Famous Fedora Lovers

[Redbeard]

Good day gentlemen.

First of all I would like to introduce myself since this is the first time I post here at the Fedora Lounge. The people who visit C.O.W. might know me. My real name is Tim, I am 30 years old and I come from germany. I'm into film noir, movies in genreal, of cause Indiana Jones and prop replicating. Oh, and thank you for inviting me here MK.

Here goes my question:
Does anybody know, what kind of hats Michael Jackson and Freddy Krueger are wearing (NO, it's not the same person ;) ). I just saw a picture from Freddy vs. Jason and it looked to me as if Freddy was wearing HJ without a ribbon.


Cheers,
Redbeard

[Matt Deckard]

I believe in an early 90's HJ catalog of mine they claim the honor of both Freddy and Michael. As well as John Steed the Joker and a few other notables.

[Mobile Vulgus]

Today my wife said that I am now known for my hat. Of course, most people that know me in my current profession know me for a "fedora" and aren't aware that I have more than one "hat." Still, her point is well taken.

It made me think, though. How many celebrities have we known for their hat?

We were talking earlier on another thread about the "hat guy" of the year being Johnny Depp for that fedora we are always seeing him in. In his private life he is beginning to become known for that hat. But not quite yet,. His hat is not quite ubiquitous.

But there are those who are known for their hats. So I sat down and came up with a few. (in no certain order)

Wild Bill Hickock and his wide brim, flat topped western
Abe Lincoln and his stovepipe topper
Bat Masterson and his derby
Buffalo Bill Cody and his cowboy hat
Howard Hughes and his knocked about fedora
Winston Churchill and his bowler
Maybe even Amelia Earhart and her flyer's cap
Laurel and Hardy for their derbies
Charlie Chaplin and his derby
Tom Mix and his giant cowboy hat
Roy Rogers and his slightly less gargantuan hat
Al Capone and his light colored, Hollywood brim fedora
Fred Astaire for his topper
Frank Sinatra for his Cavanaghs
LBJ and his Rancher-style fedora
Harpo Marx was always seen in one wacky hat or another
Perhaps John Philip Sousa and his militarized cap
Guitar player Slash and his leather topper

Does the Cat in the Hat, Sherlock Holmes and Santa Clause count?


There are more, of course. But these are the ones that came to mind immediately.

[Mulceber]

Indiana Jones?

[Alex]

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones of course, if it counts:p

Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee?
http://www.thecitrusreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/paul-hogan-crocodile-dundee.jpg

[dhermann1]

Slammin' Sammy Snead, the great golfer, was famous for his stingy brim straw hats.
Buster Keaton wore a trademark pork pie. His stunts were so stressful, he said he went through 4 or 5 of them every movie.
Of course every cowboy in the Golden Age of westerns had a distinctive hat. Hopalong Cassidy had a tall brimmed black ten gallon hat, to go along with his black outfit. The Lone Ranger, on the other hand, had a pure white hat.
The fictional Davey Crockett that Walt Disney created in 1954 wore a coon skin cap, as did the fictionalized Daniel Boone character that Fess Parker also played. The fact was, however, that the real Daniel Boone detested coon skin caps, and always wore a very wide brimmed felt hat.
Yancy Derringer, who was on TV around 1959, always sported a wide brimmed planter style hat as he strode through ante bellum New Orleans.
Oh, man, I can't believe it took me so long to think of this one. Zorro! He wore a Zorro hat! Don't need any other description!
Getting back to real people, FDR's right hand man, Harry Hopkins (aka Hurry Upkins) was famous for having about the most disreputably beat up old fedora in the western world.
I'd say Admiral Halsey was pretty identified with the Naval baseball cap.
I think LBJ's hat was a Stetson Open Road. I think there's some law in Texas about politicians having to wear one. ;)
Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower were also frequently seen in an Open Road.

[monbla256]

LBJ's hat was a Resistol San Antonio. :) Popular misconception about it being a Stetson :)

Onward thru the Fog :)

[DanielJones]

Heck, that's how my wife can pick me out of a huge crowd any more. There are some days I'll wear my flat cap and she can lose me in a store. I remember one time she walked right past me in the Mac store and got frustrated at the back of the store because she thought I wasn't in there. Our son & I had a nice laugh over that one.

Garth Brooks known for his Stetson Low Places hat.
FDR had a variety of crushed fedoras.
Hopalong Cassedy in his distinctive black hat.
Calvan Cooledge was a serious hat man.

Cheers!

Dan

[kaosharper1]

Don't forget the jazzmen, like Thelonious Monk and his porkpie.

And there's also Bogie.

[AtomicEraTom]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-_vlW2PO0PE/TJkCrvKfvvI/AAAAAAAAAKI/NJ6CQ4lrzwI/s320/archiehat.jpg

[Mike in Seattle]

Hedda Hopper was famous for her outrageous hats, but if we're just sticking to men:
Uncle Sam in the red, white & blue top hat.
Various founding fathers & Revolutionary War heroes in tricorner hats.
Daniel Boone's racoonskin cap
Ben Franklin's fur hat (the name of the style escapes me at the moment)

[djd]

Tom Baker's Dr Who?

[The Good]

Take one look at my current avatar, and you'll know that Clint Eastwood is pretty famous for his Man With No Name hat from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars More, and A Fistful of Dollars. I think out of all the hats Eastwood's worn in westerns or otherwise, this is his most iconic, that brown telescope crown gaucho hat with a homburg-style brim.

[Tomasso]

http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/50649538.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=E41C9FE5C4AA0A145010FB15FEB46409193E75737D9DD5A4 1D74FD6337943983B01E70F2B3269972

[scottyrocks]

Although he wore a number of different westerns, John Wayne was known for one in particular.

http://www.meredy.com/wayne.jpg

I, too, Daniel, am easily locatable by wife in a crowd. If we go in somewhere seprately, like after I drop her off and park the car, I call her on the cell when I enter a building and she tells me which way to walk based on her view of my hat. Very handy.

[scottyrocks]

And lets not forget this guy:

http://hellohauteness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ElmerFudd.jpg

[scottyrocks]

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones of course, if it counts:p

Why wouldnt it count?

