A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. It is sometimes associated with prohibition-era gangsters and the detectives who sought to bring them to justice. In Hollywood movies of the 1940's, characters often wore ...A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides.
It is sometimes associated with prohibition-era gangsters and the detectives who sought to bring them to justice. In Hollywood movies of the 1940's, characters often wore a fedora, particularly when playing private detectives, gangsters, or other "tough guy" roles. One example is Humphrey Bogart's character in Casablanca.
More recently the Blues Brothers wore fedoras as well.