Z

This is the feature in the Hat Stand Section in the April edtion of Vogue magazine, as you will see in the feature we stuck to our usual flavour of sticking out like true outcasts and featured the Brixton Castor straw hat, as opposed to the usual fascinators and what-not.

Our Hove Shop Refurb

2011-03-10T13:48:00.007Z

Our Hove Shop Refurb is now complete, we have doubled the space to house our ever-growing stock and brands. With Stetson Hats coming on-board, this summer promises to good fun all round. The new refurb incorporates our new seating area for our weekly friday meets.

Outcast Hats Shop Launch Party

2010-11-24T15:55:00.011Z

Donna Wignall happy with her new Bailey Renny Fedora hat.

Jo De Nagy wearing the Bailey Tino, Donna Wignall in her Renny from Bailey and Laura Taggart sporting the Brixton Portman.

Joe Ronchetti, Rob Cortiel and Phil Jones shooting the breeze.

Laura Taggart with her new Brixton Flapper Beanie hat

Olu Adeosun with his brand new Bailey Renny Fedora Hat

Paul Hewitt and Anna Kolasinska

Tuesday 23rd November 2010, saw the grand opening of our new store in Hove, with a great turnout and the booze flowing. We want to say a massive thanks to all of you who came down to show your support. Big Love.

Timeout Feature Outcast Hats Ltd

2010-11-08T15:49:00.003Z

We were totally stoked to find out that Timeout Magazine featured our little shop in Hove in their Brighton retail guide. Big Love

New hats in From Kangol & Bailey

2010-11-02T12:46:00.003Z

The Kangol 504 in Navy wool, a true classic.

The Bailey Wynn Trilby hat in Pewter

The Bailey Tino Fedora hat is available in Navy, Oxblood and Highlands

The Bailey Jett wool Porkpie Hat

The Bailey Darron Porkpie Hat in Elephant

New Shop Opens

2010-10-14T13:21:00.005+01:00

Now open with all the greats from Bailey of Hollywood, Brixton Ltd, Kangol, Christies and more..

If your in town, come down and check out the shop, we've got a steady stream of new styles coming thoughout the winter, comfy cinema chairs and good coffee, doesn't get any better than that.

Ace Cafe to Brighton

2010-09-14T10:19:00.007+01:00

On Sunday 12th Sept 2010 - we joined our fiends at the Cafe Racer and set-up shop at the Brighton End of the Ace Cafe run, a full on day, thousands of bikers from around the world descended on Brighton Seafront, with the sun shining and some beautiful bikes, it's simple pleasures.

Enfield

Royal Enfield

Big Blue

Check out The Cafe Racer website for some super cool bike clobber, including Davida Helmets, Deus, Johnson Motors, Belstaff and loads more....

Wool Hats from Kangol

2010-09-11T12:00:00.007+01:00

The Kangol Wool Beret is a true original, this is the hat that marked the birth of Kangol.

The Kangol Wool Player is a really cool fedora with a difference, although it retains it's shape the wool player is a soft wool fedora with a snap brim.

The Kangol Wool Spitfire, is a super dynamic hat which can be worn in many ways.

The Kangol Wool Mau cap in Loden (deep green) is such a cool hat for the winter.

The Kangol tweed Bugatti flat cap with earlaps is the ultimate stylish winter hat, made in Italy from the Kangol Heritage range.

Brixton Stroll Now in-store

2010-09-08T13:14:00.002+01:00

Now in-store The Brixton Stroll hat, a really nice looking hat with a relaxed approach to traditional headwear.

Things we dig.

2010-08-21T12:58:00.008+01:00

Our friends at 'The Cafe Racer' have just taken delivery of these super funky t's from Johnson motor inc, they have a great selection including ladies fitted t's, check em out.

Cool stuff we came across in Biarritz.

2010-08-13T13:21:00.011+01:00

We were totally blown away by this great way of highlighting the ongoing problems we all experience with oceanic pollution. The fantastic artists showcased these great sculptures all made from trash found on beaches (locations unknown) during the Roxy Pro surf contest in July at the Cote des Basque in Biarritz.

Anyone for a nibble?

This sculpture was made entirely from fins, flip flops and sandals.

We just loved the way the evening sky brought this sculpture (overlooking the 'Grande Plage' in Biarritz) to life.