[T Rick]

Well, lots of Musicians of course.... This guy, being my all time favorite.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G3-DHnMOeog/ShRU_JAVevI/AAAAAAAAAts/IXtvebM3-a4/s400/pf.jpg

[Yeps]

Why wouldnt it count?

I think the idea of this thread is real people, but actors seem to be getting lumped in, in their famous costumes.

[T Rick]

Other entertainers as well. The Blues Brothers come to mind.

http://members.shaw.ca/djcat/BluesBrothers.jpg



And this year's winner of America's Got Talent, Michael Grimm only performed one night without a hat of some sort (while known for "his hat", like many he wore more than one, just that most people don't notice the difference unless there is a radical change of style).


http://www.branson.com/wp-content/uploads/Michael-Grim-AGT-Bill-Medley-2.jpg

[Benzadmiral]

I haven't looked this up, not being a football fan, but didn't Coach Tom Landry always wear a stingy-brimmed hat like a Stetson Saxon?

[HHCassius]

Wow, Michael Grimm looks exactly like David Beckham.

[Mobile Vulgus]

I haven't looked this up, not being a football fan, but didn't Coach Tom Landry always wear a stingy-brimmed hat like a Stetson Saxon?

Yes. Absolutely.

[DanielJones]

I haven't looked this up, not being a football fan, but didn't Coach Tom Landry always wear a stingy-brimmed hat like a Stetson Saxon?

http://www.sportsblink.com/product_images/tom-landry-dallas-cowboys-roaming-sideline-portrait-3361965.jpg

Can't miss that profile on the field.

Cheers!

Dan

[AtomicEraTom]

http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/26777-frank_sinatra_11.jpg

[fmw]

http://www.sportsblink.com/product_images/tom-landry-dallas-cowboys-roaming-sideline-portrait-3361965.jpg

Can't miss that profile on the field.

Cheers!

Dan

A Hall of Famer and one of the greatest football coaches in history. Nice hat, too.

[Mobile Vulgus]

Matt Drudge...
http://blogs.abcnews.com/photos/uncategorized/drudge_nr.jpg

[gtdean48]

Bo Diddley....Bo knows lids!!!!

[Mr_D.]

Um.... Humphrey Bogart

[bolthead]

http://www.celebritysmackblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ed-norton-honeymooners.jpg

http://www.leadership-with-you.com/images/vincelombardi.jpg

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/photos/profile/jimihendrix2009.jpg

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/wp-content/media/2010/09/neilyoung.jpg

http://www.earyago.com/sites/dmeyer/_files/Image/names%20of%20musicians,%20cooper.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7OC0YbG2fek/R-9gAZRk_1I/AAAAAAAAFX0/3ZFTRyXw_ww/s400/zztop.jpg

http://www.talentondisplay.com/barry/HankWilliamsJrClose.jpg

[mycroft000]

Neil Caffery(Matt Bomer) on White Collar, still not quite sure how to post pictures.

[bolthead]

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m128/dsr-hat/DSCN0076.jpg

[Tomasso]

http://image.take40.com/300x400/michael_jackson_300x400.jpg

[warbird]

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http://www.talentondisplay.com/barry/HankWilliamsJrClose.jpg

This is very true. I can't place a picture in my mind of Hank Jr. w/o a hat on. I see Hank fairly often and I think I remember only one occasion when he wasn't wearing a hat. Same can be said of half the male country music singers, Garth, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins. That is how I measure a true hat person. When I think of them in my mind are they wearing a hat? Are they almost always seen wearing a hat even when they are in public, but not in persona. If so, that is probably a hat person, to think of them w/ a hat on is difficult.

Interestingly Hank wasn't so much of a hat guy before he fell off that mountain. Afterwards he became one to cover the scars that were there for many many years. Same with the glasses.

[Tomasso]

Interestingly Hank wasn't so much of a hat guy before he fell off that mountain. Afterwards he became one to cover the scars that were there for many many years. Same with the glasses.Yep, that's true.

[dhermann1]

http://image.take40.com/300x400/michael_jackson_300x400.jpg
And how many times has that VERY HAT been sold on Ebay?;)

[dhermann1]

Oh, and a generation before there was Peewee Herman, there was Pinky Lee!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXt1KUZaX8E

[Mobile Vulgus]

And how many times has that VERY HAT been sold on Ebay?;)

Only EVERY day!

[AtomicEraTom]

I know he was here already, but I bleed green and gold and have Super Bowl hopes!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UxvtWnYtDkI/TR6jHSyyh3I/AAAAAAAAAFg/tRbtFUG2Sl8/s1600/VINCE_LOMBARDI7.jpg

And on the Hank, Jr. thing, it is amazing how much he changed from when he fell off the mountain.

http://www.music-lyrics-chord.com/cover/Hank_Williams_Jr__Country_Shadows.jpg

[Tomasso]

I bleed green and gold and have Super Bowl hopes!Navy and orange here.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e141/tmgco/wavingbearflag.gif

Good luck on Sunday. :)

[AtomicEraTom]

Oooooooh boy, we got a rivalry here haha. Best of luck to you too.


Navy and orange here.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e141/tmgco/wavingbearflag.gif

Good luck on Sunday. :)

[scottyrocks]

http://www.celebritysmackblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ed-norton-honeymooners.jpg


Although this is a character, Carney did wear hats, both on and off screen.

http://www.celebrityinsightsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/1974ArtCarney.jpg

[The Wiser Hatter]

http://media.mlive.com/grandrapidspress/photo/9200998-standard.jpg

Geoffrey Rush at 2011 golden globes

[alanfgag]

I loved seeing that - thanks for posting. My wife thought he had shaved his head for another role and didn't want to unwrap the preview... but I like to think he's a hat guy.

[Tomasso]

Tilda's gown is hideous.

[DanielJones]

http://listsoplenty.com/pix/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/yosemite-sam-moustache.jpg

Cheers!

