Ivy hat advice

[Señor Soft Collar]

I want a hat to wear with 40s/50s ivy league style/natural shoulder clothing. Something like this (although I doubt it's an exact reconstruction):

The crown and brim are not massive, nor are they as miniscule as they became in the 60s. Another characteristic is that it is very soft.

I really don't know much about hats in general, or fedoras in particular, however I suspect that this could be a close match:

http://www.bates-hats.com/store/fedoras-and-trilbys/regent/prod_29.html

As many of you have specialist knowledge, can anyone please advise if they spot any features of the above that distinguish it from hats of the past and/or hats from the US (the above is British).

 

[gtdean48]

When a hat is "battered almost beyond recognition into a shape never conceived by hat manufacturers" then represented in a drawing, it is mostly impossible to reverse engineer any features that would point to a valid starting point production hat. JMHO

Most any hat would do to become a beater as described...

 

[Señor Soft Collar]

Point taken, however the picture I have given is not my only reference point. I'm seeking something similar to a soft fedora from the USA in the 40s and 50s. If there is a campus connection too all the better, but as I cannot provide much info on this detail, it is not essential.

 

[gtdean48]

I'd go more to the Burlington or the Charlie than something with a matching ribbon treatment
http://www.bates-hats.com/store/fedoras-and-trilbys/the-burlington/prod_88.html
http://www.bates-hats.com/store/fedoras-and-trilbys/the-charlie/prod_116.html

 

[Señor Soft Collar]

Good point! Thanks.

 

[hatsRme]

Forget the Charlie. No men's hat should even be offered in lilac. EEew-ah!

 

[Señor Soft Collar]

The hat doesn't have to be from Bates btw. I don't even mind importing from the US if necessary.

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Lotsahats]

Oh, so Depp is just a Harvard Twister without the twist.

 

[hatsRme]

Oh, he's twisted, alright...

 

[Señor Soft Collar]

I like it.

 

[Dinerman]