It's called a Fedora!

I was talking with a friend today, and I used the term Fedora to describe a hat. When pressed, I said that a Fedora is the style of hat made famous by Indiana Jones. This friend then told me that he thought that style of hat was called an "Indiana Jones Hat". He also informed me that I lost "man points" for knowing the style of hat.

I was flummoxed by this. I assumed everyone in the world knew that a Fedora was the style of hat worn by Indiana Jones. However, I was proven wrong in this. In the interest of educating the public, I've borrowed a few lines from my favorite source, Wikipedia, to describe the Fedora.

"A fedora is a soft felt hat that is creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides. Similar hats with a C-crown (with an indentation for the head in the top of the crown) are occasionally called fedoras. The brim goes all the way around, and often there will be a hat band as well. "

"The term fedora was in use as early as 1891. Originally a woman's fashion into the 20th century, the fedora came into use in about 1920, as a men's upper-class clothing accessory. Its popularity soared, and eventually it eclipsed the similar-looking Homburg by the 1930s. Fedoras can be found in nearly any color imaginable, but black, grey, tan/brown, and red are the most popular."

The picture included is of the Fedora made famous by Indiana Jones. Additional movie characters who have made the Fedora famous include The Blues Brothers and Freddy Krueger.