Friday, January 30, 2015

Hats Off to Fashion!



I’ve always enjoyed wearing hats. They just are so much fun! Some kinds of hats, like baseball caps, typically have a message of some type. It’s easy to show off my pride for a favorite sports team or fondness for a particular Disney character - my choice is Tigger©.

One hat that looks good on and can be worn by anyone, male or female, is the fedora. Take your pick of the Trilby, Safari, Straw, or Classic Felt Fedora, among others. There’s a style for every outfit and a myriad of colors to choose from.
 
Fedora drawn by Nico Buculei - Wikimedia Commons Public Domain
Typically designed to be broad and circular, the straw or felt fedora has a crown capable of being changed by the addition of creases and patterns. The open-crowned variety is meant for the owner to change. You’ll also find designs with pinches and creases added by the hat-maker or haberdasher. 
Dean Martin wore a stetson for Rio Bravo,but also looked great in a fedora.









To avoid falling in love with a hat I can’t wear, I start my hat-hunting expedition by looking for the right size. A good fit allows enough loose area that it won’t make a mark on my head. That lets me wear it at a jaunty angle, tilted back, or in the style of a traditional man’s business hat.

Tan, brown, black, and gray are favorite fedora colors. I’ve owned hunter green, gold, royal blue, and red ones, as well as tan and gray. I especially like the red fedora pictured above.
Hats are always in style! Which colors and types are your favorites?

15 comments:

  1. I normally stick with baseball caps! I used to wear really cute hats when I was younger.

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  2. I don't wear hats very often for some reason I have never been fond of them! I did have a fedora ages ago I don't even remember what happened to it. I used to get in trouble as a kid for not wanting to wear my hat when it was cold outside! (Much like it is now, it is snowing again in New York City right now!)

    Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly

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  3. I can't wear hats - I look down right silly in them. My hubby and daughter look great in hats. My hubby looks amazing in a fedora!

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  4. I have a friend who is totally hat obsessed, and fedoras and stetsons are his favorite. I've got to have him come read this.

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  5. Hats are the coolest! I think fedora's have to be the coolest of them all, though.

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  6. I don't own many hats, but I like them. I usually go for a boring grey.

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  7. I don't really wear hats. I will wear my grumpy baseball hat when we go to the theme parks.

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  8. I don't wear hats often, unless its cold. My dad used to wear a nice tan fedora though.

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  9. I have always loved when people can rock a fedora! Sadly, I don't wear hats near as often as I'd like!

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  10. I know many people who look great in hats! I love wearing hats during this cold weather!

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  11. I look horrible in hats! However my son looks adorable in a baseball hat and my little girl can totally rock a fedora.

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  12. Hats are so specific to your personal style. I love hats but I don't wear them that often!

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  13. I don't wear hats. I have such a big head that if I wear them I look like dumbo. Just sayin.

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  14. I have not worn hats much in years. Usually a cap when I am working in the yard.

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  15. Ah, I like Tigger too. :) I had a Fedora when I was a teen and I loved it.

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