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[FO-totality]

Alright, because I'm morbidly curious:

This is me in a hat, sans glasses.

What say you, GAF?

uh, no.

"Down with Prince John!"

 

[SMT]

Members of the press wear fedoras.

 

[Lasthope106]

This is what the hat looks like on men:

This is what the hat looks like on people who think masculinity can be found in a hat:

After seeing some of the pictures being posted in the thread, I noticed the following. The guys who pulled the fedora look like they actually care about their appearance, more than just buying a hat. They don't have unkept hair, and facial hair. They all are wearing clothes that we all associate with a formal setting i.e. well fitting suit, nice shirt and tie, etc. The other people, who can't pull the fedora; for example, the bottom picture in your post don't exude those qualities. They look like they don't really give a damn about appearance, hence the fact that some of these people are overweight, and wearing things that you wouldn't be caught wearing in any reputable office in the entire world.

So in conclusion, a man appears confident when he cares about his appearance, and that involves all aspects of his life - from the way he dresses, the way he communicates, to the way you eat. Once you start practicing those things, then you can pull off any style and look good.

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

Awesome people wear fedoras.

Yep, you are certainly correct!

 

[Moral Panic]

I don't think it looks good either, but damn if you guys aren't pretty hateful about it.

.

 

[Ra\/en]

I actually think Don Draper looks a little silly in a fedora.

 

[daycru]

The fedora is yet another thing for self hating nerds to point at and scream "SEE, SOMEONE IS WORSE THAN ME!"

 

[Switters]

Hmmm... Not so much

Grow a mustache, brother. Show em a man with drive and confidence.

 

[Makonero]

Clearly, you all should invest your fedora money into sombreros.

 

[Tex117]

Retarded...

 

[Lasthope106]

Clearly, you all should invest your fedora money into sombreros.

As a person who was actually born in Mexico, that guy can't pull a Sombrero. I should make a thread about Nerds/Bros and Sombreros.

 

[Mike M]

uh, no.

You're just a skull in a flight helmet, what do you know? You think you make that look work? HUH?

*Sobs in a corner*

Spoiler

Still going to wear my hats

 

[PBalfredo]

So, what exactly is the x-factor here? Fedoras, but only if they accompany a 3-piece suit? Would I get by with a button-down and a tie?

Basically. Fedoras never worked in a vacuum. But a three-piece suit in an everyday setting is no longer the norm, so trying to go for that just says "trying too hard"

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

As a person who was actually born in Mexico, that guy can't pull a Sombrero. I should make a thread about Nerds/Bros and Sombreros.

I think that's off a costume website

 

[TommyT]

woops.. supposed to be a new topic!

 

[Hot Coldman]

As a person who was actually born in Mexico, that guy can't pull a Sombrero. I should make a thread about Nerds/Bros and Sombreros.

I always figured sombreros work better on dumpier guys.

 

[vaelic]

hmm

 

[Alucrid]

What's that from?

 

[R2D4]

Maybe he just liked that style and didn't give a shit about impressing strangers.

Obviously he liked it and didn't care what others thought. What stunning insight.

 

[NinjaFridge]

Are you trying to tell me that people exist who don't prioritise impressing GAF?

This is dangerous talk.

Keep it quiet man, I think this kind of talk is bannable round these parts.

 

[R2D4]

What's that from?

The greatest show on TV.

 

[lunarworks]

hmm

That's a "porkpie hat", not a fedora.

 

[SmithnCo]

Just looks weird when you wear a fedora with a T-Shirt and jeans which is what I usually see.

 

[Mully]

I AM THE ONE WHO ROCKS FEDORAS

 

[NinjaFridge]

Obviously he liked it and didn't care what others thought. What stunning insight.

I don't know what goes through these peoples minds.

?

 

[kittens]

I've never once thought of fedoras as being feminine.

Also: who gives a fuck. People can wear whatever they want. Don't shame them.

 

[Alucrid]

The greatest show on TV.

The Cosby show?

 

[Router]

If I could pull it off... Fuck yeah I'd wear one. I know better though.

 

[I'm an expert]

The greatest show on TV.

That guy's not in The Wire.

ohh..currently on tv..

That guy's not a judge on The Voice.

 

[R2D4]

?

I concede.

 

[desertdroog]

hmm

This is a Pork-Pie.

Not all brimmed dress hats are Fedoras, as the poster who showed the difference between a Fedora and a Trilby with the more you know image.

Find a habadashery (if your city has one) to have someone help you buy a hat for your face. Your face and head shape determines what hat style you can pull off. Plus appropriate clothes to help your head covering accessorise appropriately.

