Fedoras Lose To The Baseball Caps! Booo!!
So I get a call the other day from an old friend, and he asks me what I thought was the most interesting urban change since we graduated from college WAY back when. I think that is a great question, but I also thought he might be toying with me, as he is famous for doing. Being the cagey guy I am, I threw him a curve…I hope. I said several “absences” come to mind: cigarettes (especially smoking on airplanes), leather briefcases, paper maps. But one of the most notable absent things, are men’s hats — specifically, the famously cool…fedora. Mission accomplished: He was speechless. But I was more than just a little serious. To be honest, I was reminded of this recently by an old picture of my grandfather. And let me be clear; I, personally, do not wear hats, unless I have just rolled out of bed and realize that there is no milk to go with my strawberry frosted Pop-Tarts, and I have to make a quick dash to the grocery store! Or, if it is raining. I mean, Pop-Tarts without my 2...