Brim up or Brim Down

[Michaelshane]

Sometimes up.....
Sometimes down.

 

[JimWagner]

Down unless it's in the way for some reason.

 

[hatophile]

Sometimes up.....
Sometimes down.

Same here, depends on the hat, and how I feel that day.

 

[Wolfmanjack]

Always brim down. Brim up, I look like Gabby Hayes.

 

[suitedcboy]

Down. Otis on Andy Griffith show is not my fashion idol......

 

[alanfgag]

Well, sometimes it works, sometimes less so.

 

[LoveMyHats2]

Always brim down. Brim up, I look like Gabby Hayes.

I am almost positive this hat was on an ebay listing, no size listed, item as in "fantastic looking vintage cowboy hat in good condition, no box, measures one foot by two"....

 

[alanfgag]

real world guy, Stetson, with up brim:

 

[HatsEnough]

I am almost positive this hat was on an ebay listing, no size listed, item as in "fantastic looking vintage cowboy hat in good condition, no box, measures one foot by two"....

Also listed as a vintage gangster, bucket, mad men, mafia, fedora, Stetson, pimp hat.

 

[zetwal]

Also listed as a vintage gangster, bucket, mad men, mafia, fedora, Stetson, pimp hat.

You forgot ... RARE

 

[Sam Craig]

It all depends on the hat, but just check out how friendly Alan looks ... see above ...

It's fun to pop the brim every once in a while with the right hat.

PS ... You forgot Yogi Bear

Sam

 

[monbla256]

You forgot ... RARE

ALL hats on the 'bay are RARE

 

[dhermann1]

FDR wore his flipped up a lot of the time:

 

[DNO]

I tried the brim up look...I just looked like a goof. So, it's brim down for me. If I want a more casual look, I'll tilt the hat back a bit.

I've seen other fellows wearing the brim up, though, and they look just fine.

 

[Undertow]

Well, sometimes it works, sometimes less so.

I think JD's has a slightly "gangster" curve to the brim, similar to something Al Capone would have worn.

I've had mixed success with that kind of brim shaping (note my avatar, albeit not a good picture for reference).

 

[HatsEnough]

As far as wide brims go (as Alan showed) a Western or an Open Road looks good with a dish instead of a down front brim. Stingies look fine up, too. Also (as Depp shows above) the "Hollywood brim" with it up on one corner and down in the other across the front looks good, too. But I am not a fan of the up brim on a regular fedora with brims between 2-3/8 and 2-7/8.

 

[Sam Craig]

I forgot about FDR, but he is a good example.

Just look how friendly he appears with that brim popped up.

I will admit, I have several hats you can't do this with.

My Knox 20 dress hat would look like a sailor hat with the brim popped, but other ones are just right.

I guess it is up to each wearer.

Sam

 

[HatsEnough]

Those 30s fedoras FDR wore with the 2-1/8 brims (and smaller) are fine popped up, I agree.

 

[scottyrocks]

I have a couple of 2" brimmed Dobbs that I wear with the snap brims up. My larger brimmed hats are always down.

 

[Duper]

The only hat I wear "up" is a panama. I just like it like that.

The rest are all snapped down.