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Brim up or Brim Down

Uhu

Familiar Face
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NY
I think a young face can get away with a brim up Fedora/Trilby and look good. Its a friendly, I-don't-take-myself-too-seriously look. An older guy should get a Homburg.
 
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Location
Buffalo, NY
I think a young face can get away with a brim up Fedora/Trilby and look good. Its a friendly, I-don't-take-myself-too-seriously look. An older guy should get a Homburg.

There are more ways to wear a hat than skin a cat. Young or old.

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FedOregon

I'll Lock Up
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5,134
Location
Oregon
I always wear the brim down unless it's a Homburg. I imagine my Disney dark navy hat would look good brim up as it has a pretty thick, triple stitched overwelt , but I don't like the look on me...
 
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Location
vancouver, canada
Okay, I don't consult crystals or chicken bones but my hats do speak to me. It just seems that a hat tells me what the brim should do. Some hats it screams to be snapped down, others are best flat, and some flipped up. Then I choose the hat/brim that fits my mood, dress and the occasion. I agree that "brims up" are a way more casual look that these days I lean strongly toward. I like the "flip attitude" of an upturned brim.
 

Benzadmiral

Call Me a Cab
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2,815
Location
The Swamp
2 1/8" brim with significant curl, worn up. A slight tug down front and back helps I think.

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As the next poster put it, the slight dip in the brim makes all the difference. It looks elegant yet casual, not at all like Ed Norton's hat.

One of these days I'll experiment with a hat to see if I can manage such a brim treatment, and if I can look right in it. Until then, I'm a brim down in front/up in back guy. (Many of you have suggested that a brim ~ 2" could benefit from this. It so happens I have a Champ OR clone with a 2" brim . . .)

Oh, and many of you have mentioned Archie Bunker, and Ed Norton. What about "Slip" Mahoney from the Bowery Boys? He wore his battered fedora that way too.
 
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hatsandcanes

Familiar Face
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92
Location
Tennessee
As I look at the many pictures on this site, I have noticed the majority of people wear their brim snapped down. I have some I wear snapped down but prefer the look of my brim snapped up. I would like to hear peoples take on this. I have watched a lot of movies with Fedora wearer's in it and have seen them both ways. Is their an un-written rule about the correct way to wear a fedora or is it personal preference? Thanks for any thoughts!
PS: I am referring to the front brim!
 
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