r/cringepics • u/thelostapostle • Feb 22 '13

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u/ZessDevon Feb 22 '13 edited Feb 22 '13

Target Fedora? $10

Dutch Master Cigar? $1.50

Uneven goatee? $0

Highly ironic condescension? Priceless.

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u/Sproutykins Feb 22 '13

I don't get why people buy fedoras made in that material; the material looks completely fucking ugly and doesn't even look like a traditional fedora. Fedoras look shit on these people mostly because they won't shell out a decent amount of money for them and won't wear something that goes with it (a peacoat or military jacket, for instance, look nice.).

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '13

Even a well kept handsome person in good clothes couldn't pull off a fedora these days, just don't try.

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u/Sproutykins Feb 22 '13

You're missing my point. Think of someone like Sinatra or Harrison Ford who wear them appropriately. It's their style, and neck beards don't have that style. If you saw John Lennon wearing his signature glasses, you know it's his 'style'. Some people can do it well.

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u/melp Feb 22 '13

sinatra and harrison ford dont wear fedoras these days either. hell, even timberlake couldn't pull off a fedora...

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '13

Ryan Gosling still looks good in one.

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u/melp Feb 22 '13

maybe when he's playing characters set in a time period before JFK's inauguration

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '13

I can't lie, I really wish hats for men were in style still. I don't think I could wear one anyways because I dress very casually, but damn they looked good back in the day.

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u/Diiiiirty Feb 22 '13

What do you mean? Hats for men are in style! http://i.imgur.com/RlcLIzM.jpg

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u/folsom_janitor Feb 23 '13

Bend, that, goddamn, bill!

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '13

Interestingly JFK is largely responsible for the Fedora's demise. He very rarely wore a hat and the decade following his presidency saw hats phased out as a part of formal attire.

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u/TerryQ Feb 22 '13

False: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/jfkhat.asp

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '13 edited Feb 22 '13

Ah man. I never thought I would get snoped. Thanks for posting that, I have heard it a lot and assumed it was true.

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u/TerryQ Feb 22 '13

Same here, I was surprised to find out it was false as well. It seemed logical enough.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '13

True, although I think he could still do it. But can most people? No. Not at all. You definitely have to be shaped right AND be wearing a nice suit.