Grenadier Guards - Tradition Tuesday! Have you ever wondered why officers, when wearing suit and bowler hat, always carry an umbrella but never seem to use it? That's because the tradition is
![A tall, slim security guard with a bowler hat walks around on duty at the Tom Gate entrance to Christ Church college, university of Oxford, England Stock Photo - Alamy A tall, slim security guard with a bowler hat walks around on duty at the Tom Gate entrance to Christ Church college, university of Oxford, England Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/bb88e0a4404c4b3596b3a7f4c3bf87d0/p1cdnk.jpg)
A tall, slim security guard with a bowler hat walks around on duty at the Tom Gate entrance to Christ Church college, university of Oxford, England Stock Photo - Alamy
![A tall, slim security guard with a bowler hat stands on duty at the Tom Gate entrance to Christ Church college, university of Oxford, England Stock Photo - Alamy A tall, slim security guard with a bowler hat stands on duty at the Tom Gate entrance to Christ Church college, university of Oxford, England Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/a5b8ab324ec940a4aaf5d01b18fed2ba/p1cdn1.jpg)
A tall, slim security guard with a bowler hat stands on duty at the Tom Gate entrance to Christ Church college, university of Oxford, England Stock Photo - Alamy
When did the bowler hat become a badge of the London City gentleman? In the mid-nineteenth century bowler hats were worn as hard hats by artisans and engineers, a very different social
![Two Oxford 'Bulldogs' in traditional bowler hats outside Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK Stock Photo - Alamy Two Oxford 'Bulldogs' in traditional bowler hats outside Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C4328W/two-oxford-bulldogs-in-traditional-bowler-hats-outside-sheldonian-C4328W.jpg)
Two Oxford 'Bulldogs' in traditional bowler hats outside Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK Stock Photo - Alamy
![Constables of the Oxford University Police or Oxford Bulldogs wearing bowler hats wait outside the annual Encaenia Ceremony by the Sheldonian Theatre Stock Photo - Alamy Constables of the Oxford University Police or Oxford Bulldogs wearing bowler hats wait outside the annual Encaenia Ceremony by the Sheldonian Theatre Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/wnaw06/constables-of-the-oxford-university-police-or-oxford-bulldogs-wearing-bowler-hats-wait-outside-the-annual-encaenia-ceremony-by-the-sheldonian-theatre-wnaw06.jpg)
Constables of the Oxford University Police or Oxford Bulldogs wearing bowler hats wait outside the annual Encaenia Ceremony by the Sheldonian Theatre Stock Photo - Alamy
When did the bowler hat become a badge of the London City gentleman? In the mid-nineteenth century bowler hats were worn as hard hats by artisans and engineers, a very different social
![I am equally fond of my magician's top hat and my bowler hat. Next, I think I would quite like a steampunk version of Boba Fett's helmet”: Interview with Gareth Ward I am equally fond of my magician's top hat and my bowler hat. Next, I think I would quite like a steampunk version of Boba Fett's helmet”: Interview with Gareth Ward](https://d4804za1f1gw.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/09/Bio2-670x958.png)
I am equally fond of my magician's top hat and my bowler hat. Next, I think I would quite like a steampunk version of Boba Fett's helmet”: Interview with Gareth Ward
![Traditional helmets and bowler hats will be making a comeback for Leicestershire police officers to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee | Harborough Mail Traditional helmets and bowler hats will be making a comeback for Leicestershire police officers to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee | Harborough Mail](https://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimg/T0FLMTM4ODc5MDAw.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=604&auto=webp&quality=75)
Traditional helmets and bowler hats will be making a comeback for Leicestershire police officers to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee | Harborough Mail
![Constables of the Oxford University Police or Oxford Bulldogs wearing bowler hats wait outside the annual Encaenia Ceremony by the Sheldonian Theatre Stock Photo - Alamy Constables of the Oxford University Police or Oxford Bulldogs wearing bowler hats wait outside the annual Encaenia Ceremony by the Sheldonian Theatre Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/wnatcd/constables-of-the-oxford-university-police-or-oxford-bulldogs-wearing-bowler-hats-wait-outside-the-annual-encaenia-ceremony-by-the-sheldonian-theatre-wnatcd.jpg)