Show Us Your Dark Side - Shadow and Silhouette Portraits

[1mach1]

Cool pic, Charlie!

 

[hatsRme]

Thanks Harv! I was surprised at the floodlight effects, big time!

I really like your silhouette shots on this thread.

 

[T Jones]

Wearing my newest Stagecoach conversion

 

[hatsRme]

Amazing, Terry! Great effect.

 

[T Jones]

Amazing, Terry! Great effect.

Thanks buddy. Except, that's not an effect. That's what I actually look like.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

I can see a smile there

 

[hatsRme]

I can see a smile there

That's the effect!

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

Bump for a classic thread...

 

[bowlerman]

Awesome


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[bowlerman]

Positive and negative:

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[Alive'n'Amplified]

Awesome.


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[T Jones]

My unknown Western on the darkside

 

[1mach1]

Nice Terry!

 

[bowlerman]

Yeah that's cool


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[coalchak01]

Dear Gentlemen wearing dress hats: I believe from experience that wearing a dress hat with a hoodie or t-shirt ruins the look. A leather bomber jacket, letter varsity jacket, simple Eisenhower jacket style (military or not) shirt jacket or a trench coat work way better with a fedora. Even (God Forbid!) a blazer or sport jacket and tie.
A good rule of thumb is to wear a coat that was in style before the 1960s with a Fedora.
Now, in summer you can wear a Panama or other dress straw hat, but not with just a t-shirt. A bowling shirt, Hawaiian style shirt, camp shirt, or casual shirt does the trick far better. Only cowboy hats or casual sports hats like a baseball cap go well dressed down in jeans jackets, hoodies or t-shirts.
If you wear a dress hat, you need your outfit to complement and support it. Otherwise it seems you are wearing your hat ironically, like "look at this antique lid, isn't it amusing to wear it with distressed jeans and a t-shirt from K-mart!" At best, the hat seems incongruous or even clashes.
Also, dress hats don't look good with parkas or other items made of synthetic material.
Am I being too "authentic" here?


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[Bob Roberts]

Dear Gentlemen wearing dress hats: I believe from experience that wearing a dress hat with a hoodie or t-shirt ruins the look. A leather bomber jacket, letter varsity jacket, simple Eisenhower jacket style (military or not) shirt jacket or a trench coat work way better with a fedora. Even (God Forbid!) a blazer or sport jacket and tie.
A good rule of thumb is to wear a coat that was in style before the 1960s with a Fedora.
Now, in summer you can wear a Panama or other dress straw hat, but not with just a t-shirt. A bowling shirt, Hawaiian style shirt, camp shirt, or casual shirt does the trick far better. Only cowboy hats or casual sports hats like a baseball cap go well dressed down in jeans jackets, hoodies or t-shirts.
If you wear a dress hat, you need your outfit to complement and support it. Otherwise it seems you are wearing your hat ironically, like "look at this antique lid, isn't it amusing to wear it with distressed jeans and a t-shirt from K-mart!" At best, the hat seems incongruous or even clashes.
Also, dress hats don't look good with parkas or other items made of synthetic material.
Am I being too "authentic" here?


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Some truths. Some hangups. Bottom line is... we, all being individuals, simply wear what we like.

 

[T Jones]

Dear Gentlemen wearing dress hats: I believe from experience that wearing a dress hat with a hoodie or t-shirt ruins the look. A leather bomber jacket, letter varsity jacket, simple Eisenhower jacket style (military or not) shirt jacket or a trench coat work way better with a fedora. Even (God Forbid!) a blazer or sport jacket and tie.
A good rule of thumb is to wear a coat that was in style before the 1960s with a Fedora.
Now, in summer you can wear a Panama or other dress straw hat, but not with just a t-shirt. A bowling shirt, Hawaiian style shirt, camp shirt, or casual shirt does the trick far better. Only cowboy hats or casual sports hats like a baseball cap go well dressed down in jeans jackets, hoodies or t-shirts.
If you wear a dress hat, you need your outfit to complement and support it. Otherwise it seems you are wearing your hat ironically, like "look at this antique lid, isn't it amusing to wear it with distressed jeans and a t-shirt from K-mart!" At best, the hat seems incongruous or even clashes.
Also, dress hats don't look good with parkas or other items made of synthetic material.
Am I being too "authentic" here?


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I think there may be another thread where you can discuss your views on fashion and wearing a fedora. I don't believe this would be a good thread for that. Completely different subject matter.

 

[T Jones]

Another noir pic from the dark side...

 

[Bob Roberts]

I think there may be another thread where you can discuss your views on fashion and wearing a fedora. I don't believe this would be a good thread for that. Completely different subject matter.

+1 AGREED. Like maybe the Fashion Police thread...?

 

[bowlerman]

LOL


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