My man has become a Fedora Fanatic
I can't find anything offhand that really gives the evolution, but I imagine
someone on this list will. Of course, you can always leaf through the pages of
men's magazines (or figuratively, on microfilm.) However, be sure he learns
the different styles of hats. For example, there was a bank robber in the
Washington DC area who always wore a dress hat while robbing banks, and police
called it a fedora, but I wrote a letter to the editor (which was published)
pointing out that, the published photo, he was wearing a porkpie. Then you
have your homburg--the preferred style to wear with black tie, BTW--and the
bowler, of course.
My husband is a hat man--your should see his collection in the living room.
Sometimes he wears a cloth cap instead of a felt or straw dress hat, but he
does have an extensive collection. He even has a gibus (collapsible opera
hat.) (My husband also has a beard, and once, when he was wearing his black
homburg, someone approached him and asked him where the nearest kosher
restaurant was.)
Ann Wass
-----Original Message-----
From: Regina Lawson <reginalaws...@gmail.com>
To: h-costume@mail.indra.com
Sent: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 12:29 pm
Subject: [h-cost] 20th c. Men's Hats
Howdy,
y man has become a Fedora Fanatic and he's asked me for a source showing
he evolution of men's hats through the last century, to nail down his
referred styles. He's looking for brim and crown changes over the decades.
Can anyone recommend resources for men's styles? 20th C. is right out of my
rame of reference. (His too, usually.)
Thanks,
egina in L.A.
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