Brim up or Brim Down

Michaelshane · Sep 8, 2011

Sometimes up.....
Sometimes down.

JimWagner · Sep 8, 2011

Down unless it's in the way for some reason.

hatophile · Sep 8, 2011

Michaelshane said:
Sometimes up.....
Sometimes down.

Same here, depends on the hat, and how I feel that day.

Wolfmanjack · Sep 8, 2011

Always brim down. Brim up, I look like Gabby Hayes.

suitedcboy · Sep 8, 2011

Down. Otis on Andy Griffith show is not my fashion idol......

alanfgag · Sep 8, 2011

Well, sometimes it works, sometimes less so.

LoveMyHats2 · Sep 8, 2011

Wolfmanjack said:
Always brim down. Brim up, I look like Gabby Hayes.

I am almost positive this hat was on an ebay listing, no size listed, item as in "fantastic looking vintage cowboy hat in good condition, no box, measures one foot by two"....

alanfgag · Sep 8, 2011

real world guy, Stetson, with up brim:

HatsEnough · Sep 8, 2011

LoveMyHats2 said:
I am almost positive this hat was on an ebay listing, no size listed, item as in "fantastic looking vintage cowboy hat in good condition, no box, measures one foot by two"....

Also listed as a vintage gangster, bucket, mad men, mafia, fedora, Stetson, pimp hat.

zetwal · Sep 8, 2011

HatsEnough said:
Also listed as a vintage gangster, bucket, mad men, mafia, fedora, Stetson, pimp hat.

You forgot ... RARE

Sam Craig · Sep 8, 2011

It all depends on the hat, but just check out how friendly Alan looks ... see above ...

It's fun to pop the brim every once in a while with the right hat.

PS ... You forgot Yogi Bear

Sam

monbla256 · Sep 8, 2011

zetwal said:
You forgot ... RARE

ALL hats on the 'bay are RARE

dhermann1 · Sep 8, 2011

FDR wore his flipped up a lot of the time:

DNO · Sep 8, 2011

I tried the brim up look...I just looked like a goof. So, it's brim down for me. If I want a more casual look, I'll tilt the hat back a bit.

I've seen other fellows wearing the brim up, though, and they look just fine.

Undertow · Sep 8, 2011

alanfgag said:
Well, sometimes it works, sometimes less so.

I think JD's has a slightly "gangster" curve to the brim, similar to something Al Capone would have worn.

I've had mixed success with that kind of brim shaping (note my avatar, albeit not a good picture for reference).

HatsEnough · Sep 8, 2011

As far as wide brims go (as Alan showed) a Western or an Open Road looks good with a dish instead of a down front brim. Stingies look fine up, too. Also (as Depp shows above) the "Hollywood brim" with it up on one corner and down in the other across the front looks good, too. But I am not a fan of the up brim on a regular fedora with brims between 2-3/8 and 2-7/8.

Sam Craig · Sep 8, 2011

I forgot about FDR, but he is a good example.

Just look how friendly he appears with that brim popped up.

I will admit, I have several hats you can't do this with.

My Knox 20 dress hat would look like a sailor hat with the brim popped, but other ones are just right.

I guess it is up to each wearer.

Sam

HatsEnough · Sep 8, 2011

Those 30s fedoras FDR wore with the 2-1/8 brims (and smaller) are fine popped up, I agree.

scottyrocks · Sep 8, 2011

I have a couple of 2" brimmed Dobbs that I wear with the snap brims up. My larger brimmed hats are always down.

Duper · Sep 8, 2011

The only hat I wear "up" is a panama. I just like it like that.

The rest are all snapped down.

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