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Wool Felt Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:Jaxon HatsRegular price $59.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per$59.95 USDSale price $59.95 USD -
Toyo Straw Braid Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:Jaxon HatsRegular price $39.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per$39.95 USDSale price $39.95 USD -
Havana Coffee Works Jute Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:Hills Hats of New ZealandRegular price $89.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per$89.95 USDSale price $89.95 USD -
Madrigal Coconut Straw Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:StetsonRegular price From $59.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per$59.95 USDSale price From $59.95 USD -
Crushable Wool Felt Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:Jaxon HatsRegular price $59.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per$59.95 USDSale price $59.95 USD -
Waits Sewn Braid Straw Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:Bailey 1922Regular price From $80.75 USDRegular priceUnit price per$95.00 USDSale price From $80.75 USDSale -
Bamboo Mowbray Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:KangolRegular price $68.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per$80.00 USDSale price $68.00 USDSale -
Wool Mowbray Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:KangolRegular price $63.75 USDRegular priceUnit price per$75.00 USDSale price $63.75 USDSale -
Darron Wool LiteFelt Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:Bailey 1922Regular price $114.75 USDRegular priceUnit price per$135.00 USDSale price $114.75 USDSale -
Carver Toyo Straw Blend Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:Bailey 1922Regular price $76.50 USDRegular priceUnit price per$90.00 USDSale price $76.50 USDSale -
Stingy Brim Wool Felt Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:BigalliRegular price $59.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per$59.95 USDSale price $59.95 USD -
Panama Straw Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:BigalliRegular price $99.95 USDRegular priceUnit price per$99.95 USDSale price $99.95 USD -
Be Bop Coconut Straw Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:NEW YORK HAT CORegular price $125.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per$125.00 USDSale price $125.00 USD -
Darron Wool LiteFelt Pork Pie Hat - Caramel & Elemental Blue
Vendor:Bailey 1922Regular price $114.75 USDRegular priceUnit price per$135.00 USDSale price $114.75 USDSale -
Wool LiteFelt Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:KangolRegular price $127.50 USDRegular priceUnit price per$150.00 USDSale price $127.50 USDSale -
Sully Fur Felt Pork Pie Hat
Vendor:Stefeno HatsRegular price $249.99 USDRegular priceUnit price per$249.99 USDSale price $249.99 USD
Pork Pie Hats
Thought to have been named after the famed Melton Mowbray pork pies (a delectable pork-filled English pastry) they resemble, the modern Pork Pie Hat design features a round crown with flat top and straight sides (aka "telescope" crown), and short upturned brim.
The hat style originated in mid-19th century England as part of women's fashion. Women's Pork Pie Hats, however, were much smaller and worn toward the front of the head in order to accommodate the large updo hairstyles of the era. Their popularity soon grew and spread to menswear, albeit larger in size and decorated with a ribbon hat band tied at the back (closer in design to the modern Pork Pie). The style experienced a revival in the early 20th century when actor Buster Keaton adopted and revived the style. The rest, as they say, is fashion history.
The humble Pork Pie has experienced many revivals over the years and has many associations across popular culture including Prohibition era gangsters, Zoot suits of the 1940s, Jazz and Blues music, and the Jamaican "rude boy" subculture. The hat style has also been a regular fixture in Hollywood over the years, notably worn by actors Art Carney as Ed Norton in The Honeymooners, Gene Hackman as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in The French Connection, and Robert De Niro as Johnny Boy in Mean Streets. Most recently, the Pork Pie Hat was rediscovered by a whole new generation thanks to AMC's 2008 drama, Breaking Bad, wherein the protagonist, Walter White wears the style when moonlighting as his alter ego, Heisenberg.
Looking for a wool felt, straw, fur felt, or crushable Pork Pie Hat? At Village Hat Shop you will find those and more from leading hat brands including Bailey, Kangol, Bigalli, and more! Find your next Pork Pie Hat today!
Other famous Pork Pie Hat wearers: Lester Young, Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Oppenheimer
See Also: Stingy Brim Hats, Trilby Hats, Gambler Hats, Bolero & Gaucho Hats