Fedora, Men's Hat 1950s

1950s Men's Hat

The Fedora or Trilby Hat

This hat style never went out of fashion but old blue eyes, Frank Sinatra, certainly helped keep it in style throughout the 1950’s. He wore all types of fedoras but it was this late 1950’s stingy brim fedora that really made a lasting impression on hat history.

Specs on the Fedora:

-Colors: Brown, Tan, Green, Blue, Grey, Black

-Material: Fur felt or woven straw

-Shape: Center crown crease, usually pinch front

-Brim: Narrow brim, increasingly narrower as the 50’s progressed. Brim turned down in front and up at sides with a deep turn up at the back. A narrow fedora brim is often called a Stingy brim.

-Band: Solid Petersham or silk ribbon colors that contrasted with the hat such as a green band on a grey hat. Flat bow on the side often with feather accent. Late 50’s brought in thin leather bands or felt bands to match the hat body and knotted instead of a bow. Hat brim was either unlined to lined in matching Petersham ribbon.

-Style: Centered on head with a slight tilt forward in the early 50’s. Centered on head with a tilt back in the later 50’s.

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