: a low soft felt hat with the crown creased lengthwise
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The shop’s towering shelves are piled with fedoras, porkpies, boaters, and flat caps in the usual colors—browns, blacks, blues—as well as the hues of cantaloupe flesh, crème de violette, and raspberry sherbet.
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David Kamp, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
His sons, both in fedoras, were all smiles in the crowd — and Ryder even got a view from the top of his dad's shoulders.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Except for my father, all the men in the family wore fedoras, but Shloime was the only one who kept his on while eating.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Loro Piana’s collection introduced an array of silhouettes, from pillboxes to caps to fedoras—even including a leopard option.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
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David Kamp, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
His sons, both in fedoras, were all smiles in the crowd — and Ryder even got a view from the top of his dad's shoulders.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Except for my father, all the men in the family wore fedoras, but Shloime was the only one who kept his on while eating.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Loro Piana’s collection introduced an array of silhouettes, from pillboxes to caps to fedoras—even including a leopard option.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Fedora.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fedora. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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fedora
noun
fe·do·ra
fi-ˈdōr-ə 
-ˈdȯr-
: a low soft felt hat with the crown creased lengthwise
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