pimp hat?

[The Good]

Wasn't the pimp wearing a fedora a stereotype of the '70s? Sport (Harvy Keitel's character) wore a black one in Taxi Driver (1976).

[SHOWSOMECLASS]

I agree w/ the group. I ride a motorcycle w/ a helmet in a state that doesn't require it.
Why? because for the most part it just makes sense.
That said, many others don't wear a helmet or a hat.
Imho people don't wear hats or helmets etc. because they perceive they will not look cool. So what is cool?
If this was the latest fad, the U.S.A teens would be wearing fedoras and helmets to the shopping malls instead of Uggs, sweat pants, and pajama bottoms.
So whats cool or fashionable and what looks great or is appropriate do not necessarily agree.

[tonyb]

Wasn't the pimp wearing a fedora a stereotype of the '70s? Sport (Harvy Keitel's character) wore a black one in Taxi Driver (1976).

Can't say as I remember the particulars of "Taxi Driver," although I did see it way back when, and I recall that I liked it well enough. So I can't comment with any confidence on any character's attire. But you are absolutely right that a fedora was a stereotypical "pimp" accoutrement in the 1970s, right along with the long fur coat and customized Cadillac Eldorado. And not just any fedora, but a big one with an oversized floppy brim, preferably in a long-haired finish and a loud color.

But that was the stereotype, and movies like "Taxi Driver" are fiction. I was into my adulthood in that time, and was indeed a taxicab driver in a large coastal city, working the night shift, mostly, so I encountered many a real-life pimp (and more hookers than your average civilian ever knew existed), and I rarely saw anyone other than a complete and utter poser who much resembled the stereotype. I'm not saying that such characters didn't exist, but the Hollywood take on such things doesn't often jibe with the reality.

But again, you are dead on right about the stereotype. If I were making a movie with a 1970s era pimp character, I'd put him in a hat, for sure.

[bowlerman]

Hi

If you wife is actually old enough to remember Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch, its probably o.k. for you to wear a purple homburg and carry the cane. People will just think you an eccentric really old guy. I can say that, I'm 51. Cognac is probably pretty sedate now.

Later

Haha! Of course there's always Snoop Dogg's portrayal of the 2004 film, which is just as loud, and clearly an homage to Antonio Fargas, even if there is some variation/modernization.

Wanna really know the pimp hat stereotype? Do an Ebay search!

[Hoyt Clagwell]

Huggy Bear of the 70s Starsky and Hutch was not a pimp.He was an Entrepreneur.He ran a bar called The Pitts, and had some get rich schemes,that never worked out( Selling Dingle Dollies for example).Rooster. on Baretta was the Pimp.

[TipTop]

I would love to get a cool 'cognac' color (biltmore presidential), or a 'mustard' color (selentino galaxy) hat, but my wife says they look like pimp hats and ask that I not get any of them. Any thoughts out there? Does anyone wear these color hats out?

GUILTY as charged!

Pass the Gray Poupon 8X from Jackson Hole Hat Co:




Cognac as served by Churchill for Neiman Marcus:



And J. B. Hill Boots provides another "Pluma":



The Stetson Furry Pimp Next Door:




Next Door after a grooming and stuffing in a Psycho Bunny Italian Challis scarf:



Furry Borsalino Pimpin from Maxis, Chicago (OK, this one went back because of size miss-marking):




I just can't help myself, but at least I pimp only quality...

[TomS]

Pimp hat? Ain't that a ball cap with the paper tag still on it, worn backwards or sideways or something?

Now thats funny!!

[tealseal]

Now thats funny!!

+1! Though I do believe that it's important to emphasize that it's a holographic paper sticker. Way more "gangsta".