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a hat with great taste and a terrible reputation it didn't earn.
means A soft felt hat with a lengthwise crease down the crown and a pinch near the front on both sides, typically worn with a brim that can be snapped up or down.
from The hat owes its name to the theater. In 1882, the French playwright Victorien Sardou wrote a drama called "Fédora," whose heroine, Princess Fédora Romazov, was famously played by Sarah Bernhardt, who wore a soft, center-creased felt hat in the role. Audiences took to the style, the hat took the character's name, and "Fédora" — itself derived from the Greek name Theodoros, "gift of God" — passed from a Russian princess on stage to the racks of every haberdasher.
- name origin
- From an 1882 play starring a woman named Fédora
- feminist roots
- First worn by women's rights activists, not men
- prohibition icon
- Defined gangsters, detectives, and Indiana Jones alike
- the crease
- That center pinch lets you grip and tip it
- internet doom
- Memes rebranded it as the crown of the awkward
indiana jones — fictional archaeologist whose iconic felt fedora became the most recognizable hat in cinema history
humphrey bogart — actor who wore fedoras in classic films like casablanca (1942) and the big sleep (1946)
frank sinatra — singer and actor famous for wearing fedoras throughout his performances and public appearances