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Posted: 7/7/2007 10:52:57 AM EST
Anyone else collect and wear new/vintage fedoras or other full-brimmed hats? Let's see 'em.
Most of my collection, all vintage 1930s-1960s. 
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Posted: 7/7/2007 10:55:51 AM EST
[#1]
That is the single piece of clothing from our history that I most hope will make a comback.
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Posted: 7/7/2007 10:56:17 AM EST
[#2]
Interesting...
Sometimes I wear a boony hat..does that count 
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:00:10 AM EST
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I have a beaver felt Stetson that I got instead of a class ring. I would wear a fedora in the winter if I could find one. Where is a good place to get new ones?
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:00:27 AM EST
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Nice hats. OBird has the right of it. Why the heck did they ever go out of style?
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:03:17 AM EST
[#5]
Try this place: http://www.hats-plus.com/default.aspx Local men's stores usually have cheap ones. If you want a good quality hat look for ones made of beaver felt, otherwise you'll have to settle for a lower quality wool hat. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:03:36 AM EST
[#6]
JFK. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:05:24 AM EST
[#7]
He's right. As of late they're making a comeback, a small one though. There's many reasons that fedoras went out of style. Some people blame President Kennedy for it since he rarely wore them, but hat sales were on the decrease since the 1920s. Honestly, I can't give a definitive answer. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:06:52 AM EST
[#8]
Here's a book you might enjoy.
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:13:59 AM EST
[#9]
I have a hat fetish... yea I know weird fetish but would it be a fetish if it wasn't weird?
I have 4 custom westernish style 30x felt hats, 1 custom bowler, 4 fedoras, a few nice straw jobs, a few of those nice heavy wool Bancroft berets (best winter hat ever!), and a few misc hats. Not one baseball cap though! |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:16:31 AM EST
[#10]
I love fedoras and should buy one. But I always look "odd" with one on. I think it's the shape of my head. I dunno.
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:22:02 AM EST
[#11]
I imagine the indiana jones movie will help.
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:30:54 AM EST
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:36:10 AM EST
[#13]
You might also try the Fedora Lounge, which I'm a member of. Very friendly and helpful people there who will answer your questions.
www.thefedoralounge.com |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:38:11 AM EST
[#14]
Fedoras have already been back with the emos.
Get them to stop wearing them, first. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:42:45 AM EST
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It isn't as bad as the brokeback mountain crowd. Making all cowboys look like faggots.  A man with a Fedora in a nice suit will be differentiated from kiddie trash. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:53:45 AM EST
[#16]
Will you brokeback my mountain CSM? |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:56:50 AM EST
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I am glad they keep you in Florida.  youtube.com/watch?v=LrOAqA8Qz4M |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 11:58:39 AM EST
[#18]
 I haven't seen that before. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 12:08:42 PM EST
[#19]
Mine isnt vintage. It IS a wool hat that is about 70-80 bucks at Dillards, and I paid 10 bucks at marshalls. Awesome. It is a broad brim hat, a bit like what Indiana Jones would wear, but its dark green wool which goes with my dark green trench coat. It looks dark brown when I wear my leather jacket with it.
My ideal one is a black one with a broad brim - ala the Shadow!  Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows - HAHAHAHAHA! |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 12:16:51 PM EST
[#20]
My problem with hats is you can wear them IN any where and to keep an expensive one safe I have to leave it in the car. Which means it never actually gets worn.
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Posted: 7/7/2007 12:20:54 PM EST
[#21]
Do they make a John Deere version of the fedora? Where's Subnet???
Just kidding... I think they are sexy as hell! I wish the COL would wear one! |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 12:21:29 PM EST
[#22]
I wouldnt mind having a dark brown Indiana Jones style Fedora to wear with my A2 leather jacket and khaki trousers
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Posted: 7/7/2007 12:25:35 PM EST
[#23]
Yes they are. They helped me find my Indy hat. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 12:27:49 PM EST
[#24]
I have a couple hats including this Indy Style fedora that I am wearing in the pic. It is an Akubra Federation Deluxe. The standard Akubra Federation is also an Indy Style fedora, but the felt used in the Deluxe is a bit nicer.  An Indy fedora is a tough look to pull off (I don't think I do it very well). In general, a fedora with a shorter crown and narrower brim will look better on most guys. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 12:54:24 PM EST
[#25]
I hope they make a come back too...
