So, I got me this Fez see.....

[DanielJones]

Here as some great shots of Bing in his fez and suit from The Road to Morocco, I may be able to put together a nice outfit to go with this red topper.
These were just a few that I could find. It's a shame this film wasn't done in Technicolor.

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Dan

 

[DanielJones]

Well maybe a few of colorized posters.

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Dan

 

[DanielJones]

A few others from the movies.

Boris Karloff in The Mummy

From the latest Mummy Films

And one from Kelly's Heroes.

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Dan

 

[Trombone]

"Arf arf arf... That's my other dog impression. "

 

[DanielJones]

Palestinian Broadcaster.

This is a famous photograph taken just before Christmas, 1917 and it shows the surrender of the city of Jerusalem to the British Army.

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Dan

 

[hatophile]

I love Bing's fez combo with the DB suit!

 

[DanielJones]

Turkish Doctors of the Red Crescent.

Blacksmith making horseshoes.

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Dan

 

[Espee]

I was thinking of this thread while listening to Dutch Newman sing his original "old-time Oriental style" song "Zenobia" about a queen of Palmyra.
I saw a fez in an antique store lettered MIZPAH-- Hebrew for, roughly, "May the Lord protect each of us until we are together again."
I probably wouldn't invest in such esoteric headwear myself, but if I ever did, that would be a cool one to have.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

British Comedian Tommy Cooper
(1921-1984)

[video=youtube;jw7OFxHDBX8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw7OFxHDBX8[/video]

 

[DanielJones]

The surrender of Jerusalem to the British December 9th, 1917. Hussein Selim el-Husseini who surrendered Jerusalem.

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Dan

 

[DanielJones]

Turk of the Red Crescent.

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Dan

 

[DanielJones]

Palestinian Musicians

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Dan

 

[DanielJones]

King Farouk of Egypt.

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Dan

 

[DanielJones]

Dodge Brothers Motor Cars.

The smart man even carries an umbrella, rain or shine.

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Dan

 

[DanielJones]

Shoe Shine.

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Dan

 

[DanielJones]

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Dan

 

[DanielJones]

An interesting little article.

http://junkshopsnapshots.blogspot.com/2011/10/this-is-not-hat.html

As hats go, the fez is supremely non-functional. It does not protect the wearer from the sun or keep him warm but Ataturk may have overlooked something Mehmed II realized. A man in a fez looks dignified and urbane. This isn’t simply the effect of looking back on the past from a safe distance. Something about its elemental design added gravitas in ways denied to more elaborate headwear. The top hat for example really needed an overcoat and ideally a cane to mark its wearer as a man about town. The fez needs nothing more than a jacket...

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Dan

 

[Stanley Doble]

Well maybe a few of colorized posters.

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Dan

Like Webster's Dictionary we're Morocco bound ha ha ha ha ha ha ha love that picture.

 

[BR Gordon]

Dan, Great photos. They give a interesting glimpse into different societies that wear the fez.

 

[DanielJones]

Yes, rich or poor the fez seemed to be the great equalizer in fashion. And besides, like the good Doctor says, "Fez's are cool."

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Dan