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El Virus

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Hi! Remember me?, the South American guy who just kept babbling about unncessary stuff?

Well, I’m (Mildly) back, and with another pointless thread.

 

My wonder is whether any of you guys wears or has ever worn a fedora or any other type of hat.

As for me, I have started wearing fedoras since I was 15 (against my father’s wishes, who said I was to young; but well...); after getting my first hat at the age of 14, but it took me a while tp get used to the awkward stares of the people around me (even my relatives, for some time at least). Anyway, at the age of 15, I started using them with the excuse of rainy days (gee, I love a nice rainy week, I really miss them), and later moved on to usiong them almost full time. But all in all, I think that I lost my timidity due to them (I have always been, and will always be a very shy guy, but this helped a bit).

Up to date, I have got two laughs at me, tons of stares, some compliments and other sort of reactions from the people in my country.

 

Now, what about the rest of you?

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How's it goin', Virus? Been a while.

 

I have worn fedoras and own a couple, but I'm not a hat person. I fiddle with them to much. If I have to sit or stand still, anything I have on me I have to use as the object of my fidgeties, so even if I go out with a hat it rarely stays on my head.

 

I love fedoras, though. They're definitely the some of the better hats out there.

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It's great to be back, I'll try to stay as active as possible (i.e., I'm not going to be as active as before, but I'll be around). I am glad to see the forums have changed since the last time, and it aslo seems that there are quite a lot of new members.

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Well, that depends on the hat type, maybe you haven't tried the right one...

 

 

 

Oh, and according to Wikipedia:

 

The fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. It was invented in the mid-1910s. Any hat that resembles the soft felt version is also usually called a fedora, including straw and twill ones. Similar hats with a C-crown (with an indentation for the head in the top of the crown) are occasionally called fedoras. It is usually worn by men, but ladies' versions can also be found.

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Top hats are cool when cool people where them. But they can be ruined if used incorrectly and seem very uncool. Basically, what I'm trying to say is Top hats are cool when they are worn by Gene Wilder, but they are uncool when they are worn by Johnny Depp. Or me, for that matter.

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I agree; however I think it's quite difficult to combine a top hat with anything nowadays.

Now, cowboy hats, I certainly don't like those (don't get me wrong, I think they are just too big; but I've got no problem with them at all).

I think there's a whole forum devoted to people who like hats, but I never cared to join.

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I dig those wicker hats, I forgot what they're called though. I also dig those chinese cone hats. I really don't know the name of any of these.

 

I was kidding earlier about Gene Wilder/Johnny Depp thing. Johnny Depp looked fine in a top hat. In fact, I'm going to run off and create a thread about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, just so I don't ruin the topic of this thread.

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I dig those wicker hats,

Panamas, perhaps. I like those too, it is easy to see someone wearing one of these lately.

 

I also dig those chinese cone hats.

No idea how those are called either.

 

As for Charlie and the Chocolate factory, I haven't seen the movie; read the book, though, but that's all.

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Yeah, I actually wear a fedora all the time. It's a bit of an oddity in the U.S., especially since people of my age group usually wear baseball caps, or whatever. It's become kind of a taboo thing for me, though it's mighty comfortable and does great at warming my head.

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It's kind of nice, being the only one in a place to wear one.

What I cannot help to think, though, is that if I had lived back in the 30s, I might have been against the hat. But I doubt it, I reckon it is a great piece of headwear & a very elegant clothing.

I believe that people are not used to seeing different things, and the fact that they are willing to look at some one with a hat strangely, and somebody with a baseball cap nicely, clears it all.

There are old neighbourhoods in my country, and I've seen many people wearing hats there.

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