Fedora Felt Hat Guide + Tips & Why You Should Wear Hats Today - Gentleman's Gazette

Want to know how to wear Fedoras the dapper way?https://gentl.mn/fedora-hat-guide Want to find out how to size a hat? Click here: https://gentl.mn/2wVK4oc SHOP THE VIDEO: 1. Shantung Striped Brown, Bottle Green and White Silk Tie: https://gentl.mn/2fQBwea 2. Over the calf shadow striped socks: https://gentl.mn/2vIBnz4 3. Burnt Orange Silk Pocket Square with Dotted Motifs and Paisley: https://gentl.mn/2uO7deL 00:00 Introduction 00:47 What is a Fedora Hat? Basically, a fedora hat is a snap brim hat. it's called that way because you can actually snap the brim down. A fedora is typically pinched in the middle and then again in the front. One of the big hallmarks and probably the reason it's so popular is that the Fedora is shapeable in many different forms. Next up is the brim of the fedora. First of all, you can have different sizes. You can have very short brims, medium brims, and wide brims. Again, if you want to stay timeless, something around in the middle length is probably your best bet. Of course, it all comes down to what your face shape is and so larger brims work better for some persons and shorter for others. The brim of the fedora can be snapped down in the front or snapped down all the way around or snaps up in the front and down in the back. In terms of material, most fedoras these days are made from wolf felt which is basically hair from sheep that is felted which is not woven but the hair is taken together, rubbed together until they intertwine and they don't come apart anymore. The next step up would be a rabbit or hare felt which is finer and softer and it usually makes for a great hat. The very best qualities are beaver felt hats and they usually use hair from the belly of the beaver. In terms of hat decoration, most hats will feature a band on the outside and there can be a bow, there can be you can have different kind of ribbons, sometimes you have little things that dangle on them, other times you can have a really wide band or a