Cowboy Hats and More

When you want to step out on the town you have several choices.
First find your personal style and then pick your hat.

- Humphrey Bogart and Indiana Jones: The Fedora:
Made of warm felt with a wide brim and a deep indentation in the crown, or top part of the hat.

- Sean Connery or Rex Harrison (very British, very scholarly: The Trilby
Similar to the fedora, but with a narrower brim and more compact shape.

- Alex de Large in A Clockwork Orange: The Derby (a.k.a.  a Bowler)
The derby has a hard felt crown and rounded brim.
Los Angeles’ famous Brown Derby restaurant, built to resemble a giant derby hat.

- Old Florida and the Caribbean relaxed style: The Panama
Made from straw, it is light and breezy enough for tropical climates.
It is also frequently seen worn by salsa, swing, and samba musicians.

- Barbershop Quartets: The Boater
Another straw hat, with a hard shape and silk band around the crown.

- Abraham Lincoln: The Top Hat
A large vertical crown and narrow brim.

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