Dan

[AtomicEraTom]

http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080709/080907-Kojak-bcol.grid-6x2.jpg

[Widebrim]

General Joseph Stilwell, USA. After campaign hats were phased out, Stilwell defiantly continued to wear his for the duration of WWII.

[The Wiser Hatter]

Here is the good General wearing his campaign hat.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Stilwell_LeMay_China_1944_LOC.jpg

[DRB]

http://media.mlive.com/grandrapidspress/photo/9200998-standard.jpg

Geoffrey Rush at 2011 golden globes

Do you think that is a velour black hat? That looks like a very nice city hat. I would wear that, (if he would let me, ha ha).

[The Wiser Hatter]

Here is another Hat Geoffrey Rush has been wearing:
http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Geoffrey+Rush+King+Speech+Australian+Premiere+TxwT cyHvCHMl.jpg

Here is a whole site just on his hats:
http://www.93950.com/rush/

I read where it was an Akubra hat that he wore.

[CharlieB]

Since we are including fictional characters....

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare5/kolchak/51.59-stalker-old.JPG

[azhiker]

How about this guy?

http://content.answcdn.com/main/content/img/getty/2/5/2662325.jpg

[azhiker]

ANY football fan should know who wore this!

http://www.redelephants.com/acatalog/BearHatLarge.jpg

[hatophile]

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/9906645/Hank+Williams+h1.jpg

The "original" Hank Williams.

[hatophile]

http://www.vdtview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/charlie-daniels.jpg

Charlie Daniels always wears a cowboy hat.

[DanielJones]

And the most notable hat wearer out there...
http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/lg/1/0/Hulton-Collection-Humphrey-Bogart-105609.jpg

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews24/a%20tokyo%20joe%20humphrey%20bogart/a%20humphrey%20bogart%20tokyo%20joe%204523.jpg

Even from behind there is no mistaking that famous person under that iconic hat.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2053/1683172155_58bf9f3354.jpg

Cheers!

Dan

[Sam Craig]

Thanks guys
Some great pics here
That one of Hank Sr. is awesome
Is that a strat?
Anyway, great collection

Sam

[Alex]

http://www.jacklail.com/blog/images/250px-Boss_Hogg.jpg
Dukes of Hazzard anyone?

[DanielJones]

Maybe not famous for wearing hats, but Sydney Greenstreet will always be associated with a Fez.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr6RQ1OrNEQ/SYzhE0YcbCI/AAAAAAAAALA/YroWPZiTMdw/s400/greenstreet+2.jpg

Cheers!

Dan

[monbla256]

Maybe not famous for wearing hats, but Sydney Greenstreet will always be associated with a Fez.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr6RQ1OrNEQ/SYzhE0YcbCI/AAAAAAAAALA/YroWPZiTMdw/s400/greenstreet+2.jpg

Cheers!

Dan

Don't forget his signature Optimo Panama :)
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh215/michaelintexas/casablanca-bogart1.jpg


Onward thru the Fog :)

[Alex]

Personally I'm not too fond of him, but Boy George.
http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/boy-george/boy-george-20050915-71501.jpg

[Alex]

Carlos Santana. Has his own line of hats (http://www.menshats.com/category/carlos-santana-hats).
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLmMug9YFkw/TSX5Sf-t3KI/AAAAAAAADKE/ghdKkagPCR8/s1600/Carlos-Santana-wallpaper.jpg

[AtomicEraTom]

http://img.listal.com/image/1343373/600full-the-untouchables-screenshot.jpg

[Widebrim]

Personally I'm not too fond of him, but Boy George.
http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/boy-george/boy-george-20050915-71501.jpg

Oh, pleaaaze!*yucky*

[Chinaski]

Oh, pleaaaze!*yucky*

Boy George is not your cuppa tea? How about...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NBvCwy_aunA/SyOh60NOV6I/AAAAAAAAAC4/gj6YCfaiR9Y/s320/blues.brothers.jpg

[Chinaski]

This gal was somewhat iconic in this particular lid...

http://tobifairley.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/annex_-_hepburn_audrey_breakfast_at_tiffanys_09.jpg

[Chinaski]

Whoops! I guess you can disregard Audrey as the thread is "He's famous for his hat."

[AtomicEraTom]

http://cdn2.mog.com/amg/pic200/drp100/p125/p12564a7621.jpg

[Chinaski]

Okay, I see the Blues Brothers have been posted previously. Third time's a charm. How about this guy? I give you Odd Job.

http://media.lunch.com/d/d7/389339.jpg?2

[Widebrim]

^^Odd job was cool...

[The Good]

Oddjob was one of the coolest Bond villain henchmen, so yeah, he deserves a mention here. I'm actually in the middle of reading the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, but I don't have Goldfinger yet.

[Alex]

Steve Martin is an occasional fedora wearer.
http://blogs.glam.com/glamscene/files/2008/04/stevemartin.JPG
http://images.broadwayworld.com/upload/29055/tn-500_martinwm134158676.jpg
I wouldn't say he's famous for it, but his character Neal Page in the comedy Planes, Trains & Automobiles wears a sweet grey one.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PuZoLkvmBbc/SYto2ThMp7I/AAAAAAAACd4/Js_uuCnMokY/s320/Neal+Page.JPG
He co-stars with John Candy.
http://thereelplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Planes__Trains__and_231785s.jpg
If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgYo7Hdpyco

[AtomicEraTom]

http://www.tvparty.com/bgifs9/newandy-don.jpg
http://www.foxnews.com/images/194244/2_21_022506_knotts.jpg
http://amayberrystateofmind.com/images/Barney8.JPG

[hatflick1]

Walt Whitman...
http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/images/SCDPbooks/whitman.jpg

And James Joyce, who wore his fedora on a pronounced slant.

[hatophile]

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/j/joyce/james/portrait.jpg

James Joyce.

[The Wiser Hatter]

Hey its Ground Hog day so here's Ned Ryerson "Needlenose Ned"? "Ned the Head"
http://blogs.news.com.au/images/uploads/Groundhog-Day-ps02.jpg

[Alex]

Hey its Ground Hog day so here's Ned Ryerson "Needlenose Ned"? "Ned the Head"
http://blogs.news.com.au/images/uploads/Groundhog-Day-ps02.jpg

Classic! "Amiright? Amiright? right right?"

