guillaumeb
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Wise words written by The Dane on the what to wear with a fedora thread.Whenever a small unused hole occurs in the great Interweb, the "Attire Patrol" or some other self-proclaimed "expert" is always prepared to "mend" it with a handful of worthless recycled opinions. At least no paper was wasted in the process
And the felt offering was unfinished for over $500? Hmm mmmmmmm. They always show the guy wearing a crap, Target "fedora". That's the problem. It's a terminology issue. Those guys are not wearing fedoras.There's some cluelessness going on there—and that would be the author of the article. His solution? A pair of baseball caps (one pink, no less) and a fashion felt? Good for a chuckle.
And the felt offering was unfinished for over $500? Hmm mmmmmmm. They always show the guy wearing a crap, Target "fedora". That's the problem. It's a terminology issue. Those guys are not wearing fedoras.
Those that can do. Those that can't, write.Al Capone a "fashion icon"? " . . . the perennially cool Steve McQueen" as someone who revived fedoras in the 50's? Steven McQueen is cool, but the next time I see him wearing a fedora will be the first time. He had a lot of influence on style in the 60's, but it was towards a more casual, personal almost anti-fashion statement.
I think the writer of the above article is trying to go after the cheap, garish hats currently in fashion with teens and doesn't seem to have the sense to separate them from the higher end models that have never really gone away. If so, he needs to take just a few moments to think about his approach and do just a smidge of actual research.
Those that can do. Those that can't, write.
True. They both teach and write...I've always heard ...
those who can , do ... and those who can't teach.
which I resent because I do both
I've always heard ...
those who can , do ... and those who can't teach.
which I resent because I do both
Let's be careful not to weigh this into politics.
TBH, I do start to wonder if the article is not so much ignorant as trolling. CAn't think of a photo I've ever see on Macqueen in a hat of any sort?
The expression: Those that can, do, those that can't, teach, has come about in the last twenty or so years.
Probably a combo of ignorance and trolling. The video was maximum trolling. McQueen was the embodiment of 60s cool, so a hat wasn't part of his image. Of course, he wore a Stetson in Wanted: Dead or Alive and other westerns, and driving caps, as he was a racer. I did find this, though - which I don't think flatters him:
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That is The Great One in the foreground, no?