1970's fedora?

[Yohanes]

Anyone here can show pictures and explain general characteristics of 1970s-made fedora? I read in one or some of the old threads / posting that fedoras from this period is not very "favorable"? Why?

 

[Dinerman]

'70s fedoras. Just not my cup of tea.

 

[OldSkoolFrat]

Wool, stingy brim, in some outlandish color worn by a, "gentlemen of leisure."

 

[Mr. Lucky]

No more need be said.

 

[Yohanes]

with those pictures, now I can somewhat understand why these are not favorable among most members here

So are these "tweed trilbies" also from the 1970s?

Then how about felt stingies (2" or 1 7/8") made by Knox, Dobbs Stetsons, etc. are they from the 1970s as well?

 

[OldSkoolFrat]

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z116/lrgilone/pimphat.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p141/leeboNC/pimphat.jpg

 

[J.T.Marcus]

'70s fedoras. Just not my cup of tea.

Give it a few years and there will probably be multiple threads, here, with posts by enthusiasts who want to collect those 70's hats. Not many of us will be on board with that genre, though. That's primarilly because we have been spoiled by something better!

 

[Jovan]

I'm sure good hats still existed then... but like now, the ones like that were the most mainstream.

 

[scotrace]

Give it a few years and there will probably be multiple threads, here, with posts by enthusiasts who want to collect those 70's hats. Not many of us will be on board with that genre, though. That's primarilly because we have been spoiled by something better!

You've been missing it... we're already seeing plenty of such hats posted here as victorious ebay wins.
A couple of summers ago, I picked up a nifty Borsalino box at a flea market for a couple dollars. Inside was a wool hat similar to the ones pictured. It went into the dumpster before I got back to the car. Now I see the same hat here in several "Look at my new Knox!" threads. You and I wouldn't exactly grab such a hat on the way out of a burning building, but they seem to have a following.

I don't see these as "hats" so much as "hats that were the nail in the coffin of hat wearing."

 

[Baron Kurtz]

they are extremely popular right now in the UK. I saw one on sale - and with an interested potential purchaser - yesterday at £150. It was a green and mustard yellow houndstooth tweed Stetson of this vintage. I have very fond memories of my grandfather wearing such hats. They don't float my boat, but some people really seem to love them.

The store that has most of them sells them for £18-£25, and they get in the odd Borsalino, and some nice German 30s hats. But one has to dig through the 70s ones to get at them.

bk

 

[SinatraStyle]

If memory serves, I believe that Ashton Kutcher was seen wearing a very similar style in the Premiere Issue of our very own Classic Style magazine. Although I believe that the purpose was to illustrate the "Return of the Hat".

I'm not a fan of the '70s look, but if it is a stepping stone in bringing hats back then it may not be all bad (read "tolerable").

 

[tinmanzzz]

I Want One !!!!!!

I Want One........... PIMPTASTIC for a PUMPKIN HEADlol lol
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[K.D. Lightner]

Hey, now, if you wanted to look ultra-cool in the 70's (and become profiled by the authorities), you could have this look:

http://www.cyclevideo.com/Link Images/Dunham/superfly2.jpg

http://www.fripgh.com/posters/superfly/jpg

Oh, those endearing 70's! But, hey, I like that hat a lot better than those tweedy things.

karol

 

[feltfan]

People sometimes seem to forget that this forum is
dedicated to the Golden Era and this section is for discussing
hats of that period or aesthetic. It should come as no
surprise that the folks here have no love of 70s style tweed rags.

That said, it should be remembered that a lot of very
good hats were made in the 70s. Borsalino made top
knotch hats throughout the 70s. Cavanagh still made
some good hats in the 70s, though possibly using older
felt (I have one, that I've posted before). And of course
there were still fine "bench made" hats.

 

[K.D. Lightner]

Yes, I bought a Borsalino Allesandro in the late 70's and it was a very nice hat, cost me $95, which seemed like a lot of money for a hat at the time, but the same hat, some years later, was over $200 -- and was not as well made.

Still, you didn't see very many people wearing them.

karol

 

[Jovan]

People sometimes seem to forget that this forum is
dedicated to the Golden Era and this section is for discussing
hats of that period or aesthetic. It should come as no
surprise that the folks here have no love of 70s style tweed rags.

That said, it should be remembered that a lot of very
good hats were made in the 70s. Borsalino made top
knotch hats throughout the 70s. Cavanagh still made
some good hats in the 70s, though possibly using older
felt (I have one, that I've posted before). And of course
there were still fine "bench made" hats.

That's pretty much what I just said. lol

 

[J.T.Marcus]

they are extremely popular right now in the UK. I saw one on sale - and with an interested potential purchaser - yesterday at £150. It was a green and mustard yellow houndstooth tweed Stetson of this vintage.

If my math is correct, that's more than $300.00 US!

 

[carouselvic]

1970's

I think these hats look best when worn with a double-knit leisure suit. I hope is that one day they will come up with triple-knit.

 

[Yohanes]

How about those stingy brims with "velour" finish, with hatband made of very much the same material as the felt? Are these from 1970s as well?

 

[hatflick1]

Hats Off To Treasure Of Sierra Madre

Here's the hat of poetry and inspiration for me.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1083/Mptv/1083/5610-0001.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0040897
I am heartened to see other Loungers agree. The condition speaks to the character, as well as, the elusive pursuit.
I have yet to duplicate it. Although several hatties have suggested whacking it here and there with the power mower.