Fedora Hats

[horseless carriage]

Last night I wore a wide lapel, three piece, pinstripe suit with fedora hat and two tone shoes. The hat earned many a compliment and not one negative remark, not one that I heard anyway.

 

[JonSR77]

Hats make complete sense. In summer, nice protection from the glaring sun. In winter, keeps you much warmer...lose so much heat from the head.

as to the coolness factor?

well, plenty of fun there...for sure...

 

[CinnamonSugar]

When I was looking through family photo albums at my sister’s last week, we came across this gem that I’d never seen before…. My older brothers and my sister with my handsome daddy… fedoras galore

 

[ElCastor]

Around here, baseball caps -- at least for leisure wear. Cheap and functional.

 

[horseless carriage]

My wife made my Aloha shirts, the hats are from various sources.

 

[Manatee]

The sombrero that I bought down in the Yucatan was excellent in the sun.

 

[horseless carriage]

The Boeing Stratoliner.

The Stratoliner Fedora hat by Stetson. Note the hat pin.
An icon of the Stetson brand since 1940, the Stratoliner fedora takes its inspiration, and its name, from an aircraft that helped kick-start the golden age of innovation. The same year, Boeing introduced the first ever commercial aircraft with a pressurised cabin.

Do I like it? Of course. Would I pay almost £400? Four hundred pounds? Seriously? I could buy a brand new one from Stetson for a shade over half that price, and without shipping costs, Stetson have a UK base. The reason that price is what it is, and the seller will most likely achieve it, is because that little aircraft hatpin has become a much sought after icon, and dealers have got wind of that.

 

[ChiroDoc]

I always loved the look of fedoras. They had so much more class and style than do the ubiquitous silly baseball cap. And they were better protection from the sun and rain because of the rim going all around the hat.

I have a couple, but don't get to wear them much here on the Gulf Coast. I use one with the short brim which has an aerated crown, so as to keep the head cooler in the heat.

It seems like the brims got narrower in the '60s, then they gradually became less popular.

The late golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez always wore a great looking Panama style fedora, which made him look very classy and distinctive, what with his angular features.

Of course I'm a big noir film fan, so everyone wore one then. Not too fond of women in fedoras, although they wear them to look cute...

 

[horseless carriage]

This photo of Aaron Staton as police detective Cole Phelps, has both hat and blazer that sums up class, as does the rest of his attire. The pin stripe, the bow tie, the buttonhole, I am inspired. Watch this space, mind you, it will take her about a month.

 

[Fyrefox]

I’m more than ready for a major fedora revival in men’s fashion, although in my area it’s hatless or ball cap country. My father wore a fedora every day as he went to or from work in NYC, and had straw ones for hot weather. One hopes that the age of ball caps worn backwards will soon be over…

Many performers, Michael Jackson among them, knew the style, class, and power of the fedora, and made them an integral part of their stage presence…

 

[horseless carriage]

The image of a fedora is mostly a grey hat worn with a conservative suit.
Shock 'em, that's my motto!

 

[dilettante]

Yeah, I have a few in my front closet yet.

But I haven't worn them since the 1980s, when they were pretty much a part of a man's "uniform" when working downtown in the Capital Complex.

Once I transitioned to a role located within the Secondary Complex outside of town (downtowners called it "the pig farm") things were so relaxed that hats, suits, and overcoats stuck out like a sore thumb.