Editing Fedora (section)

{{Short description|Felt hat with brim and indented crown}}
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[[File:Hatt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|A fedora made by [[Borsalino]], with a pinch-front teardrop-shaped crown]]
[[File:Borsalino fedora.jpg|thumb|A fedora made by Borsalino with a gutter-dent, side-dented crown, the front of the brim "snapped down" and the back "snapped up"]]

A '''fedora''' ({{IPAc-en|f|ə|ˈ|d|ɔr|ə}}){{refn|{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/fedora |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322182730/https://www.lexico.com/definition/fedora |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-03-22 |title=fedora |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}} |name=OED}} is a [[hat]] with a soft brim and indented crown.<ref name="OED"/><ref name="Kilgour">Kilgour, Ruth Edwards (1958). ''A Pageant of Hats Ancient and Modern''. R. M. McBride Company.</ref> It is typically creased lengthwise down the crown and "pinched" near the front on both sides.<ref>Cotton, Elizabeth (1999). ''Hats''. Stewart, Tabori & Chang.</ref> Fedoras can also be creased with teardrop crowns, diamond crowns, center dents, and others, and the positioning of pinches can vary. The typical crown height is {{convert|4.5|in|cm}}. The term ''fedora'' was in use as early as 1891. Its popularity soared, and eventually it eclipsed the similar-looking [[Homburg hat|homburg]].<ref name="Kilgour"/>

The fedora hat's brim is usually around {{convert|2.5|in|cm}} wide, but can be wider,<ref name="Kilgour"/> can be left raw-edged (left as cut), finished with a sewn overwelt or underwelt, or bound with a trim-ribbon. ''Stitched edge'' means that there is one or more rows of stitching radiating inward toward the crown. The [[John Cavanagh (hatter)|Cavanagh]] edge is a welted edge with invisible stitching to hold it in place and is a very expensive treatment that requires a highly-skilled craftsman.<ref name="glossary">[https://www.thehattedprofessor.com/cavanaghedge.html ''The Hatted Professor: the Cavanagh Edge''] Retrieved 10.16.2024.</ref> Fedora hats are not to be confused with small brimmed hats called [[trilbies]].<ref name="Kilgour"/><ref name="MintyDuds">[http://blog.mintyduds.com/looks/when-a-fedora-that-isnt-a-fedora-is-a-fedora ''When a Fedora That Isn't a Fedora Is a Fedora''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312034932/http://blog.mintyduds.com/looks/when-a-fedora-that-isnt-a-fedora-is-a-fedora |date=2017-03-12 }} Retrieved 03-09-2017.</ref>

Fedoras can be made of [[wool]], [[cashmere wool|cashmere]], [[rabbit]] or [[beaver]] [[felt]]. These felts can also be blended to each other with [[mink]] or [[chinchilla]]<ref name="glossary" /><ref>[http://www.montecristihats.com/furfelt_super.htm ''Super felt''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616232100/http://www.montecristihats.com/furfelt_super.htm |date=2016-06-16 }} Retrieved 2016-03-16.</ref> and rarely with [[vicuña wool|vicuña]], [[guanaco]], cervelt,<ref>[http://cervelt.com/ ''Cervelt''] Retrieved 2016-03-14.</ref> or [[mohair]]. They can also be made of [[Straw hat|straw]], cotton, waxed or oiled [[cotton]], [[hemp]], [[linen]], or leather.

A special variation is the rollable, foldaway or crushable fedora (rollable and crushable are not the same) with a certain or open crown (open-crown fedoras can be bashed and shaped in many variations). Special fedoras have a ventilated crown with [[grommet]]s, [[mesh]] inlets, or other penetrations for a better air circulation. Fedoras can be lined or unlined and have a leather,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publiusforum.com/2011/01/02/observations-on-fedora-sweatbands-and-fedora-dating-tips/|title=Observations on Fedora Sweatbands, Size Tags, and Fedora Dating Tips|work=Publius Forum|date=2 January 2011 }}</ref> cloth,<ref>[http://www.brentblack.com/pages/details_sweatbands.html ''Sweatbands''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314225014/http://www.brentblack.com/pages/details_sweatbands.html |date=2016-03-14 }} Retrieved 2016-03-15.</ref> or [[ribbon]] sweatband. Small feathers are sometimes added as decoration. Fedoras can be equipped with a chinstrap, but this is uncommon.