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How Do You Wear Your Hat?

How Do You Wear Your Hat?


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Michaelshane

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I put it on my head then move it around on my head throughout the day.I hate to wear it in the same position.I don't wear a hat for people to see,I wear a hat because I like to wear a hat.If I were the only person on earth I would wear a hat,and a damn nice one....
 

danofarlington

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Arlington, Virginia
.I don't wear a hat for people to see,I wear a hat because I like to wear a hat.If I were the only person on earth I would wear a hat,and a damn nice one....

That's where I differ from many other hat-wearers. For me, fedoras are strictly a style item, which I cop to be stylish. In the absence of people I wouldn't wear a fedora, or other fashions for that matter. In a Twilight Zone-like world where I was alone, I would revert instantly to functionality. No fancy shoes, coats, neckties, suits, hats or anything--just the necessary. So it's really for their effect on other people that I like to wear hats. Well, amend that--functionality for a little warmth, shade and sun protection. But I could get that with other headwear too.
 
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Covina, Califonia 91722
Usually I am straight and level but I will with certain hats give it a slight tug down on the right side.

Another favorite hat wearer was George Reeves as Clark Kent in the TV series of Superman snappy dresser!
 

1961MJS

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3,370
Location
Norman Oklahoma
Hi

I've always had my hat down over my eyes. I've had a Civil War era Slouch hat for about 15-20 years. I started tilting to the left. Tilted because Hatman Jack said to, and to the left because I shoot right eyed. I don't shoot Cowboy Action Pistol (yet), but I figured I had to use SOMETHING to pick which eye.

Later
 

Big_e

Practically Family
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654
Location
Dallas, Tx
My hat always ends up tilted back on my head. The only time I consciously tilt my hat forward is if it is windy.
Ernest
 

Ordinary Guy

One Too Many
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1,292
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Tilted just a bit to the left

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jlee562

I'll Lock Up
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5,099
Location
San Francisco, CA
Depends on the hat. My stingys I usually wear tilted back "rude boy" style. Wider brims I usually wear straight and level with the exception of my Resistol Open Road clone, which I wear tilted to the left (and with a Hollywood brim).
 

Mario

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4,664
Location
Little Istanbul, Berlin, Germany
I'd say it depends on mood, hat, weather conditions - you name it. Sometimes I wear it tilted to the back, sometimes to the front. Almost always a bit to the right. Rarely ever straight and level.

Wind matters, of course. To quote Mr. Zimmerman: "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows!" ;)
 

1961MJS

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3,370
Location
Norman Oklahoma
Hi

I wear my hat tilted and it is "broken" so that the front of the brim snaps up or down. On a Hollywood brim, is the snap to the side or is it just shaped that way? I'm considering getting a Gray Stetson Temple with a hollywood brim.

Thanks
 

Yeps

Call Me a Cab
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2,456
Location
Philly
Hi

I wear my hat tilted and it is "broken" so that the front of the brim snaps up or down. On a Hollywood brim, is the snap to the side or is it just shaped that way? I'm considering getting a Gray Stetson Temple with a hollywood brim.

Thanks

It is just shaped that way. Some hats take to it better than others though. I have no idea why that is.

Have a look at this thread if you have not already. There are a lot of great examples there.
 

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