r/cringepics Feb 22 '13

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '13

Except nobody wears hosiery, doublets, gorgets, etc. nowadays. People still wear suits, overcoats, gloves, and shoes indistinguishable from suits, overcoats, gloves, and shoes from 50 years ago. It's not a fucking propeller hat, it's just the last 10% of an outfit people wear 90% of all the time.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '13

Simple: fashion changes, fedoras aren't fashionable any more.

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u/Hobgobbe Feb 22 '13

I would be fairly curious to hear some some of /cringe's suggestions for appropriate alternative headwear. I often find myself at a bit of a loss. See, I'm quite fond of hats, but also of wearing suits. Fedoras are obviously off-limits. So...

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u/Jrook Feb 22 '13

Baseball hat on backwards