Nice pick-up, Mr. Lucky!
I always find this "black is too formal" meme interesting. I guess I don't have a common opinion on it, but I don't think of ANY fedora as "too formal" no matter what color it is (except maybe a Homburg, they seem more formal to me). Now a top hat... THAT is formal. Even a bowler is somewhat business-like and not as easy to wear informally. But I don't think of a black fedora as "too formal" at all. I can't even fathom what would make someone think a black fedora is too formal. I am sure I am not in the mainstream on this, though, but I'd wear a black fedora anytime it looks good with whatever I'm wearing.
Hmmm. So, your theory is that people conflate black with "formal" without considering actual purpose or style of the item? I guess I can see that. I mean, let's face it, people USED to war black fedoras all the time and they understood that a black fedora was no different than any other fedora. A fedora can be business-like or casual, but it was never considered a formal hat. So, maybe what we are seeing is that people are so out of touch with what a fedora even is (a basic casual hat, not a formal hat like a Homburg or a Topper) that they just assume "black" means formal even though it doesn't in the case of any regular fedora?
Yeah, I guess if that is what you are saying it makes sense. It all comes from the general ignorance of what a fedora is these days.
In fact I've seen people wear baseball caps with suits.
Think you're on the money. People think anything other than a baseball cap is formal. In fact I've seen people wear baseball caps with suits.
Yes, they're making a big point of how casual they are. "I'm so relaxed, casual and fun that I can wear a baseball hat with a suit." They may also wear sneakers. I guess it's a style. But never one I aspired to personally.
Last time I was in New York I witnessed this new "trend" firsthand -- saw quite a few folks in business suits and topcoats wearing baseball caps. Oh, man, now THAT is a bad look...
Last time I was in New York I witnessed this new "trend" firsthand -- saw quite a few folks in business suits and topcoats wearing baseball caps. Oh, man, now THAT is a bad look...