 

[victreeb3l]

fedoras look cute on kids but thats it. no grown ass man, unless youre a world famous archeologist, should ever wear one

 

[Hot Coldman]

That guy's not in The Wire.

ohh..currently on tv..

That guy's not a judge on The Voice.

this thread is now about this post

 

[R2D4]

The Cosby show?

If only this thread was about sweaters.

 

[Acerac]

Anyone who wears a Fedora in 2012 should be mocked mercilessly.

Honestly, if you haven't gotten a better hat by now you should just trade for one.

 

[I'm an expert]

this thread is now about this post

Just trying to halt another shitty Breaking Bad takeover on a thread that has nothing to do with that dumb show.

 

[TheMan]

so basically, you can't pull off a fedora unless you're already handsome and in good shape...in which case you could pull off almost any style you wanted.

do i have that right?

 

[demon]

Fedoras can look good but you need the right outfit, and the problem is they have too much of an antiquated connotation for most people to pull off without automatically looking like they're "trying too hard". Just avoid.

so basically, you can't pull off a fedora unless you're already handsome and in good shape...in which case you could pull off almost any style you wanted.

do i have that right?

This is always a given.

 

[Cat Party]

so basically, you can't pull off a fedora unless you're already handsome and in good shape...in which case you could pull off almost any style you wanted.

do i have that right?

Correct. Only exception is if you play sax in a rock band.

 

[Ferrio]

This is a Pork-Pie.

Not all brimmed dress hats are Fedoras, as the poster who showed the difference between a Fedora and a Trilby with the more you know image.

Find a habadashery (if your city has one) to have someone help you buy a hat for your face. Your face and head shape determines what hat style you can pull off. Plus appropriate clothes to help your head covering accessorise appropriately.

Wikipedia

A pork pie hat (a.k.a. porkpie) is a type of hat made of felt or straw. It is a type of fedora which has a cylindrical crown and flat top.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Just trying to halt another shitty Breaking Bad takeover on a thread that has nothing to do with that dumb show.

You are doing God's work.

 

[Mangotron]

A critical note on Fedoras.

They are a suit accessory. Specifically they were an outdoors suit accessory that was removed with your overcoat when you went inside. Even in the fedora age they were not worn casually, and they certainly don't go with a graphic tee and some jizz-stained cargos.

I wouldn't strongly recommend wearing one today even with a suit, but you really just cannot wear them with anything else.

 

[jon bones]

Alright, because I'm morbidly curious:

This is me in a hat, sans glasses.

What say you, GAF?

you look like a herb

 

[Mike M]

you look like a herb

I have no idea what that means.

 

[Ken Masters]

It's just simply a way for compensating for their looks


This usually applies to most people overdressing with fashion


You don't see models or those with natural good looks with anything more then a simple clean attire most of the time

 

[FO-totality]

You're just a skull in a flight helmet, what do you know? You think you make that look work? HUH?

*Sobs in a corner*

Spoiler

Still going to wear my hats

Don't knock on skulls in fighter helmets. We knock back. Plus, I got them chizzled cheek bones.

Spoiler

you and yourr dress are good and not bad at all. just not fedora fitting

 

[that1dude24]

i am glad this article exists. i will forward it to everyone i know.

 

[I'm an expert]

I have no idea what that means.

How old are ya? Do people not call dorks or dweebs herb anymore?

 

[desertdroog]

Wikipedia

Wikipedia. lol.


http://artofmanliness.com/2008/03/01/bringing-back-the-hat/

The Fedora
Fedoras were once considered de rigueur for men going out in public and a necessary accessory to formal and business attire. While once mainstream, a man in a fedora is now seen as a trendsetter. Fedoras are soft, usually made of felt, creased lengthwise down the crown, and pinched on both sides. Obviously you cannot pair a fedora with jeans and a polo. They are only an appropriate accent for dressier outfits. But the pay off-loads of style, class, and confidence-make dressing up worth it. Fedoras will make you look manly and a bit mysterious. Worn by Prohibition era gangsters, almost all of the movie stars of the 1940′s, and Old Blue Eyes himself, donning a fedora puts you in touch with a truly luminous and manly heritage.

The Porkpie

Photo from The French Connection

Named for its resemblance to an actual pork pie, this hat is similar to a fedora but with a flat top instead of a pinched crown. The brim is also shorter and turned up. The hat is often associated with the jazz, blues, and ska culture, but was also worn by the likes of Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atom bomb.

More to the point on buying a hat for your shape:
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/28/the-perfect-hat-for-your-ugly-mug/

 

[Mike M]

How old are ya? Do people not call dorks or dweebs herb anymore?

Yeah, never heard that term in that context before to my knowledge...