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fedora

[fi-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] / fɪˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə /


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But it didn’t bother Wertheim, who has a flair for patterned loafers and wears a signature red fedora.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

This includes Dolan’s fronting of an embarrassing blues-rock band, often while sporting a fedora, and he inflicts his music on audiences by installing himself as the opener for acts like the Eagles.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Wearing a black hood over his fedora and sunglasses to complete his persona, he begins to boast about winning the NAW championship at the last show.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

On Tuesday, he spoke from the dock to confirm his name and his latest not guilty pleas, while wearing a leopard print shirt with several buttons undone and holding a fedora hat.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

Tom Bolles commenced beating a stranger on the back with his lucky old fedora.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Among the artifacts on view are Chief Justice John Marshall’s spectacles, one of FDR’s fedoras, and a voting machine from Florida’s Palm Beach County used in the 2000 election.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

The mostly female attendees range from 30 years old to over 70 and are attired in outfits including cutoffs, tank tops, straw fedoras and glamorous full-length dresses.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

That meant bringing a splash of West Side Story to the ceremony, with the singer dancing on rooftops and fire escapes with dancers dressed in 1950s-style fedoras.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2024

Men tend to favor fedoras or bowlers, while women sport designs featuring feathers and flowers in every shape, color and size.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2023

The grandstands at the finish line slowly filled with people fanning themselves with their programs—men in fedoras and Panama hats, women in flat-brimmed hats perched on their heads at jaunty angles.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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