Why Don't Men Wear Cool Hats Anymore?

I love watching old movies. All the men wore hats. Now we wear ballcaps. Men and women. Brim in the front, brim in the rear, brim to the side.

It's time the fedora makes a comeback.

of men wearing hats outside.

wearing old-style hats that guys used to wear in the 40s-50s. I love hats and often wear them.

it's like in the old days, too many hats were worn; now, not enough - I love a cool-looking hat

My wife likes when it is slightly cocked to one side and lowered over the eye just a bit.

The black leather cap goes very well with my black leather vest - with a nice tie, of course.

You just can't get a 3 piece suit anymore so you have to improvise.

They're summer hip in New Orleans!

And cooler than a ballcap!:thumbsup:

At least real men. So if you wear a hat your hair is messed up all day.

Where can I get a quality fedora?

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Does that count? I think it counts.

I'm only one man though. :D

when women wore utterly useless, extravagant hats.

People need an article of clothing that exists purely for show, so we can get koo-koo creative with it.

In places like Keeneland and Churchill Downs, it's tradition to wear those big, pouffy, useless hats.

or are good to hide hair that needs a wash. Other than that I have no use for them because I sweat profusely from the head and when I wear a hot I get very warm.

just because Harrison Ford looks great in it doesn't mean I won't look like crap in it... LOL

...Merlin from "The Fashion Show," on Bravo.



Now THAT'S a COOL HAT!

check out this site.

http://www.indianajoneshats.net/

I'm probably going to order at hat, hoping to god I will look better with one than without one.

Which one did he wear in "Temple of Doom"?

My kids gave me a summer fedora for Father's Day. I must admit, I always thought that I looked dorky in a hat...but this one looks pretty snazzy. Truth is, though, the entire wardrobe ensemble needs to be in order. The hat is like the tree-top ornament on a Christmas tree!

to the hat industry in 1961, at his inauguration. There was much fuss about whether or not he'd wear the traditional - up until then - top hat and JFK, true to form, and so very proud of that cool head of hair (especially next to Ike) - carried his top hat.

That did it.

But, with the John Dillinger movie opening next month, and Johnny Depp looking cooler than hell in a fedora, I wouldn't be surprised to see hats make a comeback, even if only for a while.



I just hope they don't turn into a latter-day baseball cap thing, because, honestly, a man in a baseball cap, if he's not in or at a game, simply causes my eyes to glaze over.

Keep in mind the difference between a hat and a cap. It matters.

And men are supposed to doff their chapeaux when they're in an elevator with a lady present, a lovely old tradition that got lost when the baseball-cap-wearing barbarians took to the streets, honestly believing the caps made them look like they had hair.........................

but my late husband wore this newsboy cap whenever he went out. I miss it.

Like the Cheesehead!

And that red thing on Bill's head is NOT a pig, it's an Arkansas razorback!

I graduated from the University of Arkansas!

I had one from my grandma but it was in pretty bad shape. Right now i just rock the beret or a cowboy hat (not a hipster one) If I am working out side

Usually only at a show though.

the Indiana Jones and straw fedoras get the most comments, but lots of people like the Panama. The newsboys and Greek fisherman's hats don't get much comment, but are comfortable.

The huge Russian-looking rabbit fur thing that's probably a woman's hat but I don't care, seems to be appreciated the most, but it wasn't cold enough to wear most of last winter.

Then there are the ones I won't wear, like the huge pink sombrero I won at at a cookoff, and anything even closely resembling a baseball cap that found its way here.

been wanting to get a hat for years.
YES years
nothing fits.
occasional stocking hat....
Been wanting a baseball cap for like the last 30 years.
Sucks big time.

usually one of these 3:
http://www.hats.com/product_zoom.aspx?id=133732&c=TAU
http://www.hats.com/product_zoom.aspx?id=136840&c=TAR
http://www.hats.com/product_zoom.aspx?id=135571&c=BLK

Not necessarily the same colors, but these are the styles I prefer.

Don't really care for baseball caps anylonger. Not sure why though.

I've shaved my head for several years, because what's left of my hair isn't worth fooling with. But when I had hair, it was blonde; I'm pretty fair-skinned and have blue eyes. And I live in FL for much of the year. So I have hats because 2d degree sunburns on top of one's head are not fun. As it is I see a dermatologist a couple times a year to do periodic maintenance on my sun-damaged derm. So when I'm in FL and going outside for more than a few minutes, I generally wear Panamas, or a booney hat. Up north, in cold weather, I generally wear traditional hard felt fedoras when it rains, sleets or snows. I have some newsboys, but once you're past 35 or so, they look pretty twee, so I haven't worn them in some years. I also have the usual styles of Russian fur hats, which were gifts, but I don't ever wear them.

I'd like to find a good quality Homburg, just for grins.

It's rifle-green and sits on my head at a jaunty angle. It also freaks out Republicans when they see me wearing it while carrying Democratic campaign placards.

That generated a little conversation. I think they are a little uneasy about armed Democrats.
Probably with good reason....:rofl:

mark:hi:

Its just not the norm anymore.

in the summer he wears a stingy brimmed straw fedora, in winter a wool felt black fedora (or a black wool felt pork pie). He also wears baseball caps. He's a costume designer.

:9

There's no place to hang a fedora. A ball cap you can crumple up and stick in your pocket.

Also, closets have gotten smaller - there's no place for hat boxes.

I even have a bowler, although it got messed up in a rainstorm and needs to be reblocked. I do think dressy hats are coming back, at least in some circles, but I doubt they'll ever be fully embraced again by the mainstream, any more than wearing a full suit will be.

It's kind of a hawt look IMO. :D

I have a bunch of Stetson fedoras and a couple of Largomasino fedoras, the "Stetson" of Argentina. I also have a few straw fedoras and panama hats. I started wearing hats when the medications I have to take made me sensitive to the sun in the summer and the blood thinners made me feel the cold in ways I never expected.

good hats are not cheap but fortunately my wife likes the way I look in these hats and has been foolish enough to purchase a couple of the more expensive ones for me.

here's a forum for hats - The Fedora Lounge, http://www.thefedoralounge.com/index.php?s=d65eec9ed1dae7ede17044ce48f757f8