Trilby vs Fedora
One of the main problems for our customers; and fellow hat wearers, is what is the difference between a trilby hat and a fedora? Well after hours of research and hundreds of articles we are to proud announce that..... it all depends. Read on...
There seems to be a huge difference in opinion and primarily this boils down to the fact that trilby is essentially a British term, whereas fedora is preferred by our friends across the pond.
Lock & Co, a London based hat company founded in 1676 do actually classify the two items as different. They believe a trilby to have a shorter brim which is angled down at the front and slightly turned up at the back (as picured below) The fedora has a much wider brim which is more level. (as sported by Indiana). As Lock & Co are official hatters to the Royal family they are probably worth listening to, but unfortunately few people understand the classification or just choose to ignore it.
American based companies tend to use the term fedora regardless of the hat's shape, as it is a term their customers are more familiar with, and the same happens over here with trilby. So the lines between the two are gradually being eroded away leaving us with two names which are interchangeable.
So.... even though officially these are two different hats, terminology-wise they are slowly becoming one, it just depends on where you live; Fedora in the US and Trilby in the UK. At equip we're going to stay true to our roots and henceforth this style of hat will always be known as: the trilby.