[Ande1964]

Off-topic, but the actor who played Ned Ryerson, Stephen Tobolowsky, is a great storyteller with a really wonderful podcast. If you're into that stuff, check out The Tobolowsky Files (http://www.slashfilm.com/category/features/slashfilmcast/the-tobolowsky-files/).

Anj

[Ande1964]

I tweeted about this guy today. Thought I'd add him here, as well. The Clash's Paul Simonon (http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&biw=1050&bih=1499&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=paul+simonon+hat&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=f&oq=), Rock, Fashion, and Hat trendsetter!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2239/2418500046_f1c8279bf7_o.gif

Anj

[RBH]

Festus and Matt....

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4567/fesd.jpg

[AtomicEraTom]

http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/files/birdman33a.JPG

[jlee562]

I tweeted about this guy today. Thought I'd add him here, as well. The Clash's Paul Simonon (http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&biw=1050&bih=1499&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=paul+simonon+hat&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=f&oq=), Rock, Fashion, and Hat trendsetter!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2239/2418500046_f1c8279bf7_o.gif

Anj

All members of the Clash can been seen pictured in fedoras from time to time, but Paul is definitely a "hat guy." He oozes style.

http://cdni.condenast.co.uk/320x480/o_r/psimonon_gq_11nov10_kk.jpg
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Music/Pix/pictures/2007/05/21/clash460.jpg
http://www.ejaf.com/Ourevents/PASTEVENTS/2008EVENTS/061108-GQ20th/cell_2/Bx31/medium

And he's a really nice guy too!

[hatophile]

http://www.daytonamagic.com/product_images/uploaded_images/Harry_Anderson.jpg

Judge Harry Stone (Harry Anderson) of Night Court.

[gtdean48]

http://www.daytonamagic.com/product_images/uploaded_images/Harry_Anderson.jpg

Judge Harry Stone (Harry Anderson) of Night Court.

I always like his lids, part of the reason I bought my Borsalino Alessandria around that time...

[Mobile Vulgus]

I forgot all about Harry Anderson. Wonder what the heck he's been doing lately?

[The Wiser Hatter]

Here is his booking agent:
http://delafont.com/magicians/harry-anderson.htm

It says "Harry Anderson may be available for your next special event!" Fedora Fest looks like a special event for him. Too shots on the web page of him wearing Fedora's.

[hatophile]

The guy has great ties, too.

[150719541]

Too much artists with hat, I remember the westerns; Clint Eastwood, Robert Fuller, Steve Mc Queen, Michael Landon and the fedoras: Robert D´niro, Al Pacino, Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, Robert Stack and others wich gave bright at hat use.

[hatophile]

Too much artists with hat, I remember the westerns; Clint Eastwood, Robert Fuller, Steve Mc Queen, Michael Landon and the fedoras: Robert D´niro, Al Pacino, Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, Robert Stack and others wich gave bright at hat use.

!Usted regresa, amigo! ?Donde ha estado?

[150719541]

http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/files/birdman33a.JPG
Mr. Dan Blocker

[150719541]

Festus and Matt....

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4567/fesd.jpg
Ken Curtis and James Arness
What a time, I was a kid saw "The Gun Smoke"
Amanda Blake, "Kitty"
Dennis Weaver, "Chester" later in Mc Cloud "Tv. series.
Thence I used my little western and my gun toy.

[Mobile Vulgus]

Blocker was totally synonymous with that ten gallon hat, for sure.

[hatophile]

http://www.ufomystic.com/wp-content/uploads/brennan.jpg

Don't forget this guy, dagnabit!

[150719541]

Blocker was totally synonymous with that ten gallon hat, for sure.
Yes, I think He was 63 0r 64 size, but He was an agreeable man, He must be with angels in heaven.

[Mobile Vulgus]

He was an agreeable man, He must be with angels in heaven.
I remember feeling utterly shocked when old Hoss died back in the 70s. He was way too young to go.

[theinterchange]

Okay, I see the Blues Brothers have been posted previously. Third time's a charm. How about this guy? I give you Odd Job.

http://media.lunch.com/d/d7/389339.jpg?2

Odd Job and Jaws are my favorite Bond henchmen.

You can't discount Odd Job's iconic hat when Jethro Bodine want to skim an "arn hat" around after seeing another one of those "Naught Naught Seven" pictures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5aNn4Sfmas

lol


Randy

[150719541]

I remember feeling utterly shocked when old Hoss died back in the 70s. He was way too young to go.
In the same way, I felt when Michael Landon die in 1991, all "Ponderosa" artists were loved in our land in the 60´s, The sponsor of the T.V. serie in México contracted them to sign autographs in the "COMERCIAL MEXICANA" store, a crowd wanted be with them ¡¡¡¡

[Lefty]

Looking through this thread, it seems that that it's become "he's famous and wears a hat". When I think of most of the people/characters posted, I do not think of hats. So far, the only ones that seem famous for their hats are Chaplin (the boots, cane, stache, and hat are Chaplin), movie Sherlock, Laurel and Hardy, Blues Brothers, Lincoln, Churchill, and Indiana Jones. With any of these, "wears a hat" is one of the first phrases anyone would use to describe him/them. That's not true of Sinatra, Bogart, Hendrix, etc., where "wears a hat" might be 20th on the list.

[rlk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBE3mby0p6M

[150719541]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBE3mby0p6M
A friend mine saw a my dog using hat in face book and wrote in the photo:http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/46417/2200030260106357411S600x600Q85.jpg
Dear friend, I always know wich you are a dog ¡¡¡

[AtomicEraTom]

Agreed. Always my favorite character on Bonanza.


I remember feeling utterly shocked when old Hoss died back in the 70s. He was way too young to go.

[theinterchange]

Looking through this thread, it seems that that it's become "he's famous and wears a hat". When I think of most of the people/characters posted, I do not think of hats. So far, the only ones that seem famous for their hats are Chaplin (the boots, cane, stache, and hat are Chaplin), movie Sherlock, Laurel and Hardy, Blues Brothers, Lincoln, Churchill, and Indiana Jones. With any of these, "wears a hat" is one of the first phrases anyone would use to describe him/them. That's not true of Sinatra, Bogart, Hendrix, etc., where "wears a hat" might be 20th on the list.

