deer stalker

Hunter's tweed hat

A deerstalker is a close-fitting cloth cap with brims front and back and ear flaps that can be tied up over the crown or down under the chin.

Originally worn for hunting in the Scottish Highlands, it became iconic through illustrations of Sherlock Holmes and now signals detective work or Victorian-era costuming: He wore a deerstalker and carried a magnifying glass.

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hat · hunting cap · ear flaps · earflaps · aim · trophy hunter · detective stories · track · print · flat-topped · Victorian era · camouflage · tweed · pipe smoking · Sherlock Holmes · brimmed · creep · cap

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hat formality/social context

deer stalkertop hat

Tall formal headwear

opera hat · silk hat · bowler · homburg · derby

hat shape/structure

deer stalkerbowler

Pin-toppling player

derby · baseball cap · beret · top hat · pillbox hat

cultural association

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Pin-toppling player

flat cap · newsboy cap · hard hat · baseball cap · sombrero

Family

deerstalker

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G