![Men wearing bowler hats and carrying umbrellas at a military parade in London May 11, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs (BRITAIN Stock Photo - Alamy Men wearing bowler hats and carrying umbrellas at a military parade in London May 11, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs (BRITAIN Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/9fa1768b3ee745f4b63df68ac6ca349d/2d2yk0t.jpg)
Men wearing bowler hats and carrying umbrellas at a military parade in London May 11, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs (BRITAIN Stock Photo - Alamy
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
![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/wnat0d/constables-of-the-oxford-university-police-or-oxford-bulldogs-wearing-bowler-hats-wait-outside-the-annual-encaenia-ceremony-by-the-sheldonian-theatre-wnat0d.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
![From the archive, 26 February 1966: Editorial: The respectability of bowler hats | Men's fashion | The Guardian From the archive, 26 February 1966: Editorial: The respectability of bowler hats | Men's fashion | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/25/1393340411174/Pay-Attention-007.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=8a395047f4c7e1e948b5d5ee46c8362d)
From the archive, 26 February 1966: Editorial: The respectability of bowler hats | Men's fashion | The Guardian
![ARMY OFFICERS WEARING PIN STRIPPED SUITS AND CARRYING BOWLER HATS AND ROLLED UMBRELLAS UK | HOMER SYKES ARMY OFFICERS WEARING PIN STRIPPED SUITS AND CARRYING BOWLER HATS AND ROLLED UMBRELLAS UK | HOMER SYKES](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CFv9iQfGan0/s/500/500/BOWLER-HAT-ROLLED-UMBRELLA-ARMY-OFFICERS-DRESS-CODE-UK-A558201205220.jpg)
ARMY OFFICERS WEARING PIN STRIPPED SUITS AND CARRYING BOWLER HATS AND ROLLED UMBRELLAS UK | HOMER SYKES
![London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/f1b7f7fea70d4b97913288d21759bf0b/2b7d7w6.jpg)
London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued
![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://c8.alamy.com/comp/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
![A selection of hard felt hats made by Henry Heath of Oxford Street, London, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10487105 | agefotostock A selection of hard felt hats made by Henry Heath of Oxford Street, London, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10487105 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/3f670d6e2b562e80c5e1b89bf66e1137/mev-10487105.jpg)
A selection of hard felt hats made by Henry Heath of Oxford Street, London, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10487105 | agefotostock
![London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/24054fa182bb41dfb75626811d68a42e/2b7d7tj.jpg)
London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued
![London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/cab2bf84cabd4cc98eb2f688e3bf76a6/2b7d7t2.jpg)
London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued
![London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/5766ef1a5a0348c18c0ebb3440449a90/2b7d7ta.jpg)
London, UK. 15th Mar, 2020. Retired officers parade in Bowler hats with furled umbrellas - Irish Guards annual St Patricks' Day Parade at Wellington Barracks, London. By tradition the soldiers were issued
![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)