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Summary: A classic fedora is a bodied felt hat that gained popularity in the early 20th century as a fashionable accessory for men. Understand the origin of the fedora with tips from a vintage clothing specialist in this free video on fashion.
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"The Classic Fedora is a hat that was made very popular by the mob in the nineteen-forties in New York. The Fedora was traditionally a felt hat with a ribbon band around the top and was worn to match the gentleman's suit. In the early nineteenth century, all gentleman wore a hat and when there was not a need like back east in New York there was not a need to wear a hat, it became a style it became an accessory. Gentleman began to wear the Fedora to match their suits."
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