Looking for a good Fez

[MPicciotto]

Maybe the search function is broken. Or could it be that nobody has talked about the fez?

Anyways here is the situation. In my reenacting group our new elected CO has a way of calling himself "The Grand Poobah" So my plan is to get him a Fez and put the US Army Officers insignia on it. I don't want a 2 buck costume fez. Nor do I want to spend big chunks of money. I was looking in the more 20-30 dollar range as an upper end. There is one vintage one on eBay I'm watching. But I'm afraid it might be a bit small for him. Hat size is 7 3/8.

Any ideas, directions, suggestions or help is welcome.

Matt

 

[Mr E Train]

Village Hat Shop has a lot of fezzes.

http://hat.villagehatshop.com/searc...om&w=fez&af=ct:fezhats&isort=score&method=and

 

[feltfan]

Google fez site:thefedoralounge.com

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=30200

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=40379

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=3238

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=15157

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=15935

...and so on...

Google works better than the Lounge's Search function.

 

[MPicciotto]

Thanks guys. It looks like Village Hat shop will be the way to go for middle of the road.

Thanks
Matt

 

[AlterEgo]

Sounds like the one at VHS fits the bill for you, but where would you get a really fine fez? And what constitutes a really fine fez? What kind do Shriners wear and who's their source?

 

[Mr E Train]

There's this one here, more mid-priced than Village Hat Shop's offerings, which seem to be either very cheap or very expensive, and it's fur felt.

http://www.tailsandtheunexpected.com/shopexd.asp?id=168&bc=no

I ordered a boater from them, and it hasn't had enough time to get here yet, but I've communicated with them and they're pleasant to deal with.

 

[johnnycanuck]

You can always try http://www.fez-o-rama.com/index.php

Johnny

 

[Mr E Train]

You can always try http://www.fez-o-rama.com/index.php

Johnny

Looks like all their fezzes have cartoon characters and skulls on them. Sort of the cruisinusa.com of fez stores. In other words, kind of tacky.

 

[johnnycanuck]

Its only tacky when you spill your Mai-Tia on it. lol

Johnny

 

[Mr E Train]

Its only tacky when you spill your Mai-Tia on it. lol

Johnny

Yeah, it would be pretty tacky then, wouldn't it? Lot of sugar in a Mai Tai.lol

 

[MPicciotto]

Well we wound up with all of us wearing fez's. Black tassels for enlisted and gold for officers. We even had a different sort of fez, more a pillbox type for the one lady (WAC) in the group at this most recent show. No pictures yet of us in uniform at formation. But here are a few pics:

Matt

 

[fluteplayer07]

Question!

...fezzes...

...fez's...

fftopic: What is the proper plural term for fez? fftopic:

 

[carldelo]

fftopic: What is the proper plural term for fez? fftopic:

It's 'fezzes', or 'fezes' (an apostrophe is only for a possessive). Personally, I would have thought the plural of 'fez' was simply 'fez'.

 

[Mav]

fftopic: What is the proper plural term for fez? fftopic:

Fezzezezzez.
My Shrine fez is a ventilated fur felt, high quality fez from an outfit in.....FL? I'll look at it in the a.m.. My guess is they don't make them available to anyone but Nobles.

 

[J. M. Stovall]

Wore this to the prom (chaperone) back in May. It's one of the $15 jobs with a sequined "M" I sewed on for a little school spirit.

And yes that's a vintage tux with a '49-'62 Union Tag, vintage Tux shirt, shirt studs and tie.

.

 

[Tomasso]

Locke offers a decent fez though I much prefer their smoking caps.

 

[Yeps]

I think we can expect to see a minor bump in the popularity of fezzezesses.

As the good Doctor said, "I wear a fez now, fezes are cool!"

 

[Pompidou]

You can always try http://www.fez-o-rama.com/index.php

Johnny

I'd wear the one with a baboon on it in a heartbeat. I'm only 31, but I've learned a few sound lessons in life. One of them is that there aren't many things that can't be made better by putting monkeys on them. Keep that in mind as you journey through life, overcoming its many hardships. I know I always do.

 

[AntonAAK]

I'd wear the one with a baboon on it in a heartbeat. I'm only 31, but I've learned a few sound lessons in life. One of them is that there aren't many things that can't be made better by putting monkeys on them. Keep that in mind as you journey through life, overcoming its many hardships. I know I always do.

:eusa_clap lol :eusa_clap

 

[Mario]

Just make sure that, once you have you Fez, you don't travel to Turkey with it. Could bring you into an awful lot of trouble...