OCH T-shirts hit the streets and the web

2010-08-13T13:03:00.006+01:00

The OCH "Good for your head" T-shirt is the 1st in a series of hat-inspired t-shirt designs we plan to sell. The T-shirt itself is made from 100% organic cotton which washes really well and retains it's shape. Available in Small, Medium and Large.

Close-up of the front of the OCH "Good for your head" T-shirt, the reverse of the shirt has the OCH Logo.

New Hats in-store from Brixton Ltd

2010-07-31T15:04:00.005+01:00

Brixton Ltd Portman Ladies hat.
This hat is a true triumph of styling, we love it! The Portman is available in Pecan and Navy.

Brixton Ltd & Krooked Collaboration.
We have the Brixton ltd Krooked limited edition hats in both charcoal and burgundy. These are very special hats, so hurry to get your hands on one now!

Brixton Ltd Gain fedora hat in Pecan
All sizes available and some funky new colours for the Autumn.

Bamboo Fixie

2010-07-10T12:04:00.004+01:00

Our good friend Robin Johnson dropped by the shop the other day to show us the prototype Bamboo Fixie bike he has made. The bike is super light, silent and rides like the wind we just love it and hope to get one from Robin to display in the shop.

Here is a little more info from the man himself,

The next bike i'm doing will have full carbon fibre seatstay (from the seat to the backwheel) but the rest of the frame will be bamboo and carbon fibre, with alu headtube and bb shell.

Costwise I'm looking at around the £2-300 mark for a frame and £350 upwards for a complete bike (depending on spec required) and It will take a week or so to build

All frames are fully custom and can be made to whatever dimensions and spec required - next few frames are gunna be fixies with horizontal dropouts and 120mm rear hub track spacings but i can change this if required
The website is on the way, but in the meantime I can be contacted on my email - therisinguk@msn.com

Advantages of bamboo:
Sustainable - grows really quickly and is renewable
Strong - in it's purest form it's stronger than steel
Flexible - meaning it my flex a little but won't bend or snap
Lightweight - big bonus for bikes
Damps vibrations - very little noise which makes you feel like you're gliding along
Aesthetically pleasing - Looks hell good!

Hats hit the bowl

2010-06-18T11:39:00.003+01:00

With a totally crazy start to the summer madness, when the dust finally settled, this little film emerged from the darkness.

Come down to hat heaven

2010-06-16T13:36:00.007+01:00

Here is a little map of how to find our shop

Shop visits and a weekend off

2010-06-13T13:43:00.004+01:00

First weekend off for looooong time, re-charging and charging right-handers at Saunton.

NEW In - Brixton castor, brixton bridge, brixton fiddler, brixton codger

2010-06-13T13:23:00.007+01:00

Brixton Ltd Codger Ladies Flat cap

Brixton Ltd Grey/Black Fiddler

Brixton Ltd Bridge in grey

Brixton Ltd's famous castor in Brown straw

Sandweaver's man with the mic loves the Somber

2010-05-25T15:16:00.004+01:00

Many thanks to Matt Sweet from Sandweaver who's gonna be rocking his new Brixton Ltd Somber very soon i'm sure, cheers Matt see yer soon.

Brixton Ltd Womens hats

2010-05-21T17:14:00.003+01:00

OCH Jo wearing the Brixton Ltd Codger womens flat cap.

Outcast Hats Ltd Showroom now open

2010-04-24T09:58:00.004+01:00

Our new showroom is now open, 3a Queens Place, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2LT. Why not come down if you are in the area for a browse, a coffee and a chat. We are open most days from about midday onwards and on weekends 09.30 through to midday.

The showroom is packed full of all our hats, with porkpie hats, mens hats, stylish hats, trilby hats, flat caps, peaked caps, beanies and much much more... We can retail hats at our showroom, so if you see something you like you can buy it there and then.

Brixton Ltd Spring/summer hats now in-store

2010-04-08T13:06:00.008+01:00

Brixton Ltd summer hats are in-store now. We have taken delivery of the first of many summer hat deliveries, right now we have the Brixton Ltd Somber, the Brixton Ltd Gain, the Brixton Ltd Drifter amognst many others. The brixton Ltd straw hats are made to such a high quality with luxurious linings to boot, check out 3 of our top sellers in the pictures below, and be sure to visit the online store for loads more great summer hats.

The Brixton Ltd Somber in Brown.

The Brixton Ltd Gain in Khaki

The Brixton Ltd Drifter in Brown.

2010-03-29T15:14:00.004+01:00

We now have a Youtube channel, check out the first two instalments by clicking on the image above.

