Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. The fate of the Tilley hat is in limbo, as the inventor, Alex Tilley, has announced he’s retiring at ...

While Detroit Free Press Travel Writer Ellen Creager is away, here is one of her reader-favorite columns from 2012. Ann Bagley was on a Galapagos Islands ferry when she spotted the Tilley Hat Man.

Ann Bagley was on a Galapagos Islands ferry in February when she spotted the Tilley Hat Man. “Our friend had on his Tilley hat,” she recalls. “Then a man walked up to him and said, ‘Has anyone ever ...

Alex Tilley, the designer of the iconic Canadian hat bearing his name, has died at 87. The avid sailor created what’s now known as the Tilley hat in 1980 to cater to outdoor enthusiasts. Well known ...

Alex Tilley, 77, said he cannot force his company's buyer to keep production of his namesake hat in Canada TORONTO—Alex Tilley, the man who created one of Canada’s most-prized outdoor wear companies, ...

Tip your hat to Alex Tilley. The avid sailor was frustrated by an inability to find a hat to protect his face and head from sun, wind and spray. After tinkering with materials and designs, he came up ...

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