While I tend to agree with you, there were more mentioned that are instantly recognizable with a particular hat or style than you seem to think.

Like Walter Brennan and his open crowned OR, Dan Blocker and his ten gallon, Eastwood and his spaghetti western hats, the character Odd Job [who thinks of him and disregards the demonstration he gave Bond at the country club?], Don Knotts and that panama he wore in everything from The Andy Griffith Show to several Disney flicks... I could go on.

Randy

[danofarlington]

While I tend to agree with you, there were more mentioned that are instantly recognizable with a particular hat or style than you seem to think.

Like Walter Brennan and his open crowned OR, Dan Blocker and his ten gallon, Eastwood and his spaghetti western hats, the character Odd Job [who thinks of him and disregards the demonstration he gave Bond at the country club?], Don Knotts and that panama he wore in everything from The Andy Griffith Show to several Disney flicks... I could go on.

Randy

True. But aren't you too young to remember all those TV shows?

[hatophile]

True. But aren't you too young to remember all those TV shows?

Reruns.

[danofarlington]

Reruns.

Will they never die? I read that if we ever communicate with extraterrestrials, the first thing they will see from here is "I Love Lucy" episodes.

[hatophile]

Luuuucccccyyy, I'm ho--oome!

[hatophile]

By the way, Ricky Ricardo wore some hats in the day.

[scottyrocks]

Luuuucccccyyy, I'm ho--oome!

or,

'Luuuuthyyy, I'm ho-oome!'

[The Wiser Hatter]

The Lone Ranger. Now there was a hat that all us older guys remember.
http://thecoachingcompass.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/the-lone-ranger_l1.jpg

[hatophile]

or,

'Luuuuthyyy, I'm ho-oome!'

I think that one's closer to the accent, huh?

[hatophile]

OK, here's another fictional character I would consider to be known for his hat. It appears this show is making a comeback with some of the old cast, and some new folks.http://www.financialpost.com/3638843.bin?size=620x465

In case you don't recognize this guy who's aged a bit, it's JR Ewing of Dallas.

[danofarlington]

In case you don't recognize this guy who's aged a bit, it's JR Ewing of Dallas.

May be, but he looks a lot like Larry Hagman of Hollywood.

[hatophile]

OK, Larry Hagman being JR Ewing. Either way, he has aged a bit.

[monbla256]

Some of us are old enough to remember this guy :) I still have a Hopalong cereal bowl and spoon I got from sending in boxtops from cereal boxes :)

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh215/michaelintexas/hopalong21.jpg

[danofarlington]

OK, Larry Hagman being JR Ewing. Either way, he has aged a bit.

Yes indeed. :)

[theinterchange]

True. But aren't you too young to remember all those TV shows?

Remember them?! I basically only watch old TV shows mingled with a good bit of modern [and classic] British fare. ;)

I was watching The Real McCoys when I was a kid in elementary school, they came on TNN [remember that network before they killed it? :eusa_doh:] every afternoon. :cool:

Randy

[danofarlington]

Remember them?! I basically only watch old TV shows mingled with a good bit of modern [and classic] British fare. ;)

I was watching The Real McCoys when I was a kid in elementary school, they came on TNN [remember that network before they killed it? :eusa_doh:] every afternoon. :cool:

Randy

I lived through more TV hours as a kid than I care to admit. That's why I don't watch TV shows per se now. But you know you're seriously invested in old TV shows when you can still remember the words and music to the theme songs. I shudder to think of what I still recollect. "Well, there's Grandpappy Amos and the girls and the boys, and the family known as The Real Mccoys." Don't even ask about the Adams Family.

[mhphoto]

This fantastic fella sticks out in my mind.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/randy25rhoads/c8fe1b78.jpg

[Story]

http://hosted.ap.org/photos/8/8b900568-127e-4cf9-a740-e20d8436b0f6-big.jpg


NEW YORK (AP) -- The scene in a gritty Brooklyn neighborhood had the feel of a political campaign stop, except the stately man trailed by aides, a bodyguard and two news photographers wasn't making speeches or working a crowd.
Instead, longtime federal Judge Jack B. Weinstein - 6-foot-2 and looking fit - strolled mostly in silence on Friday around the Louis Armstrong Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant - the same streets where authorities say armed thugs once terrorized residents with an "open-air drug bazaar."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MAVERICK_JUDGE?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

[bradbraden]

http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/harrysteele/Buddy_Ebsen_as_Jed_Clampett.jpg

[Gabriell Bell]

http://www.artinfo24.com/shop/galerie/986-aus
Udo Lindenberg

[JPH]

http://www.cc.uit.no/svenn/indians/gfx/Sitbull.gif http://www.nativeusa.org/img/sittingbull.jpg

Tatanka Iyotake

[hatophile]

http://www.cc.uit.no/svenn/indians/gfx/Sitbull.gif http://www.nativeusa.org/img/sittingbull.jpg

Tatanka Iyotake
AKA Sitting Bull.

[TCMfan25]

Her Majesty EIIR has some beautiful hats, John Wayne was famous for his hats, Al Capone's oddly turned brim, Frank Sinatra almost coined the stingy brim look (which unfortunately dominates the modern hat market), Anthony Eden was famous for his Homburg and popularised it in Britain, Edward VIII Prince of Wales was often seen in a bowler, Curly had his bowler, Laurel and Hardy had theirs as well, Maurice Chevalier wore a boater, John Jacob Astor IV was famous for his boater, and Bing Crosby kind of.

[TCMfan25]

Teddy Roosevelt had his tattered cowboy hat.

[job]

Buster Keaton
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/images18.jpg?t=1306320538http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/images17.jpg?t=1306320538http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/images19.jpg?t=1306320538

[leo]

http://www.lyricsbird.com/artist/gallery/ACDC/ACDC_8206.jpg
Brian Johnson did replace his flat cap with a helmet on an episode of Top Gear, otherwise he always covered. Angus, not so much ;-)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/ACDC_in_St._Paul%2C_November_2008.jpg

[AtomicEraTom]

http://www.allgoodseats.com/images/george2.jpg

[The Wiser Hatter]

Love Brian Johnson's cap's anyone know what brand he wears?

