Editing Trilby

{{short description|A fancy hat similair to a fedora}}
{{about|the style of hat||Trilby (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Leonard Cohen-0013.jpg|thumb|[[Leonard Cohen]] wearing a trilby]]
A '''trilby''' is a narrow-[[brimmed]] type of [[hat]]. The trilby was once viewed as the rich man's favored hat; it is sometimes called the "brown trilby" in [[UK|Britain]]<ref name="roetzel">[[Bernhard Roetzel|Roetzel, Bernhard]] (1999). ''Gentleman's Guide to Grooming and Style''. Barnes & Noble.</ref> and was frequently seen at the horse races. 

The traditional [[London]] hat company [[James Lock & Co.|Lock and Co.]] describes the trilby as having a "shorter brim which is angled down at the front and slightly turned up at the back" compared to the [[fedora]]'s "wider brim which is more level". The trilby also has a slightly shorter crown than a typical fedora design.<ref>{{cite book
| title=A pageant of hats, ancient and modern
| first=Ruth Edwards
| last=Kilgour
| publisher=Robert M. McBride Company
| edition=1
| year=1958}}</ref>

==History==
The hat's name derives from [[Trilby (play)|the stage adaptation]] of [[George du Maurier]]'s 1894 novel ''[[Trilby (novel)|Trilby]]''. A hat of this style was worn in the first London production of the play, and promptly came to be called "a ''Trilby'' hat".<ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Richard |date=2021-04-27 |title=Trilby vs Fedora: What's The Difference? |url=https://www.heritage-traditions.com/blogs/heritage-traditions-blog/trilby-vs-fedora-what-s-the-difference |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Heritage Traditions}}</ref>  
Its shape somewhat resembles the [[Tyrolean hat]].{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

[[File:Motorhead-johngullo-photograph-sofajockey-com.jpg|thumb|[[Phil Campbell (musician)|Phil Campbell]] with trademark trilby]] Traditionally it was made from [[rabbit hair]] [[felt]], but now is usually made from other materials, such as [[tweed (cloth)|tweed]], [[straw]], heavyweight [[cotton]], [[wool]] and wool/nylon blends. 

The hat reached its zenith of popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s; the lower head clearance in post-war American automobiles made it impractical to wear a hat with a tall crown while driving, while also blending in better with the sleeker Italian-inspired tailoring of the time. It remained a common item until about 1970 when men's headwear went out of fashion and men's fashion focused on highly maintained hairstyles instead.

The hat saw a resurgence in popularity at several times in the 1980s, being marketed to both men and women in an attempt to capitalise on a retro fashion trend.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hofler |first1=Robert |last2=Zarco |first2=Cyn |title=Wild Style. The Next Wave in Fashion, Hair and Makeup |date=1985 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-0-671-55470-5 |language=en}}</ref>

As the use of hats became more of a limited pursuit in the 1990s and 2000s, the trilby became a favored garment of the hipster subculture, briefly resurfacing as a fashionable item in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

==In popular culture==
[[Frank Sinatra]] was identified with trilby hats, and there is a signature design trilby bearing his name. The reggae poet  [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]] often wears a trilby during his performances. [[Peter Sellers]] as [[Inspector Clouseau]] wore a [[Herbert Johnson (hatters)|Herbert Johnson]] trilby in [[Blake Edwards]]'s ''[[A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)|A Shot in the Dark]]'' (1964), the second of his [[The Pink Panther| ''Pink Panther'' series]]; the felt trilby gave way to a [[tweed]] one in later films. The cartoon character [[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]] wears a trilby hat.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Roberts|first=Dan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFyCDwAAQBAJ&q=inspector+gadget+trilby&pg=PT163|title=Famous Robots and Cyborgs: An Encyclopedia of Robots from TV, Film, Literature, Comics, Toys, and More|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2014|isbn=978-1-62873-927-5|pages=163|language=en|quote=Appearance: Mac-clad, trilby-hatted private eye}}</ref>

In the Series 1 episode "The Think Tank" of the program ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'', the Grace Brothers store policy is revealed to include a hierarchical order for hats male personnel wear: [[Bowler hat|bowlers]] for departmental heads and above, [[Homburg hat|homburgs]] for senior floor staff and trilbys or [[Cap|caps]] for junior floor staff.

==See also==
* [[Cap]]
* [[Fedora]]
* [[Gat (hat)]]
* [[Homburg (hat)]]
* [[List of hat styles]]
* [[List of headgear]]
* [[Pork pie hat]]
* [[Shako]], a tall, cylindrical military cap

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.hathistory.org/dress/felt.html History of Felt hats & Straw hats - Felt dress hats]

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