Types of Men's Hats
Men look sharp in hats although not necessarily when sporting backward baseball caps. In the past, men donned stylish, handsome hats and carried it off with elan. Hats, like all fashion, were once a sign of the times, indicating what was going on in the world at any given moment. Does this Spark an idea?
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Gangster Fedora
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Consider the fedora, which rose to fame during the 1930s when gangsters were prominent in popular culture. Gangsters went about their criminality while dressed in a business-like manner. They wore fedoras that came in various colors, including petrol blue, almond green, lilac, dove, dark brown and gray, according to hathistory.org. Although New York designers were appalled by the request for gangster fashions, they accommodated the request and created the Broadway suit that was topped off with a gangster fedora.
The fedora remains popular to this day because it is flexible and you can pinch it to suit your personal style. The hat is easy to wear and you can break down the brim in the back or on the sides or in the front.
Panama Hat
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In the mid-1930s, summer straw hats began to be made out of soft straw as opposed to hard straw, thus the arrival of the Panama straw hat, which President Theodore Roosevelt helped make popular when he appeared in a picture wearing one. The public clamored for this hat. In fact, in 1925, Turkey banned the wearing of the traditional fez and required the use of Panama hats. The popularity of the derby hat, which had reined supreme, dimmed due to the Panama hat--men became accustomed to the big brim that shaded their face and weren't too excited about wearing the small-shaped derby, which was hard, when autumn arrived. Even though the popularity of all hats declined during the second half of the 20th century, the Panama hat remained popular.
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Derby and Newsboy Cap
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The derby hat was originally intended to be worn when riding a horse. It was invented by London hatter William Bowler. The derby was eventually re-named a bowler, after its inventor.
The newsboy cap is seen in nearly every historical movie or television show that revolves around a certain era in America, where young boys were literally standing on the street corners trying to sell newspapers. The cap is also called the Fausto cap, according to menshats.com. It has a very distinctive, sporty look about it, featuring a brim and a crown that has been fashioned out of eight even panels. There is a button in the center at the top.
Fur Hats
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Long before these other hats came onto the scene, men wore fur hats. By 1600, most men were wearing beaver hats that sometimes had crowns that were 7 inches or higher.
Boaters
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In the early 1900s, straw hats called boaters were very popular during the summer and were worn by both the middle class and the working class. This new look in hat coincided with the emergence of a less-rigid class structure. This hat was made of stiff straw and had a somewhat deep, flat-topped crown. The crown was encircled using a Petersham ribbon. A boater featured a narrow brim. Men and women alike wore the boater, particularly in the summer when they were playing tennis or picnicking.
Stetson
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The Stetson cowboy hat was the brainchild of John Batterson Stetson of New Jersey, whose father, Stephen, was a hatter and taught his children the trade. He focused on Westerners and began making hats for the "Wild West," including Railroad-style hats and the Boss of the Plains hat; the Alaska hat and the Columbia and Dakota hats. Eventually, Stetson created his own catalog from which he sold hats. Stetson's very successful company went on to produce the fedora, homburg, trilby, top hat, bowler, Western and dress style straw hats and the Stetson Premier Panama straw hat.
Dobbs Hats
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The Dobbs dress hat line is produced by a company called Hatco Inc. which also makes Western hats. The Dobbs label indicates that you are getting the top-of-the-line in hats. Hatco Inc. continues to make straw and dress hats as it has been doing for more than 70 years. If you are in the market for a class hat, consider a homburg or a fedora. Winston Churchill was very fond of homburgs, which is a felt hat that is stiff and very much like a fedora.
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