What is a pork pie hat?
A pork pie hat is a men’s dress hat that resembles a fedora, but has a thinner brim and a short, flat-topped, round crown with an indentation all the way around. Most pork pie hats are felt, but straw styles also exist. You can find a pork pie hat in nearly any color imaginable, as well as in patterned styles. Black, grey, and brown are most common, however. As with many men’s dress hats, a broad ribbon around the crown and a feather on the side are common accessories. The pork pie hat originated in the mid-19th century, when it was commonly worn by American cowboys before the Stetson hat became popular. However, the term originally referred to a women’s style of the same era. The pork pie hat is so named because its shape resembles a pork pie.
