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Monday, May 20, 2024
The history of the fedora
The origin of the name is quite ironic, given the hat's subsequent history.
An interesting history! Never did wear a fedora myself ... ... kepis (in all their shape and forms), berets, wide brim hats, a slouch hat, and saucer caps.
My grandfather wore a gray felt Stetson in the fedora style. None of the other men in my family wore hats, except for the occasional cowboy style hat, and my dad's hardhat from his days working oil rigs (It looked like the steel hats worn by WWI doughboys).
I'm reminded that the Cisco Kid never lost his sombrero, no matter how many fistfights he got into (that's one of those weird 70 year old memories that pop up out of nowhere, from time to time).
Rebecca: It's remarkable how those cowboys in the old movies managed to keep their hats on their heads, whether fighting or in full gallop. You don't suppose...hair pins?
An interesting history! Never did wear a fedora myself ... ... kepis (in all their shape and forms), berets, wide brim hats, a slouch hat, and saucer caps.
ReplyDeleteOh, and helmets of various sorts.
My grandfather wore a gray felt Stetson in the fedora style. None of the other men in my family wore hats, except for the occasional cowboy style hat, and my dad's hardhat from his days working oil rigs (It looked like the steel hats worn by WWI doughboys).
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded that the Cisco Kid never lost his sombrero, no matter how many fistfights he got into (that's one of those weird 70 year old memories that pop up out of nowhere, from time to time).
Rebecca: It's remarkable how those cowboys in the old movies managed to keep their hats on their heads, whether fighting or in full gallop. You don't suppose...hair pins?
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