Wikipedia has a decent little pictorial glossary of hat styles,
although some of their definitions don't necessarily match up with
modern usage. (Beanies of the propeller type, for example, are not
what you're likely to find for sale when you shop for beanies on the
interweb...)
what an educational topic! I always thought I knew what a pork pie hat was.
I wondered how the heck someone could mistake a pork pie for a fedora, so I
googled both. Guess I didn't know what a pork pie hat was afterall!
So, what do you call the billed, low-profile caps similar to (but more
I always thought I knew what a pork pie hat was. I wondered how the heck
someone could mistake a pork pie for a fedora, so I googled both. Guess I
didn't know what a pork pie hat was afterall!
Frank Lloyd Wright always wore a porkpie hat.
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So, what do you call the billed, low-profile caps similar to (but more
streamlined) the one on Redford in the Great Gatsby? I always associate
Melbourne, Australia, early 1970's. If you did not have one of these, you
weren't cool.
But then, we also went in for flat-front cuffed baggies,
So, what do you call the billed, low-profile caps similar to (but more
streamlined) the one on Redford in the Great Gatsby?
An Ivy Caphas a flat top and slouches to the front. If the top is made of
several triangular shapes, usually with a button at the point where they meet,
we
Howdy,
My man has become a Fedora Fanatic and he's asked me for a source showing
the evolution of men's hats through the last century, to nail down his
preferred styles. He's looking for brim and crown changes over the decades.
Can anyone recommend resources for men's styles? 20th C. is right
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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
Try the Sears and other catalogs, many images online.
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Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:29 AM
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Subject: [h-cost] 20th c. Men's Hats
Howdy,
My
Try the Sears and other catalogs, many images online.
That's a good idea. Also, less systematic but lots of fun, is to watch old
movies from different periods.
Ann Wass
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Regina,
The Sears Catalogs that Sharon wrote about are the Dover publications, a
decade of fashion from the Sears Catalogs, from the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and
even the 60s, although Lloyd might not find any men's hats in that one. Each
decade is also broken down by year so it's even better than you
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