Age concern

[colinlyne]

Do any lounger feel that wearing a fedora makes them look older?

[Big Man]

I don't think wearing a fedora makes me look any older than I am (I'm 54). I do think wearing a fedora makes me look more "authoritative".

It will be interesting to see what some of the younger members think about this topic.

[Tango Yankee]

Nope, just better!

[irb]

Well, to some extent; but it might depend on the actual age of the person wearing it. A 12-year-old wearing a fedora isn't going to look 40, but a 25-year-old might get mistaken for someone a bit older, sure.

I think our current fashions and media try to keep men boys and women girls. I see boys in their 30s acting and dressing like they're still in high school, for instance. Now, I don't necessarily have a problem with that in the sense that people ought to do they find rewarding; but it does mean that fewer and fewer people (men and women) are putting childish things aside when they're no longer children. As I see it, more people are dressing as if they were younger, which means that wearing more classic styles might in fact, make you look older.

[ScottF]

A friend who worked at an up-scale clothing store used to complain every time he saw me wearing a fedora - said no one under 70 should be wearing a fedora. Well, one day he dressed up for an interview and put on my Borsalino (in avatar). He now owns it

I think it just adds to a young attitude which involves bucking trends (or reviving trends), so perhaps it makes me look younger?

[gtdean48]

My wife & son say that there are certain hats I have that are "old man hats". When I wear them, I look like an old man. I am much more concerned with my skin looking older from not wearing a hat that wearing of the hat making me look old.

[Big Man]

... fewer and fewer people (men and women) are putting childish things aside when they're no longer children ...

Amen to that.

[Goose.]

Nope, just better!

What TY said

... Well, one day he dressed up for an interview and put on my Borsalino (in avatar). He now owns it
...

I hope that the interview went his way and that's cool you gave him your hat.

[tortswon]

I'm 57 and am often around younger people (in their 20's) because I teach college and I also have many nieces and nephews in that age range. They tell me my hats make me look younger and more hip. I think what you wear with your hat and how you wear it makes all the difference. It's what I call, "hattitude." Best, Sam

[Thwack]

Actually the opposite. I get carded at liquor stores and tabacconists more when I wear my hat then when I don't.