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Fedora vs. Trilby
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There's quite a bit of history behind the terms but nowadays most people will see a trilby as a hat with a more stingy brim. Most hats I see that are categorized as a fedora usually has a 2" or larger brim, but like I said, that isn't really what defines the names.
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That's the image I have, too - fedora wider brim and a little more graceful, maybe. Trilby a little more stiff looking (not literally). I think there are official definitions that a very good hatter might use, though.
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Aside from the aforementioned brim width I think of a trilby as less formal and a bit more sloppy and softer. Sometimes called a 'slouch hat'?
I see a trilby in brown as worn by an older gent with a tweed sports jacket covered by a Barbour jacket on a drizzly day at an English race course.
I see a fedora in black, midnight blue or gray worn with a lounge sut and tie but not sure by whom and where in this day and age, outside of the TCM channel!
I see a trilby in brown as worn by an older gent with a tweed sports jacket covered by a Barbour jacket on a drizzly day at an English race course.
I see a fedora in black, midnight blue or gray worn with a lounge sut and tie but not sure by whom and where in this day and age, outside of the TCM channel!
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Trilby below: Note the brim, because that's where the biggest difference is. Most people visualize a trilby when they say/hear fedora.
Fedora below:
Note the brim is upturned all the way around.
Fedora below:
Note the brim is upturned all the way around.
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I see some differences of opinion, here.... (as usual). I looked in a huge very old Webster's dictionary and did not find trilby even listed.
Roetzel seems to imply in his "gentleman" books that a trilby is more casual and yes - great for the races.
How about "fedora" generally an American term and "trilby" British? As we all know "fedora" comes from a character in an American play.
Roetzel seems to imply in his "gentleman" books that a trilby is more casual and yes - great for the races.
How about "fedora" generally an American term and "trilby" British? As we all know "fedora" comes from a character in an American play.
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Adding to the above, a Trilby will be offered in a far wider range of materials than a fedora. A Trilby is a casual hat. No matter the hat, make certain it suits both you and your facial shape. Not every man looks good in a Trilby. They are better suited to smaller or slim men with wiry builds.
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I would not call that a fedora if you turn the brim down all around you have a Trilby like Sean Connery wears/wore.
Fedora is American
Trilby is English
This was one of the overall consensus at the Fedora Lounge.
Trilby below: Note the brim, because that's where the biggest difference is. Most people visualize a trilby when they say/hear fedora.
Fedora below:
Note the brim is upturned all the way around.
I would not call that a fedora if you turn the brim down all around you have a Trilby like Sean Connery wears/wore.
Fedora is American
Trilby is English
This was one of the overall consensus at the Fedora Lounge.
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Well said! The stingy brim hat chosen to represent the fedora above sure doesn't look like what I'd call a fedora.
Well said! The stingy brim hat chosen to represent the fedora above sure doesn't look like what I'd call a fedora.
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The same difference as trousers and slacks...
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