The deerstalker is famously associated with the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock's Cap

Originally designed for hunting, the deerstalker signifies outdoor activities in rural settings.

Hunter's Gear

Deerstalkers have distinctive ear flaps that can be tied up over the crown or under the chin.

Ear Flaps

 a deerstalker cap and Wellington boots. And Cadell wanted to answer the question, how are mountains formed? And one of the things he had observed is that if you look at mountains like the Appalachians, you often find that the rocks in them are folded, and they're folded in a particular way, which suggested to him

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 and Holmes is rarely enthralled to the English legal system; He much prefers enacting his own form of natural justice to sticking to the letter of the law. Finally, many of the most iconic elements of the Holmesian legend aren't Doyle's either. The deerstalker cap and cape were first imagined by Sidney Paget,