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    PRESS COVERAGE: ELLE MAGAZINE

    by Lock Hatters Admin

    ELLE MAGAZINE, APRIL 2023

    A 'soft life', our iconic Town Coke in the latest issue of Elle Magazine

     
     
    Town Coke
     
    Town Coke
    Town Coke

    TOWN COKE

    Lock & Co. created the iconic Coke hat (also known as the Bowler hat) in 1849 after being commissioned by Edward Coke to create a hat hardy enough to protect his gamekeepers. The Coke is one of our most enduring hat styles, thanks to its distinctive domed crown and curled brim.

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