I didn't say they were trying to dress up. They were working, they were at home, or at play with the family. I think others have pointed out, the fedora is not necessarily a dress hat. Once you get past that idea, then you will understand. In those days, a man wore a fedora at all times with whatever he had on. When it was hot, and with no air conditioning, that fedora was worn quite often with an "undershirt".TonyRush wrote:Bufflehead, really? I'm not sure T-shirts existed as a clothing item in the heyday of fedoras. They would have been undershirts; which means that if you saw a man's undershirt, he was severely under-dressed. Not the usual attire for wearing a dress hat!
I would not wear Indy's beat up, sat on, shot at, dusty, dirty, cobweb covered, adventure fedora with a suit. Neither did Indy. He wore a nice travel hat when wearing his suits as he would travel or when teaching at school.
Nope, don't have any photos, and as far as I know, I haven't ever done it myself. But, I have seen it. I didn't say the person was trying to look sharp. It was very, very casual, comfy dress. Maybe to go to a picnic or the park or kicking around in the backyard with friends. Not "dressed up".TonyRush wrote:As for one's personal style, I agree that not all of us are going to have the same opinion on what looks "good" and what doesn't. But, this is one of those conversations that might work better with visuals.
Do you have any photos of someone wearing a fedora "with an athletic jersey and shorts"? I'll be willing to concede that a quality fedora might go with more things than I originally thought....but I'm having a hard time visualizing someone looking "sharp" wearing an athletic shirt, shorts and a fedora.
Tony
There need to be some parameters. You need to wear something appropriate for the occassion. The classiest fedora in the world, worn with jeans and a t shirt would not be appropriate for a black tie affair. That same fedora would also not be appropriate if worn with a fine tuxedo to go to a family cookout. But, given the right situations matched with the appropriate attire, that same fedora could be a very versatile fashion accessory. And, it will do a dang nice job of keeping the sun out of your face.
No truer words, M. 
. It was way ahead of its time.