[The Good]

http://www.allgoodseats.com/images/george2.jpg

George Strait, right?

[AtomicEraTom]

Correct.


George Strait, right?

[job]

In more ways than one.
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/images20.jpg?t=1306408587

[The Wiser Hatter]

Happy Birthday Bob
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpgr1F8NP1qbfoleo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId =AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1306534300&Signature=kVV2bsUmuSyHhEdr8Z4%2BZgegyb0%3D

[Lefty]

You're 363 days early. (http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?35524-Musician-s-hats&p=1239202&viewfull=1#post1239202) :)

[randooch]

Kind of a generic hat, but not its wearer:
http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo241/randoochie/leonard-cohen-o2.jpg

[RichardH]

Slash is not usually seen without some form of headgear:
http://norwayrock.no/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/slash-band.jpg
One of his top hats (he has a couple, and they're all pretty cheap (I asked him) )

http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/md/JC_Penny_spring_cocktail_jam_4_050510/slash_2832184.jpg
Flat Cap

http://www3.pictures.stylebistro.com/gi/Slash+Long+Hairstyles+Long+Curls+aR4SONki_2gl.jpg
Newsboy

http://www.emimusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Slash-450-pixels1.jpg
Wide-brimmed fedora. Don't know what brand it is.

[randooch]

He must be covering up an enormous bald spot.

[monbla256]

He must be covering up an enormous bald spot.

'fraid not :)
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh215/michaelintexas/images3.jpg

[AtomicEraTom]

http://www.morethings.com/music/skeeter_davis/skeeter-davis-i-forgot-more-1961-11.JPG

[BinkieBaumont]

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2009/02/11/va1237354523573/barry-humphries-and-alter-ego-dame-edna-everage-6482105.jpg

Barry Humphries

http://www.portrait.gov.au/collection/6/076/lg_Barry_Humphries-B_McAuley.jpg

Bernard King

http://www.portrait.gov.au/collection/2/268/lg_Bernard%20King%20by%20Jon%20Waddy.jpg


Robin Hood

http://treesong.org/files/images/robin-hood-errol-flynn.jpg

[job]

Has anybody seen, It's worth what. Hosted by Cedric the entertainer. He wears assorted stingy brim fedoras. Having him wearing felt hats on television helps me not look like I'm the only one out there who wears them.

[HatsEnough]

I remember a thread about this. Isn't there one about famous guys and hats?

[Tomasso]

This might be a FLounge record for thread necromancy.:p

[The Wiser Hatter]

http://www.whoced.com/
Cedric created his own line of hats this year I posted something about it several months ago.

[job]

I just saw on his show It's Worth What that Humphrey Bogart's fedora is worth only 800 dollars. That seems low to me.

[Brad Bowers]

I just saw on his show It's Worth What that Humphrey Bogart's fedora is worth only 800 dollars. That seems low to me.

It must not have been one of his iconic hats, as I'd think it would be worth more than that. What else did they say about the hat?

Brad

[Matt Deckard]

Well.. depends on if people that know hats actually had a chance to buy it. I'm sure if it went for auction today that one of us would scoop it up for 1,500 or more.

Quite the bragging rights for the one that has Bogart's hat.

[HatsEnough]

Looks like all of Cedric's stuff is wool-based (not fur felt) and stingy brims. Neither of which interests me in the slightest.

But, I think Bogie's hat would go for more than $800 too.

[zetwal]

I remember a thread about this. Isn't there one about famous guys and hats?

There are several related threads. Here's one.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?53617

[jlee562]

I am in D.C. and visited the Newseum today. They have Dillinger's boater that he was wearing when he was shot outside the Biograph theater:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc128/jlee562x/2011-07-24131815.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc128/jlee562x/2011-07-24131756.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc128/jlee562x/2011-07-24131808.jpg

[Lefty]

It's certainly not a milan-looking boater, as used in the movie.

[Brad Bowers]

They need a mirror behind it so we can know the brand.

Brad

[Rats Riley]

Boy George is not your cuppa tea? How about...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NBvCwy_aunA/SyOh60NOV6I/AAAAAAAAAC4/gj6YCfaiR9Y/s320/blues.brothers.jpg
So does it mean you're old when John and Dan are finally younger than you when they were in Blues Brothers?

[Rats Riley]

[QUOTE=AtomicEraTom;1156478]I know he was here already, but I bleed green and gold and have Super Bowl hopes!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UxvtWnYtDkI/TR6jHSyyh3I/AAAAAAAAAFg/tRbtFUG2Sl8/s1600/VINCE_LOMBARDI7.jpg
Amen

[GamaH]

http://jonmackin.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/tom_landry2_1024.jpg

Tom Landry

[MikeBravo]

Arthur Rubinstein could wear a hat. His wife was not afraid to either

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nm0ZwIuHvO0/S0d94HufidI/AAAAAAAACiY/gHljcKFXZvQ/s400/redford,-pollack,-nela-y-arthur-rubinstein.jpg

[MikeBravo]

My idea of an "evil" hat, as worn by Richard Widmark

http://bp2.blogger.com/_yb8GTvjy6Mg/R-rtZ-63wAI/AAAAAAAAARc/WyxsUC3AX2E/s320/Richard%2BWidmark.jpg

[The Wiser Hatter]

So does it mean you're old when John and Dan are finally younger than you when they were in Blues Brothers?

http://gallery.me.com/ewiser/100074/blues%20brothers/web.gif?ver=13077989570001

[Tomasso]

For a moment there I thought my eyes were going......

[marshack]

Don't forget James Taylor
http://www.jamestaylor.com/Images/TEMPLATE/banners/JT_bio.jpg

[DNO]

I was browsing the City of Toronto archives and came across a group of photos of Toronto hatter Sammy Taft with visiting celebrities.

