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Do people even still wear fedoras? Isn't it over now?
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doctorblurg
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I see fedoras quite frequently on campus at least three times a week, that's pretty low compared to how bad it was last fall... couldn't go anywhere without one or two catching your eye.
Compared to things said here that's nothing
It's that, he wants to look interesting, ok, but that's not the way. I talk from experience though He's actually pretty confident enough to upload the pic here, it's all for helping bro. I apologize if it came out as harsh.
Edited and said sorry personally on PM, it wasn't my intention
wow
Yeah, fedoras dont work if you're in casual attire. In my opinion they also don't work if the color of the fedora doesn't match your other attire at all.
The only time I wear a fedora while in jeans/t-shirt is when it's raining out. I have a long-billed Indiana Jones styled fedora (aka the right fedora) and it keeps my head and neck perfectly dry.
freenudemacusers
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i think i rock one ok
I don't live in the US either, but I've seen my share of "fedora'd gentlemen" in the wild.
Why there is hate, or rather the ridicule for fedoras can be a somewhat lenghty explanation. So I'll start with this picture posted earlier in the thread:
In that image there's a man who's stylish and he wears a fedora, no problems there. However there is a large group of people who want to be stylish or "classy" who look at that picture and see it differently, they see that he's stylish because he wears a hat. Therefore, the logic goes, fedora itself is what makes you stylish.
Of course real life doesn't work like that, as the hat is nothing but an accessory on your overall look. But looking around the internet there are tons and tons of people who focus on fedoras alone for their look - it's treated as some sort of "enchanted hat of charisma +2" just put it on and you'll instantly look good. This is wrong and is the root of bad fedora fashion.
There are social connections too as the fedora, or rather the wrong usage of one, has become a sort of a stereotype of certain cultural subgroups. Not only are they regularly connected with the "nice guys", you know the types who are not actually nice, and smug atheists and/or libertarians and such. But that's another issue.
At first the ridicule was targeted at individuals who looked awkward with their awkward style, this is common all over the internet. But as fedora usage gained momentum the ridicule shifted from the individuals themselves more towards the usage of the hat itself. There are cases where this is unfortunate, as even those who use fedoras "legitimately" get grouped with the fedora fetishists.
edit: Of course many times those who wear the hat wrong have the mindset that a hat's a hat. They usually end up with ill fitting fedoras that really don't suit them at all. It's the same with suits for example, unlike what many think you can go wrong with a suit.
DodgyGeezerFella
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Y'all mofo's need paddy caps in your lives -
PlayALLtheGames
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i think i rock one ok
Fedora and suspenders?
Cow Mengde
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Seriously, this is what bothers me the most. How did this happen? I know plenty of atheists and none of them wears a fedora.
i think i rock one ok
honestly one of the better worn fedoras in this thread.
Baraka in the White House
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Yeah I'm reluctant to give full endorsement like, "Dude, sweet fedora!" but he's one of the better ones. Wouldn't exactly say he rocks it but he doesn't look like a M'lady dude, at least.
Honestly though unless you're a Dick Tracy-looking motherfucker then you probably shouldn't bother. I don't think certain guys make fedoras look good so much as certain guys are slabs of Grade-A Kobe man-beef with an ironclad sense of style who could make anything look good.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
i think i rock one ok
Fedora alone.
freenudemacusers
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also note my traditional detachable white collar
God Dayumm
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Where does GAF stand on bucket hats? I used to wear them all the time 10+ years ago.
Only for fishing.
Jaffaboy
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Where does GAF stand on bucket hats? I used to wear them all the time 10+ years ago.
You'll look like you've come straight out of Kevin and Perry Go Large.
blame space
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what the fuck is a waistcoat
Did you just called my dad botija? Meet me somewhere!These are way worse than fedoras. Whoever wears that and is not fat looks like el chompiras
And if they are fat they look like el botija
He kinda does though. lol
Angelus Errare
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i think i rock one ok
Aren't you the dude from Vampire Diaries?
LyleLanley
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Every morning I thank god that Youtube wasn't around when I was young.
freenudemacusers
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pure french #class
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