>wearing a fedora
I seriously hope you guys don't do this

>>4654208
Needs more vests and pocket watches.

3 piece fitted suit

or DAT HACKSHAW

hnnng forever.

>>4654213
Hey. Fuck you.

>>4654221
This is the only reason I bought this goddamn movie and watch it over and over again.

>>4654213
Nothing's wrong with a fedora.
The issue is when hipster douche bags think they can get away with a shitty, poorly fitted, tilted to the side, way too small brim one from wal-mart.
If you go into an actual hat shop, and buy a quality fedora, that shit's beautiful. My boss got a damn good one from a local place, and he looked quite classy in the winter. I would've gotten one had I the money and bothered to remember the name of the shop.

>>4654213
Waiting in line for the bus to a con, I noticed the two guys in front of me were both wearing a fedora with jeans and a tshirt. I then knew for sure it was the right bus.

They just don't look right with anything but a suit.

>>4654248
Hipsters don't wear fedoras. Geeks do.

In fact, the last person I saw wearing one was a guy in one of my college classes that would bring in my little ponies and play with them on his desk during lectures as well as obsessively talk about Homestuck.

>>4654286
I've only seen hipsters sportin' the fedoras.

>>4654248
Wearing a fedora just feels 'right' to me, y'know? Like I'm not fully dressed without a nice hat. I wish I'd been around in a time period when it was common to wear a fedora any time you left the house.

I'd wear one more often but in my line of work, it's best to limit attire to a cheap t-shirt and jeans so a fedora just looks silly.

>>4654303
I like you.
It's nice to see fedoras getting some love.

The only thing stopping me from wearing hats regularly is my big head. I've yet to find a hat that fits me properly. Which is another reason why I should go into a real hat store and get sizing figured out there.

>>4654308
I know that feel bro. Its all about buying a x/xl hat with some stretch to it. Those are the only ones ive found to fit my large head.

40s fashion is beautiful. No questions, male AND female.
That said, I would hit it a thousand ways from Sunday.

One Hard and Fast Rule: Only wear a fedora with a suit.

Personally, I only wear a fedora if I'm wearing a suit and it's also snowing or raining.

this thread is tl;dr, but NO ONE WEAR A FUCKING FEDORA COCKSUCKING SHIT.

>>4654341

Nigga no one cares what you think, FEDORAS FTW

>>4654351
>fedoras for the fat, 15 year old neckbeards who think they look blase and cool. And a black trenchcoat like Neo from the Matrix!

I wish I had that /fa/ picture of what you think you look like in a fedora vs. what you actually look like in a fedora.

Since we're on the subject of vintage attire, what about the more casual stuff? I don't really have any pics on hand to illustrate what I mean, but maybe just a shirt and trousers with an ivy league cap or something like that. As nice as it would be, it's not always practical to wear a suit (at least for me).

>>4654371

15 year olds can't grow beards

>>4654371
I just think of Tom Preston

/cgl/ would you really want to look like Tom Preston?

Call me a hipster, but I've been into that look for waaaaaaay longer than LA Noir.

Especially if it's pretty dykes in drag. But a sexy guy is fine too. HHHHHNNNNNNGGGGGHHHH~

>>4654384
this pretty much sums up this whole thread.

>>4654388

I don't think that was the point of the thread but O.K

>>4654371
I think /cgl/ has better fashion sense than /fa/. I'm willing to give people here the benefit of a doubt and assume they know better than to do >>4654384

I was dressing in 40's attire before it was cool.

Biggest problem is that folks wear those hipster fedoras that are pinstriped, made of cotton, and have an inch wide brim. Big difference between these and the real article.

There's nothing wrong with a good ol' traditional beaver felt fedora though. It's a good idea to research this sort of fashion before you take a wack at it. It always looks good if you do your homework.

You've got to get your clothing fitted. Fit's just as important to men's wear as it is to women's.

Probably a little (a lot) older style of dress than the '40s, but I've got a soft spot in my heart for this style. Oh, if only they made a top hat big enough to fit over my head.

>>4654476
I must admit, I have one of those cotton fedoras. I don't have any delusions about its authenticity, but it's comfortable as all get out so I still like it.

That's a good tip about the fit and the homework; the internet's your friend, there are whole communities out there dedicated to vintage clothing (and some specific to fedoras) that can get you on the right path... something I need to look into myself.

>>4654495
>he doesn't buy custom made hats

>>4654520
Seriously!

>>4654512

Hey, as long as you know the difference. And that is what's accessible to most folks these days.

As far as learning about 40's era clothing goes, luckily, the way we make suits today and the style and cut of everything is pretty much identical. The bigger difference is in little stylistic things, like lapel and fabric type. That sort of thing.

>>4654476
I wish it was so easy.
Where I am, there used to be 3 hat shops specializing in classic wear. All gone now, replaced by bullshit sport cap shops.
Hate.

Been thinking about making the vest+white shirt + suspenders + black pants + black shoes my normal attire.

I was also thinking about a derby, what are /cgl/'s thoughts.