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Posted: 7/7/2007 12:58:52 PM EST
[#26]
Very cool collection, by the way. I really like the one in center. What is it? What size? Is it for sale? |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 1:43:14 PM EST
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:02:15 PM EST
[#28]
for a second i thought you were this guy 
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:09:48 PM EST
[#29]
Thanks.  That one is a Churchill, color is "London Grey", probably from the 1940s or early 1950s. Size is 7. I'm a 7 1/8 but it fits me fine. It's one of my favorites, my 'everyday' hat. Sorry, it's not for sale.  I like your Indy hat, what brand is it? I recently created an Indy look-alike from a modern wool hat I had sitting around. The crown isn't as high and the brim isn't as wide as Indy's, but it's similar style. I'll post before and after pics. Cheers |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:12:54 PM EST
[#30]
Yea, I've got one. They are teh coolest! A style that needs to come back mainstream.
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:19:37 PM EST
[#31]
I only ever seen them worn by Pimp Daddys and wannabes
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:23:17 PM EST
[#32]
He has much bushier eyebrows, but we do have a VERY similar facial structure. I think his nose might be a little bigger, but it's close. He got the hottest chicks on the Sopranos, so I think some ladies dig the nose! |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:25:47 PM EST
[#33]
Methinks you belong over in the Hottie thread...
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:27:32 PM EST
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My turn to thank you! Yours wouldn't fit me anyway!  My Indy hat is an Akubra Federation Deluxe. Rabbit fur felt. Akubra made the hat with direct input from the guys at www.indygear.com/cow/ to be as screen accurate as possible. The felt is EXCELLENT and it is a very well made hat. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:41:14 PM EST
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A Hottie thread, eh? If you are talking to me, I am blushing.  If I post pics in there do I get to see what the rest of you looks like above those lovely legs? |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:43:16 PM EST
[#36]
Why sir, you are making me blush! ETA: 5000 posts! 
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:47:55 PM EST
[#37]
Congrats on 5000! |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:54:40 PM EST
[#38]
Thanks!
Now report post-haste to the Hottie Thread so that my sisters can admire |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:55:53 PM EST
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Posted: 7/7/2007 2:58:58 PM EST
[#40]
You sir, are drastically uninformed. |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 3:01:55 PM EST
[#41]
No, it's just that the brim has a hard time clearing the doorway to his ammo fort...
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Posted: 7/7/2007 3:12:28 PM EST
[#42]
Its done. You ladies better be nice! |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 3:13:29 PM EST
[#43]
+1
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Posted: 7/7/2007 3:16:04 PM EST
[#44]
Yummy! Umm, I mean, thank you very much for sharing the nice photopraphs... *ahem* |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 3:25:42 PM EST
[#45]
awwwww dangit! My post got stuck at the very bottom of a page in the Hotties thread |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 3:27:41 PM EST
[#46]
I guess you will simply have to post more!
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Posted: 7/7/2007 3:34:38 PM EST
[#47]
I think I used all the decent pics I have of myself. If I was thinking ahead, I would have used a couple as a teaser for more to come later. D'oh! |
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Posted: 7/7/2007 5:03:41 PM EST
[#48]
In the olden days a boy wasn't considered a man until he could wear a fedora in a mature manner. It seems very little has changed. |
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Posted: 7/9/2007 8:21:26 AM EST
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As promised, my IJ lookalike hat. Take an OK looking unused $10 wool hat, add a new ribbon, steam/shape for 30 minutes and you get a very convincing Indiana Jones lookalike and a classic looking hat. Far from perfect but good enough to wear to Indiana Jone IV when it comes out next year.
before:  after:  
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Posted: 7/9/2007 10:15:15 AM EST
[#50]
Sweet! I think I am going to order a new fedora today. |
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