Question about hat style.

[Julian Hatcher]

I like hats. I wear fedoras, although I recently snagged a Stetson Open Road in Black. Sometimes I wear suits, sometimes I don't wear the jackets though. Can I legitimately wear a hat without a suit jacket? Seems wrong to me. Thanks!

 

[jlee562]

Yes.

 

[Seb Lucas]

You can wear a hat with a t-shirt, a sweater, a Hawaiian, a suit, or a dress if that's your thing.

 

[Frunobulax]

You might want to take it off in the shower.

 

[RJR]

+1,.

 

[hatophile]

Or, as The Bandit said to Sally Fields in "Smoky and the Bandit"
"I take my hat off for one thing and one thing only."

 

[Doctor Strange]

If you're a hat guy, be a hat guy. In today's climate, wearing anything other than a ballcap is considered a bizarre affectation by 99% of the people that you'll encounter. It takes courage to let your freak flag fly... so don't not wear the Open Road because you think anybody will consider it "odd" in terms of matching what else you're wearing.

I wear a bunch of hats with all kinds of jackets. I don't even own a suit and I never wear a tie, but my fedoras get plenty of wear with leather and nylon flight jackets, topcoats, blazers, even sweaters and button-down shirts. I'm not crazy about how a formal-ish hat looks with a T-shirt, but my Akubra country hats and panama hat go just fine.

 

[Frunobulax]

Or, as The Bandit said to Sally Fields in "Smoky and the Bandit"
"I take my hat off for one thing and one thing only."

Or, in the words of Randy Newman (via Joe Cocker), "You can leave your hat on"

 

[triple-d]

Or, as The Bandit said to Sally Fields in "Smoky and the Bandit"
"I take my hat off for one thing and one thing only."

A hair cut??

 

[Blackthorn]

I wear hats but not suits. So...

 

[facade]

I like hats. I wear fedoras, although I recently snagged a Stetson Open Road in Black. Sometimes I wear suits, sometimes I don't wear the jackets though. Can I legitimately wear a hat without a suit jacket? Seems wrong to me. Thanks!

There are precious few rules with regard to dress anymore. You can wear whatever you want. Whether you should or not is another matter.

There are plenty of pictures of men with fedoras paired with casual attire on this site. Take a look at the pictures and if that look appeals to you and you feel it will present a positive image to those around you, then go for it.

 

[theoldnorthwest]

The Open Road is a western hat so it certainly does not need to be worn with a suit.

 

[hatophile]

By the way, if you look at some of the vintage pictures through Shorpy or Non-Shorpy threads here you will see fedoras and ORs with many different outfits.

 

[tropicalbob]

It's true that you can wear a hat with just about anything, but whatever you're wearing has to be in your style. For instance, I believe I dress pretty well. but I can't wear a white Panama because it's just not my style. I'd feel like a fool. Ultimately, finding out about your own style is a way of learning about yourself.

 

[Bob Roberts]

There's a hat for every outfit and a outfit for every hat.

 

[RJR]

The old adage "wear the hat,don't let it wear you" seems to apply.

 

[javadave61]

I can be quite self conscious wearing a hat, until I see someone else wearing a hat and think how good and stylish they look. Then I realize I'm far more conscious of myself than others are of me. Someone said on here once that if you can feel good in it, you'll look good in it. I think people admire people who wear hats with confidence. Ironically, hat wearing is retro, but realy, it's stepping ahead of today's conformist styles.

So whatever you wear it with, feel good about it and it will work.

 

[Historyteach24]

Stetson Stratoliner from the 50s with a columbia hoodie, t **** and jeans looks a lot like an OR
Akubra stockman with jeans and t shirt

 

[A-1]

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Do it. I like it!

 

[tommyK]

I'd wear thin ribbon Open Road style hats with just about anything. Jeans and t-shirts are just fine.