For reference I am told that I kind of look like matt damon and steve zahn

>>4654627

Damn shame. I imagine it's hard to keep something like that up and running these days though. Best you can usually do is get something done online. Nothing ever beats in dealing with the maker or tailor in person though. Hat's aren't as difficult in that respect as clothing. If you know your hat size, you'll be good to go.

>>4654665
Also for reference: I was thinking something to the tune of Bruce Willis' John Smith in "Last Man Standing" cept with a derby instead of a fedora

That's a good looking suit. I'd been considering getting something similar one day. Bowler hats tend to be an older fashion, which belong more in Victorian or Edwardian fashion, which is the period I'm most knowledgeable in. Wearing a bowler with a suit would be fine though, seeing as sack suits haven't changed much since their invention.

I love the dapper look of old cinema fashion. I wish more people attempted it.

>>4654495

Looks like the girl on the left is doing a flapper (1920's) inspired thing. The guy on the right looks more Victorian, but folks in high society wore that style of clothing straight through the 20's. If you're interested in that style of clothing, you might be more interested in formal Victorian and Edwardian clothing.

Forget about 40s attire. If you want to really look stylish go for the half a suit look.

Blazer, dress shirt, optional tie with jeans, white socks and sneakers.

Never having ordered from them myself I can't vouch for the quality, but I've been eying a few hats from a site called Hats In The Belfry. They have a very extensive collection and a well-organized website. If you don't have a local hatter, it might be the next best thing.

>>4654286
That is just so wrong

>>4654341
>WEAR A FEDORA
>COCKSUCKING

Yep, that's what'll happen.

>>4655870
I love Hats In the Belfry.


I know it's a touch later than what you gents are wearing, but I wish I had one of those lovely suits or dresses women in the 1950s wore to church or on the airplane. I acquired an old set of American Tourister luggage a while ago and it put those outfits on my mind.

>>4655927
Hats in the Belfry has a store in Philadelphia on South St. It's pretty amazing.

I have a pimpin white fedora that I wear to parties and the ladies seem to take notice. They always fucking steal the hat but generally I think that's ok because chicks look smoking hot in them imo

We have established before that pretty much a well-tailored, well-fitted suit, I.E. not what you rented for prom, and a dapper hat is the way to get all the ladies attached to you.

Go to a real hat shop and have someone fit you and find out what hat fits your face. I think the problem with the guys mentioned in >>4654384 is that they just plop the hat from the store on and wait for panties to drop. Nope. Same thing with trenchcoats. It's about styling and how the rest of you is put together that makes ladies shiver in delight.

Seriously, watching business guys in dapper suits walk in to work is such a huge turn on, goddamn. Like a well-wrapped Cadbury bar.

>>4655937
I've been to that one. it's awesome. there's another hat store towards the middle of south street. it's even better

Sorry, but when I think of guys who wear fedoras today, this is what comes to mind.

>>4656361
Is he wearing...
a tie with that...
It looks like a clipon...

Help, my head.

Thanks for giving me an image to use for this, though. I tried to find guys with a similar-ish build. A well-fitted suit can flatter any guy, seriously.

>>4656361
Also on what PLANET are velcro-sandals and fedoras okay!?

>>4656361
That can't be his real attire. I mean, it looks like he's trying to wear all the wrong things. I hate /fa/ with a burning passion, but...fuck that's just way too wrong to be an accident.

>>4656361
he reminds me of me at thirteen
that reminds me i should throw out all my fedoras

>>4656361
I blame TGWTG

>>4656408
Ugh now you're making me imagine his talking in Linkara's voice. Thanks, jackass.

>>4654208

Have a fitting fedora. Only wear it with appropriate clothing.
Shit's awesome, yo. Wish I had more money and more opportunity to wear such clothes on a daily basis, cause I totally would.
Wearing a fedora (the right way) is HARDBOILED. You know it.

Problem is, this isn't seen as casual wear anymore, so you're often seen as ridiculous if you go out all the time wearing a suit and you're not wearing it for work. Fedora's don't really look good in casual wear, and people try to make them work with casual wear.

>>4656768 Fedora's don't really look good in casual wear, and people try to make them work with casual wear.
there no way to make one work without a nice fitted suit (unless you're Michael Jackson, and you're not).
and if you're wearing a suit out there in the world without a good reason... without it being appropriate for the situation & setting, you're an asshole who just looks stupid.
its no different than morons who think they're cowboys.
DRESS FOR WHAT WORKS FOR YOUR FACE/BODY & WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR THE UNIVERSE YOU INHABIT.


so yeah, if you want to wear a fedora the answer is most likely going to be no. If you've got on a suit and a trench coat and you're carrying a briefcase, then fine, put a fedora on the top. This is called dressing formal. You can't be all casual'd out with a fucking fedora on your head. It's like wearing a bow-tie with a t-shirt. You're either dressed formal or dressed casual. To mix and match is to wear ski boots with your shirt off. Oh, and here's a wild notion: Try to get one that fits your fucking head.

Um...any tips on what works for girls when wearing fedoras? I always found them a bit classy but not for me, but I've recently got into them.

>>4656838
What about the casual walmart shit rather than the classy ones? You certainly wouldn't wear this shit with a suit.