Wearing fedoras sideways, a growing trend?

Zoukatron · Jun 30, 2018

I've noticed an ever increasing number of people here in London wearing their fedoras/trilbies sideways, or backwards, or at a weird diagonal angle. I can only imagine these people must have no idea how hats are shaped to fit the head for them to be doing this. I'm wondering if this is actually a trend or if some famous person has started this off. Has anyone observed this elsewhere in the world?

Mustang Mike's Hats · Jun 30, 2018

Thank the Lord I've never seen it...

Xylophile · Jun 30, 2018

I haven't seen it, and it seems to me that its another statement of rebellion against the status quo like wearing a ball cap backwards (which has become the status quo). I imagine it looks even dumber than a backwards ball cap. Kid Rock wears his stingy brims backwards.

splintercellsz · Jun 30, 2018

never seen it, thankfully

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MondoFW · Jun 30, 2018

Just part of the "wearing hats ironically" phase. I doubt it will get traction.

GHT · Jun 30, 2018

splintercellsz said:
never seen it, thankfully

You have now, it's known as the jaunty angle.

Frunobulax · Jun 30, 2018

GHT said:
You have now, it's known as the jaunty angle.
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Unless he's got it stapled on...

Frunobulax · Jun 30, 2018

Louis was ahead of his time!

Mustang Mike's Hats · Jun 30, 2018

Looks good in a photoshhoot. Not sure it would work on streets of "the windy city" or out here in California when the Santa Ana winds kick up.

Edward · Jun 30, 2018

Can't say I've noticed it in London. A few of the blues greats were in the habit of wearing a fedora backwards; Keef wears his to the side. Those are the only ones I've noticed.

Wesslyn · Jun 30, 2018

I've seen them worn backwards. I've heard that's more if a "fit" thing but the bow being on the wrong side rubs me the wrong way.
As for the sideways thing, I think it's people just trying to look cool and failing tremendously at the cocked hat look.

belfastboy · Jul 1, 2018

Wesslyn said:
I've seen them worn backwards. I've heard that's more if a "fit" thing but the bow being on the wrong side rubs me the wrong way.
As for the sideways thing, I think it's people just trying to look cool and failing tremendously at the cocked hat look.

CC Sabathia of the Yankees baseball team and a few others wear their caps skewed to one side. Not sure the rational behind that either

AndyR · Jul 1, 2018

Kind of like Sinatra or Sammy Davis during a dance number. I'm sure it's been done by a lot of them. Some guys can pull off any look. Not something for me to consider though. I look totally ridiculous in anything that isn't dead on straight and pulled down in front.

AndyR · Jul 1, 2018

belfastboy said:
CC Sabathia of the Yankees baseball team and a few others wear their caps skewed to one side. Not sure the rational behind that either

Cubs closer (Strop) does the same thing. It would annoy me. I thought maybe he does it because his glove hits it during his windup. Not sure though.

viclip · Jul 1, 2018

There could be a "practical" reason for wearing a hat sideways.

If the hat's way too large for the wearer, then wearing it sideways makes it "wearable" in that the short dimension of the band can fit the long dimension of the head with some snugness so the hat won't go flying off at the slightest breeze.

Hardly stylish in my view but at least there's some protection offered against the elements if that's the wearer's goal.

Zoukatron · Jul 1, 2018

I had considered that people might do it as the only way to get an overly large hat to fit, although one would hope then that the hat in question is not one they chose themselves as a result (although I can imagine it easily happening with cheap poorly sized hats online).

scottyrocks · Jul 1, 2018

I wear one fedora backwards, but only after I had removed the ribbon, bow, liner, and sweat, and sewn them all in/on reversed.

Zoukatron · Jul 1, 2018

Ah, but here's the million dollar question: did you rebash it or leave it with the pinch at the rear?

Frunobulax · Jul 1, 2018

Many of us wear our hats at least slightly cocked ("Angles are attitudes!"); this is just style thing, and different lids can be cocked at different angles, depending on fit. It's not uncommon at all.

The guy above, however, isn't wearing his hat in any practical fashion at all. It's just for the photo shoot.

scottyrocks · Jul 1, 2018

Zoukatron said:
Ah, but here's the million dollar question: did you rebash it or leave it with the pinch at the rear?

Recreased it, as well. The top of the front pinch was getting very tired so I reversed the entire hat.

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