Here he is with Bob Hope:

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Hope1.png

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Hope2.png

Actually there's a few shots of Mr. Hope trying on different hats.

Then there was Henny Youngman..."take my wife...please"

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Youngman.png?t=1311620801


As well as Willie Mays

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Mays.png?t=1311620873

And Louis Armstrong:

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Armstrong.png?t=1311620946

[Joshbru3]

Lets not forget Bob Dylan
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/joshbru3/15DylanHat.jpg

And his son Jakob Dylan who is almost always seen wearing a wide brimmed fedora
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/joshbru3/jakobdylan3.jpg

[hatophile]

I like Bob's hat, but the decoration is a bit much.

[Brad Bowers]

Sammy Taft could be played by Drew Carey in the movie version. lol

Brad

[HatsEnough]

Don't forget James Taylor
http://www.jamestaylor.com/Images/TEMPLATE/banners/JT_bio.jpg

According to a search of The Lounge, that is a Frederick Fox Ltd of Avery Row in London.

[Rats Riley]

Then there was Henny Youngman..."take my wife...please"

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Youngman.png?t=1311620801
Back around 1988 (maybe that was 86 or 87) I was working as a carpet cutter on Mitchell Street in Milwaukee and the boss came in with Henny Youngman. I was on break eating lunch when they came in. I immediately jumped up (mostly because the boss came in), and said "Holly crap! You're Henny Youngman!"
He Immediately replied, "Ah crap! Are you one of mine? Here! (Handing me a ten dollar bill and a pat on the back) Don't tell your mom you saw me or I'll be paying through the nose..."

[Joshbru3]

Back around 1988 (maybe that was 86 or 87) I was working as a carpet cutter on Mitchell Street in Milwaukee and the boss came in with Henny Youngman. I was on break eating lunch when they came in. I immediately jumped up (mostly because the boss came in), and said "Holly crap! You're Henny Youngman!"
He Immediately replied, "Ah crap! Are you one of mine? Here! (Handing me a ten dollar bill and a pat on the back) Don't tell your mom you saw me or I'll be paying through the nose..."

LOL LOL LOL. Great story. Thanks for sharing. See, we just dont have personalities like that anymore. So many comedians today dont use clever puns or catch phrases anymore. Most comedians rely very heavily on 4- letter words.

R.I.P. Henny.

"My wife said to me, 'For our anniversary I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen!'"

[hatophile]

LOL LOL LOL. Great story. Thanks for sharing. See, we just dont have personalities like that anymore. So many comedians today dont use clever puns or catch phrases anymore. Most comedians rely very heavily on 4- letter words.

R.I.P. Henny.

"My wife said to me, 'For our anniversary I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen!'"

You're a hoot, Josh!

[DNO]

A few more from the archive:

Rudy Vallee:

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Vallee.png?t=1311627003

Woody Herman:

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Herman.png

And Victor Borge:


http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Borge.png

[Lefty]

I guess the gigantic ribbon was a big thing for ol' Sam.

[Tomasso]

That's some wild suiting Willie's sporting. Was Versace in business back then......

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Sammy%20Taft%20and%20Celebs/Mays.png?t=1311620873

[MikeBravo]

LOL LOL LOL. Great story. Thanks for sharing. See, we just dont have personalities like that anymore. So many comedians today dont use clever puns or catch phrases anymore. Most comedians rely very heavily on 4- letter words.

R.I.P. Henny.



Generous too Giving away $10 for the sake of a quick gag? Priceless!

[HatsEnough]

Character actor G.D. Spradlin died today.

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2011-07/63508631.jpg

[gtdean48]

Character actor G.D. Spradlin died today.

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2011-07/63508631.jpg

He was in one of my favorites = North Dallas Forty

[Sam Craig]

I always hoped that Spradlin was a great guy in real life, cuz he was certainly great at being a jerk in the movies ...

He's another spark that made movies glow.

Sam

[HatsEnough]

Now we are getting spam, eh?

[SgtRick]

there are many styles of hats in our store.welcome to our store (http://www.dhgooo.com/store/wholesalehat),maybe you can get some one you want.

spam spam spam!

[Flipped Lid]

I always hoped that Spradlin was a great guy in real life, cuz he was certainly great at being a jerk in the movies ...

He's another spark that made movies glow.

Sam

You've got that right. He was a despicable character in every movie I ever saw him in.

[scottyrocks]

Now we are getting spam, eh?

It happens every so occasionally. Some of our member responses to that same spam in another thread were worse than the spam itself.

[T Rick]

It happens every so occasionally. Some of our member responses to that same spam in another thread were worse than the spam itself.
Probably happens a lot more often than any of us realize. But the Moderator Staff undoubtedly zaps them before most of us see them.

For the record, the best remedy isn't to discuss or (especially!) to quote them, but rather hit that little triangle button on the lower left of every post. It's the report post button, and will immediately notify the Moderator Staff 9not just RBH, but the pretty much the whole team) of the issue. It will be dealt with most quickly if you do that (the Mods can't be in every thread all the time, we can help by adding our eyes ;)).

[job]

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/capone2.jpg
This is a Gangsta hat!

[job]

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/Bat3.jpghttp://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/Bat_Masterson_1879.jpg
Bat Masterson and a Bowler

[PabloElFlamenco]

I'll try to post some famous French people wearing a hat...

Brigitte Bardot...

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7425/brigittebardotb.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/7/brigittebardotb.jpg/)

[PabloElFlamenco]

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/7549/alaindelonandjeanpaulbe.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/545/alaindelonandjeanpaulbe.jpg/)

[PabloElFlamenco]

Jean Gabin (back in 1937)

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/3892/jeangabin1937.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/714/jeangabin1937.jpg/)

[PabloElFlamenco]

Maurice Chevalier, sporting an unusual hat (he's best known wearing a boater)

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/9698/mauricechevalier.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/mauricechevalier.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[job]

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/danielboone.jpghttp://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/DanielBooneFessParkerHat.jpg
Daniel Boone

[hatophile]

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/danielboone.jpghttp://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/job_jr/DanielBooneFessParkerHat.jpg
Daniel Boone

Well, it's not a fedora, but it is fur!;)

[job]

I thought about that after I posted it. Oh well.

