fedoras

Creased brim hats

Fedoras are soft felt hats with a lengthwise crease in the crown and a brim that can be turned up or down.

The style emerged in the late nineteenth century and became iconic menswear through the mid-twentieth century.

Fedoras saw revival in the 2000s, though wearing one—especially with casual clothes—became a punchline associated with awkward men affecting sophistication: He tipped his fedora and said "m'lady."

fashion

trilby

Pinch-crowned felt hat

brimProjecting edge or lip
feltCompressed fiber textile
crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece

hatband · millinery · haberdashery · headwear · accessory · ribbon · wool · straw · Panama · Stetson

cultural

Humphrey Bogart

noirHard-boiled film genre
detectiveProfessional crime investigator
private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed

gangster · mobster · Prohibition · jazz age · swing era · zoot suit · speakeasy · hardboiled · Casablanca · Indiana Jones

stereotype

neckbeard

Smug online know-it-all

m'ladyMock-formal female address
RedditSocial news aggregator
tippingPaying beyond the bill

cringe · meme · atheist · trenchcoat · katana · nice guy · basement dweller · internet culture · ironic · satirical

craft

blocking

Impeding forward progress

feltingCompacting fibers through agitation
sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
shapingGiving something its form

steaming · hatmaking · trimming · sweatband · liner · stiffening · molding · rabbit fur · custom · bespoke

fedoras

trilby

Humphrey Bogart

neckbeard

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