Who Made This Hat?

[Hatshop]

Gentle Readers,

We have a customer who is in love with a hat he saw in the movie, "The Sting," shown near the end of the film. He wants one. It is worn by a guy who is perhaps an angel who protects the hero from being killed.

We see that it is a light-colored fur felt (perhaps "mist" rather than "silver belly"?) with a bronze colored ribbon around the crown. We've looked at it many times and couldn't tell much more about the hat in the VHS copy that we rented. (Actually, we had very different takes on what we were seeing -- was there a ribbon edge around the flange or not? A 2" brim or 2-1/4" -- or wider?) So we are hoping that someone in the Lounge would take alook and tell us what you see or know about it, or how to find out what it was. Costumes by Edith Head, I think, by the way.

Actually, that brings up the idea of a database of hats in movies, TV and ads -- what they are, manufacturer, color, brim width, etc. Any such thing out there?

Thanks!

 

[thunderw21]

Sorry, I don't know the answer to your question but cheers to another Iowan and welcome to the lounge!
Billy

 

[Aquia33]

Fedora data base

Gentle Readers,
Actually, that brings up the idea of a database of hats in movies, TV and ads -- what they are, manufacturer, color, brim width, etc. Any such thing out there?

I don't believe that such a resource exists and I believe it would be a hugh undertaking to create. I suspect a highly formatted community wiki would produce the quickest results, but the data would not be validated and highly suspect, but a start anyway.

Perhaps someone with the right motivation and resourses could be encouraged to take on such a project (…ahem MK)

 

[Garrett]

I know that hat, it's a homburg of some sort isn't it?

 

[Hatshop]

A homburg...hmm. I didn't think so, but probably need to get a DVD copy to look more closely. Thanks!

 

[Hatshop]

Fedora Database

What a good idea to encourage some resourceful, interested person to make a start on it. :eusa_clap

Others could send in sightings or information, especially those folks who made or provided/sold the hats. I understand there's quite a sighting in "The Good Shepherd" of the hat's Biltmore headliner (haven't seen it yet, though).

And greetings back to our fellow Iowan!