We will be producing various short films and clips designed to showcase our store, the brands we carry, our lifestyle, and general fun stuff.

Enjoy

OCH hit the mini ramp to spread hat love

2010-03-09T15:01:00.007Z

The good things

I spy

Matt "two spot gobi" Ellis, casting shadows

Stylish hats for stylish sliders, riders, striders, and...errr

OCH attend Kendal Sant Single release party

2010-03-09T14:53:00.006Z

Kendal Sant and the Barnabys Kendal on fire

Jo caught on camera with her Brixton Gain.

2010-01-07T15:52:00.006Z

Our very own Jo De Nagy and Floyd caught by a fellow fashion blogger on camera, sporting the Brixton Gain hat.

Ecommerce shops or High street

2009-11-30T15:00:00.006Z

I am writing this post, as someone who has been, and still is, on both sides of the fence, what I mean by that, is that I am both a retailer and a consumer. So, armed with my experiences I am going to try to sum the whole thing up from both points of view.

I was in my local town recently handing out flyer's for Outcast Hats, 10 minutes into it, I suddenly felt an extreme sense of guilt, shoving flyer's into peoples hands seemed quite invasive, about 20 minutes in, I had a retailer giving me grief because he sold hats too, this brought on a second bought of guilt, times being hard for the high street and so on, and there I was, promoting a company on a local high street that retails worldwide.

After this experience, I gave some thought to my day and on reflection, I can see why shoppers and shops are going online.

From a customers point of view: You can shop from the comfort of your sofa or desk, you don't have pests shoving flyer's into your hands, there's no queue to check-out, you can take as much time as you like, you can go in and out of the shop as much as you like comparing prices and styles, you can spend time learning more about the company selling you goods and more importantly you can get to know what they are all about by checking out their blogs and so on... And on top of all this, if you really want to do your research you can window shop in the high street, find what you want, then go online and find it cheaper.

So, it's no wonder high street retailers feel like they are at war, the modern era has, it seems, got the upper hand.

From an online stores perspective: The Internet makes retailers open and honest, there really is no hiding, because if you try to be dis-honest as a company you will be quickly found out, social media is so big now, that bad news travels at the speed of light, it is much easier for a small independent high street retailer to escape this. Therefore, it offers E-tailers a chance to bring personality into play, we can interact with our customers in a way that would be impossible on the high street, when customers choose us instead of our competitors, it means that on some level we have connected with them and they liked what they saw. It also means that being online we can pass many overhead savings onto our customers, which is great for everyone. We also often get some people who prefer to talk to us and order their hat over the phone, we love this, because it gives us a chance to interact directly without the worry of having to speed up the sale because of the queue, the list goes on.

So, here you have our take on the situation, in conclusion, we believe that more and more fashion stores will be taking to the Internet, and because it is almost infinite, there should be enough room for us all, however, what about the high street? well it is my opinion that there will always be a demand for retail outlets, simply because, the act of walking down the road and popping into a shop is so integrated into our psyche that we will always need to do it, and frankly it wont matter if you don't buy anything, because, chances are that the shop you just walked out of without buying anything also has an online store that they sell products from.

So, from both sides of the fence, it's win win, why not browse around our store, no pressure, take your time, and ask us anything you like, just drop us a line.

Brixton Ltd Hats

2009-11-17T11:25:00.008Z

We love stocking these hats, we love selling these hats and best of all we love wearing these hats. What? you may ask, is so great about Brixton Ltd?

Well, I first came across Brixton Ltd hats a while ago as a customer, I was shopping in town and hidden within a small shop right at the back was a small number of Brixton hats, I picked one up, tried it on, and from that very moment, I was hooked.

Hats tend to be part of my make-up, I have always worn them, but the problem with this passion, is that over time you become very selective and more often than not you get disappointed. This, however, has never been the case where Brixton are concerned, these hats are designed with an almost effortless sense of what people want, the quality is second to none and each hat feels special, almost as if it is the only one in existence.

The brand was started by a few friends in California, their aim, to convey their lifestyle through unique products. When you buy a Brixton hat, that is exactly what you get, a very unique product. Not only is this brand super in-touch with it's end user, but dealing with their representatives (Out Of Step) is a pure pleasure, from our point of view, to have a supplier who is honest, conscientious and reliable, is so vital and makes the experience that much more rewarding.

These ethics are so in line with ours, it is scary, and probably the reason we are so tuned into Brixton Ltd. After all, Outcast Hats was formed out of the passion for these garments, not just the need to fill a gap in the market.

