Pompidou
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At the end of the day, whether you get a tophat, bowler, homburg, fedora or beanie, all that'll matter is that you think you look great in it, because you'll have to wear it without looking like a guy who's wearing a hat he's not sure if he looks stupid in. There were rules for what hats were appropriate for what, but these days, rules don't amount to much. My very first fedora was an Indy repro from Dorfman Pacific - the overpriced fur felt version. Everybody loved it. I thought I looked dumb in it - felt very self conscious that I was, in fact, just wearing a costume. Throw in my leather jacket and khaki pants and it sealed the deal. It was a costume. Didn't matter how much everyone complained when I got a porkpie and gave the Indy away. If I made this thread to that audience, and I followed it, I'd have been miserable. There's only one opinion that matters when you're wearing a hat, I think, and that's your own. You must have some sort of vision of yourself wearing a hat - the idea in your head when you picture yourself wearing one at whatever meetings. I'd look for that hat if I were you. Bonus points if it happens to follow the rules. No loss if it doesn't.