Editing Fedora (section)

== Make and form ==
[[File:Advertentie voor herenmode in Algemeen Handelsblad 19 maart 1940.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Fedora in advert for menswear in the Dutch newspaper ''Algemeen Handelsblad'' on 19 March 1940]]
Fedoras are usually made by pressing a piece of felt over a mold, and using some kind of heat or sealant to help the felt keep its shape. In the past, molds were created by using a series of wooden blocks to create the shape of the hat, and the felt was pressed on with an iron.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Updike|first=Robin|date=2017|title=A Hat for all Seasons Wayne Wichern|journal=Ornament|pages=48–53}}</ref> The current method is to use metal molds and machinery to create enough pressure to form the shape of the hat.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cohen|first=Edie|title=Heads Above the Rest|journal=Interior Design|pages=192–199}}</ref> After the general shape of the hat has been achieved, the hat makers attach some sort of decoration, usually a ribbon, between the brim and the crown of the hat. The brim is either left raw, or hemmed.<ref name=":3" /> The fedora is considered a soft hat, which means that it is usually constructed from felt, fur, or animal hides.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book|title=Noir Fashion and Noir as Fashion|last=Lukszo|first=Ula|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=2011|location=Indiana|pages=54–81}}</ref> There are variations from hat to hat, but the standard design includes a creased crown, angled brim, a pinch at the top of the hat, and some sort of decoration above the brim of the hat.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/fedora-hat-guide/|title=Fedora Felt Hat Guide — Gentleman's Gazette|website=www.gentlemansgazette.com|date=18 August 2017|language=en-US|access-date=March 17, 2019}}</ref> Men's fedoras especially tend to have stylized brims with edges that are turned down in the front and up in the back. As mentioned earlier, the width of the brim, overall size and color of the hats are subject to change with fashion trends. Women's hats also tend to have more elaborate decorations and slimmer designs.<ref name=":6" />

Because of the soft nature of the hat, many variations are possible with fedoras. One variation of the hat includes the Stetson playboy hat which was common in the 1940s. The Stetson playboy hat involved a marketing success story, with a simple variation on the general form of the fedora becoming a significant trend in America. [[Al Capone]] was fond of the playboy style. Many pictures of Capone depict him sporting a Stetson playboy hat.<ref name=":12"/>

Contemporary takes on the fedora include asymmetrical brims, bright colors, eccentric patterns, and flashy decorations.<ref name=":22"/> Some fedoras are now made from straw, and other unconventional materials. However, despite the increase of artistic hats, the most commonly worn fedoras are still neutral colored, with simple shape and design.<ref name=":12"/>