Where in the World are all the Hat Wearers?

[Hoss & da Posse]

Literally...I see lots of Georgians on the Lounge and a good number of Californians. I searched but didn't come up with a poll so how 'bout it? By region, where are the folks that frequent the "Hat" portion of the Lounge residing?

 

[J.T.Marcus]

TEXAS!

 

[StylinLA]

Well, I'm in Los Angeles. There's a guy I work with who turned me on to Art Fawcett, and as near as I can tell, we're the only two fedora guys in a workplace with about 600-700 people. But we're working on some converts.

Los Angeles has always been on the leading edge of casual dress for work and I don't see a lot of fedoras out here. But I like it that way.

 

[kaosharper1]

I just moved to SoCal from the Northeast where I spent most of my life so I still feel like I have a foot in both camps, though the types of hats I prefer now are different than when I was in Boston.

 

[jazzncocktails]

SoCal

I'm also in the LA area--Long Beach, to be specific--and I see few wide-brimmed fedoras here. Plenty of stingy-brimmed cotton print fedoras on the teen/20-somethings, and some panamas during the warm weather. But also get few strange looks or comments, which is cool.

 

[Aaron Hats]

Here's our top 10 list of cities visiting our web site:

1. New York
2. Merrimack & North Conway, NH
3. Los Angeles
4. Chicago
5. Houston
6. San Francisco
7. London
8. Washington DC
9. Dallas
10. Atlanta

 

[Tango Yankee]

Where does the Midwest end and the Northeast begin?

I'm originally from SoCal, born in LA and raised in South Gate. I was living near downtown Long Beach on 6th St when I joined the USAF in 1980. I'm now in southern Ohio. Being from SoCal everything else was "East" so I'm not sure which geographic area southern Ohio falls into.

Cheers,
Tom

PS OK, according to a US Census Bureau official map posted on Wikipedia Ohio is in the midwest. I guess I'm in the eastern part of the midwest. [huh]

 

[Naltak]

I'm in central Florida.

 

[TrueBlue]

United Kingdom over here!

 

[Delthayre]

Hefting the Keystone

I am surprised that there have been so few votes from Northeasterners. It is curious how one's preconceptions or expectations can be broken without having existed in the first place.

I am a Pennsylvanian who lives in New York who is seldom out-of-doors without a hat.

 

[MattJH]

Philadelphia, PA.

 

[Sefton]

Here's our top 10 list of cities visiting our web site:

1. New York
2. Merrimack & North Conway, NH
3. Los Angeles
4. Chicago
5. Houston
6. San Francisco
7. London
8. Washington DC
9. Dallas
10. Atlanta

New Hampshire: Hat Mecca! We must have some members from Merrimack and North Conway (unlike those shirkers from SOUTH Conway).

 

[RBH]

The South

 

[CaddyKid21]

I'm out in Los Angeles. I don't usually see anyone wearing any *real* hats unless I go to a vintage store of some sort. I rarely see someone wearing vintage or of good quality. I see lots of *hip* hats though. Its not usually too hot this time of year, so I can wear my felts, I wear a Milan in the Summer and hotter months.

 

[Goose.]

I'm originally from SoCal, born in LA and raised in South Gate. I was living near downtown Long Beach on 6th St when I joined the USAF in 1980. I'm now in southern Ohio. Being from SoCal everything else was "East" so I'm not sure which geographic area southern Ohio falls into.

Cheers,
Tom

PS OK, according to a US Census Bureau official map posted on Wikipedia Ohio is in the midwest. I guess I'm in the eastern part of the midwest. [huh]

I always wondered how specific "Mid-West" was.
In my search of where Ohio is in the realm of regions, I saw the wiki link, but also this pic:

I guess, in NYC a black hat might have one mistaken for being Jewish (some other thread)...in Ohio, I might not recognize you in your buggy...so I'll look for your scoot.
We could both ride our scoots and stop in for scrapple somewhere and be like the Gen X of the congregation Tom

 

[Pduck]

I'm originally from SoCal, born in LA and raised in South Gate. I was living near downtown Long Beach on 6th St when I joined the USAF in 1980. I'm now in southern Ohio. Being from SoCal everything else was "East" so I'm not sure which geographic area southern Ohio falls into.

Cheers,
Tom

PS OK, according to a US Census Bureau official map posted on Wikipedia Ohio is in the midwest. I guess I'm in the eastern part of the midwest. [huh]

I had a geography professor in college who referred to Ohio, Indiana, etc. as the mideast part of the US. It certainly is more accurate. The term "midwest" originated when Ohio really was the midwest. BTW, this was one of those small, liberal arts universities in Ohio.

 

[St.Ignatz]

Just to the Left of Philadelphia

 

[Owney_Madden]

i cant vote for some reason, post #? but im from GA, almost everyone here on campus has a B-ball hat, but a few professors(3) wear fedoras around, pretty sweet if i may say, all interesting guys

 

[ValEag]

Down by the banks - of the O-hi-o.

 

[Pduck]

Wisconsin - God's Country