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I think with youngsters, the fedora wearing trend (especially the short brim type) is influenced mainly by american hip-hop culture. I guess this trend is being followed worldwide. It's some kind of pimp-gangsta thing I guess! I actually saw one individual in my own country wearing the 60's...

Thanks for the follow-up info on japanese hatters daizawaguy, it's nice to get any information on hat history in asian countries. And Sefton's idea of getting pictures is great also. Perhaps you can find some links to some personal japanese websites/blogs with pictures of fellow Japanese hat...

Just finished watching the first four episodes of 'The Untoucables' season 1TV series. After that I had to watch the Brain De Palma film version again just for kicks. The Ma Barker episode was full of tommy guns and grenades! It was just like watching a b&w version of Combat with suits and...

Just saw Where The Sidewalk Ends last night... Yep, you people were right, it was a damn good noir movie. Dana Andrews was great as the tough guy copper. Lotsa hat scenes too :) Any more Dana Andrews movie recommendations?

Thanks for the link daizawaguy! Wow, the thought of local Japanese hatmakers intrigues me! Daizawa, among my many varied interests are Japanese history and culture, especially ancient Japanese samurai zen philosophy. But I'm no expert on the matter, and I'm still learning new things. Buts...

Thanks for the links, now I can listen to my Old Time Radio shows in style :)

I still have Arkham Horror sitting on my shelf, waiting for a group of cthulhu loving friends to play with. I've solitaired it a few times... kinda fun. I haven't played the CoC RPG before, but I bought the new edition rulebook anyway coz there are so many fun cthulhu-facts in it :) Awfully...

I just watched Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious two nights back. It was really hard to get a copy of the DVD, since last I checked, Amazon didn't have it anymore. It was a great watch nonetheless. Still in a noir mode these days since I got my first fedora, so tonight I think I'm gonna watch...

Hats in Japan You know, I almost forgot that unlike most Asian countries, Japan already has a hat wearing culture since the Meiji era, am I right daizawaguy? Japan is pretty advanced culturally among asian countries, so you can get away with wearing almost anything you want over there and...

Yohanes, i actually ordered a 'Bogart' wool felt made by hatsinthebelfry.com, (link here: http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/page/H/PROD/mens-hats/719wfblack)which was the cheapest one that they offered with the closest to the style I wanted (for a Bogie freak like me, I thought how could you go...

Hi Yohanes, Yep, I was definitely surprised to find an Indon here! :) Cool avatar pic too. Have you been collecting Hats long? How large is your collection now? Have you ordered from any particular online shops? And I was wondering, do you wear your hats in public often? The thing about...

Hi everyone, I'm a total noob here at the Lounge but definitely a Fedora lover. Been one for all my life, but just purchased one only quite recently... and a big fan of gangster movies, film noir & 1940's americana. And btw, I'm from Malaysia (it's errr directly above Singapore...:) ) We...