1902 Fedora--Yikes!

fedoralover · Jun 22, 2006

Here's an ad from a 1902 Sears catalog for men's hats. Look at the style of the "fedora" at that time. Also notice that the dreaded WOOL fedora was also available. I think I prefer the 30s thru early 50s style of fedora the best.

fedoralover

Marc Chevalier · Jun 22, 2006

Agreed. These are fedoras and homburgs that only Zippy the Pinhead could love.

.

Wild Root · Jun 22, 2006

yep, looks like a homburg to me... that's the early fedora's alright! Not really my cup but, if I found one, I'd buy it to have in the collection.

=WR=

Marc Chevalier · Jun 22, 2006

"American Rag Cie" (remember them, Root?) used to sell some pretty authentic repros of those homburgs. In fact, they used to sell good repros of lots of Golden Era stuff, too: shoes, hats, cigarette cases, etc. Wonder what happened?

.

Wild Root · Jun 22, 2006

Marc Chevalier said:
"American Rag Cie" (remember them, Root?) used to sell some pretty authentic repros of those homburgs. In fact, they used to sell good repros of lots of Golden Era stuff, too: shoes, hats, cigarette cases, etc. Wonder what happened?

.

Oh my, American Rag Co.... they did have some cool stuff! In fact, their store was really cool! I recall the first time I went in there... they had some really cool vintage clothes! Lots of pants and lots of suits! They had cool vintage display cases and remember the cool vintage art work on the walls from department stores? Man, that place used to be so cool!!!

=WR=

Marc Chevalier · Jun 22, 2006

They had amazing clothing mannequins that were copies of French ones from the 1930s. The male mannequins had heads that looked like "Fernandel", a horsefaced comedian from '30s French movies.

Those mannequins are now gone. Today's "American Rag Cie" is full of stuff that few of us would like to have.

Oui, je suis

fftopic:

.

besdor · Jun 22, 2006

WOOL HATS

It's interesting to see that wool hats were around a lot longer that we all thought . I garantee that a wool hat from 1900 was a lot better that todays garbage. I doubt that any survive today . It's rare to find any hats from before the 1920's with the exception of derbies and top hats because they were very soft . After a period of time , the hats start to dry out especialy the leather s .

Steven
www.bencrafthats.com

Marc Chevalier · Jun 22, 2006

And the wool, especially damp wool, got eaten to pieces by moths. Hats didn't usually live in cedar chests.

.

ArrowCollarMan · Jun 22, 2006

What did they call the wide-brimmed hats back then? Fedora-like hats existed, I'm sure.

scotrace · Jun 22, 2006

Again I notice

The way the hats are worn. I see it again and again in old illustrations. Did men really wear their hats perched so high on their heads? Mine almost brush my ears.

Marc Chevalier · Jun 22, 2006

ArrowCollarMan said:
What did they call the wide-brimmed hats back then? Fedora-like hats existed, I'm sure.

In the Civil War era, a version of them was called the "slouch hat".

.

Marc Chevalier · Jun 22, 2006

scotrace said:
Did men really wear their hats perched so high on their heads?

Yes, they did.

.

J. M. Stovall · Jun 22, 2006

They look like the little cowboy hats that clowns wear. lol

Marc Chevalier · Jun 22, 2006

Is that a criticism or a compliment? lol

.

J. M. Stovall · Jun 22, 2006

I guess that would depend on the clown's perspective, are there any clowns present?

Wild Root · Jun 22, 2006

I'm sure they'd say our hats were to big! Hahahahalol

It's an interesting look, that Victorian style... back then, the style was to be very prim and proper... to be delicate and tidy... Men were to have perfect posture, and tip their hats to ladies. A hat was to just top your head, not really cover it as they did in later years. Illustrations do vary from the actual person wearing such styles but, they were close.

=WR=

Marc Chevalier · Jun 22, 2006

J. M. Stovall said:
I guess that would depend on the clown's perspective, are there any clowns present?

Occasionally.

.

Dinerman · Jun 24, 2006

Marc Chevalier said:
These are fedoras and homburgs that only Zippy the Pinhead could love.

.

Speaking of zippy, any of you see the diners and a giant tiki god in it last week? My dad and I are huge contributers. We send in the pics he uses as backgrounds.

Tonio · May 22, 2017

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but I acquired a copy of a 1902 Sears catalog. I can't scan at the moment, but I took a couple snapshots.

Still going through this huge catalog. Some interesting items!

Mustang Mike's Hats · May 22, 2017

Thanks for sharing this! I get a kick out of the pricing at that time in history and I'm always looking for names for some of the hats I make. These pages will be an inspiration.

1902 Fedora--Yikes!

Call Me a Cab

Gone Home

Gone Home

Gone Home

Gone Home

Gone Home

Vendor/Sponsor

Gone Home

A-List Customer

Head Bartender

Gone Home

Gone Home

Call Me a Cab

Gone Home

Call Me a Cab

Gone Home

Gone Home

Super Moderator

A-List Customer

A-List Customer

Similar threads

Log in

Forum statistics