Famous Hat Wearers of the Past!

[Dreispitz]

Generalfeldmarschall von Mackensen

 

[Charlie Huang]

Nothing like a skull cap to scare the enermy to wetting point!

 

[Dreispitz]

Nothing like a skull cap to scare the enermy to wetting point!

Honi soit qui mal y pense :coffee: :cheers1: lol

 

[scotrace]

Generalfeldmarschall von Mackensen

Good Lord. Now THAT'S an intimidating face/hat.

 

[Erik]

That looks like a man folks many would want to surrender to. Which, I expect, was the idea.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Famous hat wearers of the past? What, everyone?

bk

 

[duggap]

That looks like a man folks many would want to surrender to. Which, I expect, was the idea.

Or that he should have been buried about nine days ago.lol

 

[billyspew]

Lord Nelson:

His livery in itself is a thing to behold!

Here's the one he had made at Locks with the addition of an eyeshade:

 

[Chasseur]

José Ortega y Gasset

Charles Trenet

Harold MacMillan

Howard Hughes

George Clemenceau

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Or that he should have been buried about nine days ago.lol

Quip of the day! lol :eusa_clap


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[Pduck]

Generalfeldmarschall von Mackensen

He reminds me of someone...

 

[John Chance]

J. Robert Oppenheimer and his pork pie/fedora.

 

[Sargon]

I wonder if Art could make me one of these? Hmmmm. . . .

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[Marc Chevalier]

I wonder if Art could make me one of these? Hmmmm. . . .

First, you'll need a dried apple ...

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[Fedord Spaniard]

Some Infamous Hat Wearers of the Past....

Siegel and his men in the Hotel Franconia raid mugshot.

Lansky & Luciano and thier gang.

Coll and his gang.

 

[chanteuseCarey]

I want her hat!

and her fur collar coat too Is she the other gent's wife possibly since she is not also in mourning dress.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

How about this guy? His hat and coat are in the smithsonian. Not to mention his even more famous chair.

Good ol' Arch.

 

[Diamondback]

@Ms. Carey: I'd guess so, at least in part because her mood is a closer match to the Veep's than Coolidge's very grim look...

 

[Fedord Spaniard]

Infamous Occultist, Aleister Crowley

"The Wickedest Man In the World" in his later years. Looks more like a grandfather here, than a drug and sex fiend.

 

[Macheath]

Famous hat wearers of the past? What, everyone?
bk

That was also my first thought when I saw this thread.

Some historical figures were noted for their unusual choice of headwear. Most were simply following the dress standards of their time.

A lot of great pictures here, nevertheless.