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==Origins==

==Origins==

The hat first made an appearance in the 1882 stage play ''Fédora'' by French playwright Victorien Sardou (1831–1908).  Actress Sarah Bernhardt in the role of the title character sported a soft felt hat in several scenes; this hat was originally intended to be feminine attire.  By the end of the 19th century it had become a part of men's fashion due to its style and wearability, becoming extremely popular from the 1920's to the mid-1950's.

The hat first made an appearance in the 1882 stage play ''Fédora'' by French playwright Victorien Sardou (1831–1908).  Actress Sarah Bernhardt in the role of the title character sported a soft felt hat in several scenes; this hat was originally intended to be feminine attire.  By the end of the 19th century it had become a part of men's fashion due to its style and wearability, becoming extremely popular from the 1920s to the mid-1950s.

Although first appearing in France, the fedora has a uniquely-American association to it.  America's fascination with the gangsters of the [[Prohibition]] era swelled the hat's popularity, which further expanded with many Hollywood motion pictures not only portraying gangsters, but private eyes, detectives, adventurers, and so on.  Stars such as [[Edward G. Robinson]], [[James Cagney]], and [[Humphrey Bogart]] often wore fedoras in their films.  

Although first appearing in France, the fedora has a uniquely-American association to it.  America's fascination with the gangsters of the [[Prohibition]] era swelled the hat's popularity, which further expanded with many Hollywood motion pictures not only portraying gangsters, but private eyes, detectives, adventurers, and so on.  Stars such as [[Edward G. Robinson]], [[James Cagney]], and [[Humphrey Bogart]] often wore fedoras in their films.  

From the late-1950's, fedoras fell out of fashion for a more-conservative look, as the "trilby" or "bucket fedora" with it's smaller crown and brim became popular until the 1970's when the majority of men simply went hatless; this version would be famous on the heads of football coaches Tom Landry, Vince Lombardi, and Paul "Bear" Bryant.

From the late-1950s, fedoras fell out of fashion for a more-conservative look, as the "trilby" or "bucket fedora" with its smaller crown and brim became popular until the 1970s when the majority of men simply went hatless; this version would be famous on the heads of football coaches Tom Landry, Vince Lombardi, and Paul "Bear" Bryant.

1981 would mark the release of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' and its iconic character, Indiana Jones; since then the fedora has made a slow comeback, but still far behind - in terms of popularity and numbers - the ball cap.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/nyregion/11nyc.html?_r=0</ref>

1981 would mark the release of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' and its iconic character, Indiana Jones; since then the fedora has made a slow comeback, but still far behind - in terms of popularity and numbers - the ball cap.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/nyregion/11nyc.html?_r=0</ref>