pestocat Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 With all these fedoras we see on the men in film noir, has anyone had the urge to get one and wear it around. I'm feeling the urge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trsquare Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I already had a couple of fedoras that I've worn with dresses, including a white one to my niece's wedding. I wear my black one with jeans and Hawaiian shirt. Definitely not noir, but fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperhaven Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Billy Wilder was never seen without his fedora. It was his inspiration. Kept his brain warm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rich Edwards Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I think Billy Wilder was onto something. I think I need to keep my brain warm :-) PS, I like hats in general, and a good fedora is a wonderful thing to have. I've been meaning to buy a new one for myself. As an aside, I agree that watching these films makes one want to go out and get a fedora. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestocat Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Richard, I received my Fedora today. It's black and fits perfect and wore it around the block tonight. I think Billy Wilder was onto something. I think I need to keep my brain warm :-) PS, I like hats in general, and a good fedora is a wonderful thing to have. I've been meaning to buy a new one for myself. As an aside, I agree that watching these films makes one want to go out and get a fedora. I think Billy Wilder was onto something. I think I need to keep my brain warm :-) PS, I like hats in general, and a good fedora is a wonderful thing to have. I've been meaning to buy a new one for myself. As an aside, I agree that watching these films makes one want to go out and get a fedora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny B. Goode Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Just as a point of order, from a long-time fedora-wearing dieselpunk (and member of The Fedora Lounge and editor at dieselpunks.org): Please, don't go buying a trilby and mistaking it for a fedora. Most people today call those little canvas hats with the narrow brim (hence their alternate name in the UK, the "stingy brim" hat) and creased crown that hipsters wear "fedoras". A real fedora is made of felt, has a pinched crown and a wider (1 1/2 inches or more) brim. Hopefully this advice will prevent a few people from making a tragic mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 If a fedora is by definition made of felt, I'm going with a Panama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyMoll Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 you got that right, i could never see bogie, marlowe wearing a Tribly, just wouldnt look right Just as a point of order, from a long-time fedora-wearing dieselpunk (and member of The Fedora Lounge and editor at dieselpunks.org): Please, don't go buying a trilby and mistaking it for a fedora. Most people today call those little canvas hats with the narrow brim (hence their alternate name in the UK, the "stingy brim" hat) and creased crown that hipsters wear "fedoras". A real fedora is made of felt, has a pinched crown and a wider (1 1/2 inches or more) brim. Hopefully this advice will prevent a few people from making a tragic mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir David Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I guess this then, is a Trilby? Brim seems bigger somehow, though I know it's no fedora! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny B. Goode Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 IMG_3628.jpg I guess this then, is a Trilby? Brim seems bigger somehow, though I know it's no fedora! Yes, that's a trilby. It was popular in the 60s with the jet setters and hipsters. I've seen a pic of Sinatra wearing one, but he usually opted for fedoras and occasionally pork pies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny B. Goode Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 http://differencegenie.com/trilby-vs-fedora-hats/ This lady has it mostly right, though most trilbys these days are patterned cloth or canvas, no longer felt. I've never seen a cloth fedora, and straw ones are usually called Panama hats. Incidentally, both hats are descended from the Bavarian Tyrolean hunting cap, also known as an Alpine hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny B. Goode Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Oddly enough, the fedora was originally a woman's hat, made popular by the opera Fédora, and adopted by the women's rights movement. They became a popular style for men when Britain's Prince Edward started wearing them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Check out shop.tcm.com and then the Summer of Darkness link on the left. TCM has two styles of fedoras for sell. My father lived to be 99 and 1/2 and always wore a hat. Fedora in the winter and straw in the summer. Classic line from The Big Chill, William Hurt is watching old movie on TV and someone comes in and asks him what it is about. "I'm not sure. I think the man in the hat did something." There's a bunch of guys in a 30's or 40's movie and all of them have on a fedora even though they are inside an office. Probably a round up of criminals at the PD office in a film noir. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyinBlack Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 My husband, who is a bit challenged in the hair department, used to wear baseball caps all the time to keep his head warm or protect it from the sun. A few years ago, I decided he needed something more professional looking to wear with his business clothes and bought him a cheap soft felt fedora. It fit him perfectly somehow and he loved the look. Long story short, he now owns several fedoras in felt and straw. They're so much more classy and interesting for men than baseball caps, no matter what you're wearing. Now that fedoras and trilbys are popular for women too, I bought my first straw one for summer and plan to buy more. Come on, ladies and gentlemen, bring the fedora back to stay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny B. Goode Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I couldn't agree more. And don't forget what the Chairman said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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