Black Fedora

This hat today will be a Fedora.

There are way too many definitions of what Trilby or Fedora should be often conflicting with each other to do with brim size, brim flatness, pointiness, even smartness, I just get confused everyone has a different opinion and most hats end up sitting somewhere between the two even then.

Is this a wide brim making it fedora, the brim is rolled so maybe a trilby, it's not pointy at the front so more fedora, probably on balance a fedora.

This hat was gifted to me and has not been worn much yet.

However a good and comfortable fit.

Old White Hat

This a well battered white wool felt fedora.

The rolled-up brim makes it seem much shorter, so you could call a Trilby however that would be a mistake, Trilby are a subset of Fedoras and a should be a classy quality hat with a distinct look.

Maybe this once was a classy hat, maybe it is more Homburg.

But to battered to be a Homburg, also the crown does not seem tall enough.

I can't remember where this hat came from, but its been hanging around being crushed at the bottom a box and needs a use.

Smart Trilby

This smart grey trilby I purchased in a hat shop in Whitby.

What is the difference between a fedora & trilby, its dam confused out there even the experts contradict each other. 

From what I can see its basically comes down to the size of the brim, big brim (3" or more ) Fedora, small brim  (less than 3") Trilby, although you will find many hats that cross the 3" border both ways.

This hat has a gutter down the crown, a pinched front and kettle curl around the brim

How the West Was Lost

This hat is a fedora with cowboy hat styling, the band around the crown is leather and thin giving a cowboy hat look, the brim is slightly wider than typical fedora. 

Most cowboys hat have a wider brim this. 

Most cowboys hats have a wider brim than this. 

This hat is very battered, the felt as lost a lot of its shaping, another cheap find at car boot market.

This Hat is Worn a Great Deal

This is probably the hat I've worn the most.

It looks like a basic felt fedora but not made to a traditional style instead it has made to a practical design. 

A mixture of cotton and felt with a wide elasticated band inside which grips the head very softly and stops the wind whipping it away. Its ventilated like a bush hat, water resistant and the elasticated band is also covered in a absorbent material to help sweaty heads

I purchased this hat somewhere near Tintagel while on holiday in Cornwall sometime in the late 80's, made by Kangol, its looking a bit tired now, but seen years of use.

It still kept on my the coat stand by the front door and grabbed whenever the weather is sunny and I don't need to be too smart.

 Its also visited the Tardis.