So, we now stock a wide range of hats from Brixton Ltd including cap's, porkpie's, beanies, army cap's, flat cap's and loads more funky styles on their way for Spring/Summer 10. Go check out our Brixton section on the website and see for yourself, we stock all of the hats we display on the site so you won't be disappointed. Enjoy!

Paul De Nagy

Last winter - Marocco

2009-11-03T14:49:00.014Z

Last winter saw us land on Moroccan shores for our annual winter surf trip there, here you have me and the team in some nice waves, and general fun stuff.

Bit of mint tea

Me on a nice one! Yippeeeeee!

The FOOT Flower in full bloom.

The twins, merge.

Joey wondering if he can fit a propeller to his board! Faster faster

Rockin out.

An expanse of rugged coastline.

Anchors surf spot - going off, small for this spot!!!

Wow, what a winter, I wonder what this year holds for us in California.

Don't forget, Brixton Ltd hats in this week, so keep checking the site.

Outcast hats...it's good...for your head.

How to follow a trend without being too obvious

2009-10-12T15:46:00.005+01:00

This is a big question, so, how do you pull it off? being naturally in tune with current trends is almost a mindset, something some individuals seem to be able to do without even thinking about it, however, others find it hard to be trendy without screaming it from the rooftops. I mean, the very essence of fashion and cool, is being different, being a leader not a follower, being an outcast, if you like.

The current trend for example in hats would be without a shadow of a doubt, the porkpie and bowler hats, although, looking at what the high street has to offer, which is so generic and low quality, that in my opinion it no longer becomes a trend, it becomes boring, almost just a token tribute. I see this time and time again with not only hats but clothing in general.

So, how do you beat this stigma? how do you lead? The answer is simple and lies with some of the great designers and brands out there that now more than ever, are offering us a choice. Take a look at our hats coming under the category of Trilby & Porkpie or click the title to see this page, what we have here is a vast array of porkpies all with subtle differences, some have a feather, some have a telescope crown, others have a diamond crown and so on, there are various colours, various size brims, some are made solid and others are made crushable. Now, take a look at our Bailey Derby the bowler hat, not quite the Thompson twins is it, for starters, it's brown and it has a feather, how cool is that?

So, in conclusion having a choice of hats with these subtle differences and picking one that suits you is the way forward, I guarantee (and I talk from personal experience) that when you put on one of these hats and go out, whether it's to the office or out and about at night, you will get big love and positive comments, you will feel a million dollars and in essence you will no longer be a follower, you will be a leader.

So there you have it,

Outcast hats, cures any bad hair day!

By Paul De Nagy

Bailey Porkpie and Bowler hats just in.

2009-10-02T18:33:00.003+01:00

HI,

We have just taken delivery of this seasons Bailey Porkpie and Bowler hats, all hand-picked by us. We are so excited about these hats as they really are things of beauty, the porkpie Fur Classic with it's classic styling and smooth feel and the Bailey Derby smooth finish Bowler hat is the one that surprised us all, we all know that Bowlers are very much the trend at the moment but the mere mention of a bowler in general conversation stirs thoughts of the Thompson twins in Tintin and so on.. HOWEVER, we got them in brown, they have a sexy little feather in the side and when you put this hat on it feels sooooooo right. Othe styles include the silko, the Darron and the Jamison all beautifuly styled and all offering a different spin on the classic porkpie. Check them all out, right here, only we would bring these sexy little numbers to you, for your enjoyment.

Paul De Nagy

Kangol caps and flat caps now available

2009-09-21T15:56:00.003+01:00

Our range of kangol caps and flat caps have just arrived and we are super excited. We have all the Bailey hats arriving soon and we have some Brixton hats in and more on the way.

I hope you'll agree, we have some lovely styles for this winter.

Buy Kangol, Bailey and Brixton Hats online

2009-09-01T14:20:00.002+01:00

At outcast hats we are about as psyched about hats as you can get, we have spent a considerable amount of time to ensure that we can provide you with the coolest and most individual hats out there.

We stock some of the best fashion hat brands from around the world, these include, the super cool Baileys of Hollywood, Brixton Ltd and Kangol. Our hats reflect individuality, personality, current fashion trends and a passion for life. If you are looking for the that little bit of magic, which is just as individual as you are, then you're in the right place. Oh....and don't forget, the price you see, is the price you pay.

We hope you have a pleasant shopping experience.