Fedora
[11][12] After Edward, Prince of Wales (later the Duke of Windsor) started to wear them in 1924, it became popular among men for its stylishness and its ability to protect the wearer's head from the wind and weather.
[11][12] Since the early part of the 20th century, many Haredi and other Orthodox Jews have made black fedoras normal to their daily wear.
[14] In addition, the ability to own a hat was culturally considered a sign of wealth due to fashion being recognized as a status symbol.
[15] The introduction of a new line of felt hats made from nutria, an animal similar to the beaver, helped establish the fedora as a durable product.
[15] Starting in the 1920s, fedoras began to rise in popularity after the Prince of Wales adopted the felt hat as his favored headwear.
[15] A notable trend that emerged during the rise in popularity of the fedora was to invert the lid of the hat itself and cut jagged edges across the brim.
This style of hat would eventually be called a whoopee cap, and became a popular alternative to the more formal fedora for mechanics and children of the era.
The Stetson playboy hat involved a marketing success story, with a simple variation on the general form of the fedora becoming a significant trend in America.
[25] Contemporary takes on the fedora include asymmetrical brims, bright colors, eccentric patterns, and flashy decorations.
A cenotaph dedicated to Landry with a depiction of his fedora was placed in the official Texas State Cemetery in Austin at the family's request.
In addition, the fedora has appeared in recent portrayals of movies and television shows that are set in the past, such as Mad Men (2007–15), Shutter Island (2010), and Boardwalk Empire (2010–14).
[38] Vice has referred to the early 2000s as a "fedora renaissance", with celebrities like Johnny Depp and Peter Doherty wearing the hat.
[citation needed] A popular meme featuring actor Jerry Messing tipping a trilby with the dialogue of "M'lady" is often associated with such spoofs of incel culture.
A 2016 issue of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl depicts Marvel Comics villain Mole Man reenacting the "M'lady" meme on the cover.
Peter Eliopoulos wrote in The 1930s: The Reality and the Promise: "The popular Bogart-styled fedora was worn slightly cocked, it was pulled down just above the eye line, so that the wearer peaked beneath the brim and through the cigarette smoke that gathered momentarily before curling itself around the top of the hat.
"[42] Billy Wilder wrote and directed the film Fedora (1978), which takes its title from the female lead character played by Marthe Keller.
[43] Fedoras were much associated with gangsters during Prohibition era in the United States, a connection coinciding with the height of the hat's popularity between the 1920s and the early 1950s.
[11][12] In addition, well-known gangsters such as Al Capone, Charles Luciano, and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel used the fedora to create a "tough guy" image[citation needed].
The association of the fedora with the zoot suit and gangster culture has caused the general public to view it according to this limited connotation.
[44] American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson wore fedoras during his iconic performances including Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal,[45] Dangerous and You Rock My World.
Moreover, he wore fedoras during his public appearances for fashion aesthetics and covering of his scalded head as a result of combined effects of lupus and the Pepsi incident in 1984.
Devout Orthodox Jewish men fulfil their religious obligation of head-covering with the hats similar to the fedora, a Western-invented headgear.
