Hats have been a part of human’s lifestyle since as early as the 1800s and are still relevant in today’s times. Over the decades, it has only undergone minor and major rounds of evolution and currently poses an interesting sustainable fashion line. There is a wide range of variations among hats such as fedoras, gambler hats, trilbies, bowler hats, etc. However, there are certain kinds widely in use, such as the fedoras. It is important to understand why a certain kind of hat has become more preferable and relevant in the global market.
Also, research suggests that particularly wide brimmed fedoras are in major hype. Therefore, in this article, we will discuss why wide-brimmed fedoras are one of the most favorable and commonly used hats compared to other variants. Such a comparative analysis will also help you widen your current knowledge on varieties of hats.
- Bucket hats and wide brim fedoras:
Bucket hats as the name suggests are structured as an inverted form of a bucket. They are made up of mostly felt, cotton, woolen or leather materials and have a number of variants according to the building material. Compared to the fedora hats, bucket hats are more casual and have a soft texture to it. It is more favorable for informal outings and trips. It also has narrower brims compared to a wide brim fedora womens.
A possible reason why such fedoras are more in demand compared to bucket hats maybe the quality of the former and better functionality. If you are more inclined towards comfortable fashion, you will surely love bucket hats. On the other hand, if you want to look sharp in your outfits, and are heading to a formal event, a wide brim fedora can literally save your day.
- Bowler hats and wide brim fedoras:
Another interesting variant of hat other than bucket hats are bowler hats. Bowler hats are opted for extremely formal events. In other words, it adds a more formal touch than a fedora. Men mainly wear this variant, however, if you are a woman and are comfortable bringing a ‘boyish’ side to your looks, you can go ahead with it.
Bowler hats have a perfectly rounded crown and short brim compared to the oval crown and wide brim in case of fedoras. There are not many variants available among bowler hats—mainly, you can opt for various colours. The material that is widely in use is felt. However, with fedoras, you have an endless list of variants according to colours, materials, customizations, and so on.
Apart from this, bowler hats have an iconic brim structure, which is upturned. This gives a very strong masculine look. As for the wide brimmed fedoras, it is more gender-neutral. Based on the structural similarities and dissimilarities, it can be predicted that fedoras are more popular because—a) it is not gender-biased like bowler hats and b) it can be readily worn for formal and informal events, unlike bowler hats that are specific for formal events.
- Berets and wide brim fedoras:
If you are well versed with detective and suspenseful movies, you must be knowing this variant called beret. It is one of the hats that date back to old vintage times and was worn by men and women alike. Many aristocratic famous personalities were also seen to wear a beret during those times. Berets have a moderately flexible functionality or purpose and fashion style especially due to its ‘no-brim’ look. You can style it up with both formal and informal outfits however you have to pay attention to the kind of informal clothes you choose.
For example, you cannot pair a flowy dress or a pair of shorts with a beret. To keep the theme casual and informal, you can wear a pair of good quality trousers or denim skirt and carry a beret.
On the other hand, a wide-brimmed fedora can be paired up with almost all kinds of clothes you have. The key here is to look for the right colour and material of fedoras. Due to the widened brimmed structure, fedoras are more favored by most people. This is also because it can be used to protect against the direct sunlight and heat on a hot day and can be paired up with majority clothing items.
Hopefully, you have gained some important perspectives from this article. This information will also help you choose other variants of hats in the future. The lesser-known or popular hats such as baseball hats, pork pie hats and floppies should also be globally publicized in order to increase their demands. Each and every variant of hat is unique and has a different sense of functionality and fashion; therefore, people should be equally interested to buy other variants. Such global publicity will be possible by making more people aware of the wide range of varieties available among hats.
