Fedora
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A fedora is a hat with a soft brim and indented crown. It is typically creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched near the front on both sides. Fedoras can also be creased with teardrop crowns, dia
A fedora made by Borsalino, with a pinch-front teardrop-shaped crown
A fedora made by Borsalino with a gutter-dent, side-dented crown, the front of the brim "snapped down" and the back "snapped up"
A man wearing a fedora hat in 1937 in Paris
Fedora in advert for menswear in the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad on 19 March 1940
Panama hat
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A Panama hat, also known as an Ecuadorian hat, a Jipijapa hat, or a toquilla straw hat, is a traditional brimmed straw hat of Ecuadorian origin. Traditionally, hats were made from the plaited leaves o
Fedora
…Fedoras can be equipped with a chinstrap, but this is uncommon. The term fedora was in use as early as 1891. As a homburg style in the shape of a Panama Hat, its popularity soared, and eventually it eclipsed the homburg. The word fedora comes from the title of an 1882 play by dramatist Victorien Sardou…
An Ecuadorian hat
Montecristi Ecuadoran hat
Hat stand in Montecristi, Ecuador.
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wearing a Panama hat during his visit to the Panama Canal.