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When I was young all men wore hats, primarily fedoras. I always loved the look. But kids didn't wear fedoras. By the time I was old enough to don a fedora the sixties were in full swing...a fedora really wouldn't have looked too good with the long hair and jeans I was wearing by then. Times had changed.
A few years ago I picked up a beat-up vintage Stetson Whippet for next to nothing and, like a flash, my youthful love of the fedora returned. I wear fedoras now for a number of reasons. The fur felt and decent brim make them useful in the sun and rain...but that's just a rationale. I think a bit of my sixties attitude has returned...I suspect I wear fedoras on a regular basis now because no-one else does. They make me stand out from the crowd and, as far as I'm concerned, give me a touch of class that others don't have.
And my wife can spot me easily in a crowded store, apparently. Big guy, 6'1", fedora...hard to miss.
A bit rambling, but there it is.
A few years ago I picked up a beat-up vintage Stetson Whippet for next to nothing and, like a flash, my youthful love of the fedora returned. I wear fedoras now for a number of reasons. The fur felt and decent brim make them useful in the sun and rain...but that's just a rationale. I think a bit of my sixties attitude has returned...I suspect I wear fedoras on a regular basis now because no-one else does. They make me stand out from the crowd and, as far as I'm concerned, give me a touch of class that others don't have.
And my wife can spot me easily in a crowded store, apparently. Big guy, 6'1", fedora...hard to miss.
A bit rambling, but there it is.
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