[hatophile]

Makes you wonder what a coon felt fedora would look like?

[13Irishsailors]

I don't know if you guys have ever heard of Pa Kettle from a show called Ma and Pa Kettle but he always wore some kinda Bowler style hat! I wish I could figure out how to post a picture!

[jlee562]

http://hatworksbypaul.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/obama-swell-attitude-gaultier-miss-janet/
http://hatworksbypaul.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/obama-smiles.jpg?w=300&h=240


Last but not least, the Obama news. Maybe some of you read our blog a few weeks ago where it was mentioned in the Chronicle that we gifted a hat to the President while he was in town, and that a photo had been taken but it had to go through a lot of red tape before we could get it. Well, we got it! We’re so excited about it, because he looks fantastic. Maybe presidents will start wearing hats again, take that JFK. He looks great, he claimed he’d wear it frequently if he was reelected for a second term, we’ll see what happens.

Looks like the ladies at Paul's Hat Works got Pres. Obama in a fedora. I think that qualifies for this thread. :cool:

[V.C. Brunswick]

The many hats of Carlos Gardel

The iconic image with his trademark gray fedora (1933)
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/4750992.jpg

circa 1934
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/23013703/Carlos+Gardel.jpg

1908
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/2102959834_6e3fa8f60b_o.jpg

Medellin, Colombia: One of the last pictures taken of him. (1935)
http://www.esto.es/tango/personajes/gardel1935.jpg

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRG7uaWgwVI_H8klHBTZcfZY2FzG4_lT 2yi6RzOP0b1UwJOAuPTlxAt4w0FzQ

Gardel also favored DB vests as he can be seen in a number of images wearing them.
http://th775.photobucket.com/albums/yy38/webquestgroupIV/CarlosGardel.jpg

[The Wiser Hatter]

I don't know if you guys have ever heard of Pa Kettle from a show called Ma and Pa Kettle but he always wore some kinda Bowler style hat! I wish I could figure out how to post a picture!

http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/35104116/aview/SCAN0040_090.JPG

[scottyrocks]

I don't know if you guys have ever heard of Pa Kettle from a show called Ma and Pa Kettle but he always wore some kinda Bowler style hat! I wish I could figure out how to post a picture!

http://percivalafriend.com/01-080706-MaPaKettle.JPG

[MikeBravo]

I only just realised this fellow was a hat wearer

http://deadhomersociety.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/youonlymovetwice8_thumb.png?w=512&h=384

[Historyteach24]

http://hatworksbypaul.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/obama-swell-attitude-gaultier-miss-janet/
http://hatworksbypaul.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/obama-smiles.jpg?w=300&h=240



Looks like the ladies at Paul's Hat Works got Pres. Obama in a fedora. I think that qualifies for this thread. :cool: I agree I love to see the POTUS in a proper hat. He looks quite good wearing it imo

[Alive'n'Amplified]

I met John Schneider today (Dukes of Hazzard, Smallville, and a host of other roles). He came in to my store and I helped answer a few questions. Man, what a cool dude! I get to meet a lot of celebrities in my line of work, and I have to say that he is one of the nicest celebrities I've ever met. He was incredibly friendly, easy going, and laid back. No frills at all. It was a real pleasure to have him in our store. He told me he liked my hat, and it turns out HE'S A HAT GUY, TOO!! :thumb:

He had went to the Dobbs store in the '90s when it was still open and bought some hats. Then he showed me his custom Western hat and a cool tweed cap. It was fun to talk to him, because he showed a lot of excitement for his hats. I told him that he needs to visit The Fedora Lounge!! :cool:

In the store...

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/dubstop03/Snapbucket/BA62B789.jpg


With vintage hats [and vintage cap]...

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/dubstop03/Snapbucket/783BE674.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/dubstop03/Snapbucket/BE179A7E.jpg

[RBH]

Cool shots AnA!

[Alive'n'Amplified]

He said the custom Western was about 25 years old. I got to hold it. It was a terrific hat w/ lots of character. :thumb:

[Monte]

Yeeeeeehawwww!!!
The original Dukes of Hazard was so much cooler than the new movie.

[bowlerman]

That's fantastic! Even I enjoyed that show as a kid. Wasn't as big a fan of the movie either, but it certainly had its... assets.

[hatophile]

That's fantastic! Even I enjoyed that show as a kid. Wasn't as big a fan of the movie either, but it certainly had its... assets.
Yeah, but she couldn't touch Catherine Bach in my opinion!

[jlee562]

Saw Mr. Adam Savage from Mythbusters today whilst we were walking our dogs on the beach; he was sporting his Adventurebilt Deluxe Raiders hat. Ironically, today was the day I chose not to wear a hat.

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[Alive'n'Amplified]

Ironically, today was the day I chose not to wear a hat.


Classic. It usually works out that way. Great pic! Did you get a chance to talk with him?

[DJH]

Saw Mr. Adam Savage from Mythbusters today whilst we were walking our dogs on the beach; he was sporting his Adventurebilt Deluxe Raiders hat. Ironically, today was the day I chose not to wear a hat.


That's cool, Jared - have you seen him at your beach before? Seems he wears that hat a lot.

Actually, if you are going to wear one hat a lot, an AB DLX is about as good as it gets.

[Sprinkles]

Obama looks great in that hat, he needs to wear it for real in public though!

[g.durand]

Sprinkles, I agree. If it's true what they say that John F. Kennedy killed the hat, maybe it's time for Obama to revive it. I remember that at his first inauguration, aside from the military personnel, there were a number of men on the podium wearing fedoras and what looked to be versions of the Open Road. It wasn't as cold this year so there were fewer hats up there behind the President. Maybe the ladies at Paul's Hat Works should send him a reminder that the hat they gave him is supposed to be worn.

[hatophile]

http://www.kameltarin.com/wp-content/gallery/oscar-2012/John%20C.%20Reilly.jpg
John C Reilly wears hats a lot, including this thin ribbon and a straw.

[Historyteach24]

I like Reilly's hat has serious character