What do you think of modern "Street/Punk" Fedoras?

[Tampahound]

While I'm not terribly fond of them, I try to not be judgmental toward them as I don't want people to be judgmental about my fedoras! I agree with those that suggest that this is a step in the right direction.

 

[fenris]

As long as they wear them CORRECTLY !! None of this backward crap !! Gosh, I HATE that !!

Oh, I've seen a few stupid people here who've worn their fedoras backwards... Dunno if they were just really ignorant or were trying to be hip.

 

[Neophyte]

Oh, I've seen a few stupid people here who've worn their fedoras backwards... Dunno if they were just really ignorant or were trying to be hip.

I was at Sears and saw that one of the mannequins had a cheap stingy wool fedora on...backwards. So, when no one was looking, I turned it around. lol

 

[AlterEgo]

I was at Sears and saw that one of the mannequins had a cheap stingy wool fedora on...backwards. So, when no one was looking, I turned it around. lol

Good move, Neo. Mannequins can be so stupid. They often behave like they don't even have brains.

But female mannequins are smart enough to assert their status--now they want to be called womennequin!

 

[Neophyte]

Good move, Neo. Mannequins can be so stupid. They often behave like they don't even have brains.

But female mannequins are smart enough to assert their status--now they want to be called womennequin!

lol

 

[Carnage]

I was at Sears and saw that one of the mannequins had a cheap stingy wool fedora on...backwards. So, when no one was looking, I turned it around. lol

I was told off in Marks & Spencer the other day for changing a hat on a mannequin. It was wearing a very nice bold striped blazer and some chinos so I swapped the vile hat it was wearing for a linen panel flat cap.

 

[StetsonHomburg]

I was at Sears and saw that one of the mannequins had a cheap stingy wool fedora on...backwards. So, when no one was looking, I turned it around. lol

Good one! lol

 

[TrenchGuy]

They look like this: http://www.rockworldeast.com/dimage/zoom/4918.jpg

or this: http://sandboxsouvenirs.com/zen/images/12253l.jpg

Aren't those trilby hats? As I bought one of those and they were sold as trilby hats. And the hats in the pictures also fit the wikipedia description of a trilby.

But yeah, the one I bought has no pictures of skulls or anything like that. It's just a plain black trilby/fedora. Do you consider it a street/punk fedora as it was bought from a clothing store that is the favorite of many teenagers?

 

[AlterEgo]

We'll probably never put the trilby vs. fedora controversy to bed. The short answer is that they are one and the same hat style. The long answer is that they are different, but the full answer is too long to get into here.

I'd give my right arm to see a sticky on this topic so that we could refer folks there for reference.

 

[Carnage]

We'll probably never put the trilby vs. fedora controversy to bed. The short answer is that they are one and the same hat style. The long answer is that they are different, but the full answer is too long to get into here.

I'd give my right arm to see a sticky on this topic so that we could refer folks there for reference.

My only thoughts on the matter are:

"The Trilby Lounge" wouldn't sound as cool...

 

[StetsonHomburg]

Aren't those trilby hats? As I bought one of those and they were sold as trilby hats. And the hats in the pictures also fit the wikipedia description of a trilby.

But yeah, the one I bought has no pictures of skulls or anything like that. It's just a plain black trilby/fedora. Do you consider it a street/punk fedora as it was bought from a clothing store that is the favorite of many teenagers?

Well most "fedoras" today from what I have seen are trilby's... but most people just call them fedoras.. [huh]

 

[Yeps]

Well most "fedoras" today from what I have seen are trilby's... but most people just call them fedoras.. [huh]

Generally the distinction is just whether it is AmE or BrE. Recently Americans have started using the term trilby, generally to refer to stingy fedoras and these things, and the British have started using fedora in some way I don't quite understand, but the distinction is far from set.

 

[Deleted member 12480]

i have only seen one person look cool in one of them....

yoji from miami ink.

 

[TrenchGuy]

I get your point here, pal. I just want to know, do you gentlemen consider my hat a street/punk fedora because it's bought from a store that many teenagers buy their clothes from? It doesn't have any kind of pictures on it, it's made of wool and viscose(not denim or other "street" stuff). Just a plain black fedora.

 

[The Good]

I get your point here, pal. I just want to know, do you gentlemen consider my hat a street/punk fedora because it's bought from a store that many teenagers buy their clothes from? It doesn't have any kind of pictures on it, it's made of wool and viscose(not denim or other "street" stuff). Just a plain black fedora.

No, I wouldn't consider a fedora like this a "street/punk fedora." Your hat is nicer than what teenagers tend to go for. It reminds me of my wool Jaxon c-crown fedora, which itself is a dark grey with a one-inch ribbon and a medium width brim (2 1/2 inches I think).

 

[Undertow]

I get your point here, pal. I just want to know, do you gentlemen consider my hat a street/punk fedora because it's bought from a store that many teenagers buy their clothes from? It doesn't have any kind of pictures on it, it's made of wool and viscose(not denim or other "street" stuff). Just a plain black fedora.

I would suggest meandering through some of the previous posts to gather an idea of some loungers' sentiments towards what you've described.

 

[Dewhurst]

I just want to know, do you gentlemen consider my hat a street/punk fedora because it's bought from a store that many teenagers buy their clothes from?

The place of purchase does not dictate, ex nihilo, the style, genre, or form of any given piece of headwear by necessity. You can get all kinds of hats in all kinds of places.

A hat may be whatever it will be irrespective of the store it is purchased in.

 

[mike sullivan]

i really don't like them, i find it's a trend that will pass. i wear my fedora proudly. the classic fedora is a timeless look.

 

[daizawaguy]

well...

 

[Blackthorn]

I wouldn't be caught dead in one. I'd sooner wear a baseball cap.