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Gangsters, Detectives, and Cross-Dressers
I love the drama of a good hat.”--Phillip Bloch.
When it comes to hats,
my personal favorite
has always been the
fedora.
It is a soft pliable
felt creation,
that can be shaped
to one’s individual taste.
It was created
in 1891 for a play
Sarah Bernhardt was in.
As a cross-dresser
she influenced Marlene Dietrich,
Greta Garbo and Katherine Hepburn.
As a felt hat,
it was made from beaver or rabbit.
Indiana Jones wore
a beaver fedora.
Al Capone loved wearing fedoras.
Humphrey Bogart wore them in
many film noir roles, as did
George Raft, Dick Powell, and Alan Ladd.
Michael Jackson wore one while performing.
Johnny Depp owns several of them.
As a kid, I remember that
most men wore fedoras
when they wore a suit.
Fedoras are still made today
by Borsalino, Bailey and Stetson.
I like to wear mine
when I wear a leather jacket,
slightly cocked,
pulled down to just above my eyes.
Aviator glasses make
a nice accessory.
Glenn Buttkus
Posted over at d'Verse Poet's Pub
8 comments:
My dad always wore a fedora when I was growing up. He was older than most the dads in the neighborhood. I don't think he would have dreamed of leaving for work without one.
I adore Marelene, Garbo, and The Divine Sarah. Kate Hepburn not so much; she seems under-medicated or something, to me. Loved learning about hats today.
So much to love here especially; "It is a soft pliable felt creation, that can be shaped to one's individual taste." Yes indeed! Gorgeous, evocative poem, Glenn 💝💝
Joe Biden's got the glasses... I wonder if he's got a fedora!
-David [ben Alexander]
Love this informative ode to the fedora, bringing back big screen memories...ahem..even for me. I have three of them hanging on my dresser mirror in various colours, a necessity for blues concerts.
You just don't see enough hats any more. There should be an action group: Bring Back the Hat. Wonderful fedora hat facts Glenn.
I used to really enjoy wearing a fedora....with leather jacket...sounds like you still got it....enjoyed that verse...
You took me back on a memory film trip with all those hat people. Nice.
Much💜love
Me, I adore a fedora!
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