Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau wore a Herbert Johnson trilby in Blake Edwards's A Shot in the Dark (1964), the second of his Pink Panther series the felt trilby gave way to a tweed one in later films. The reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson often wears a trilby during his performances. In popular culture įrank Sinatra was identified with trilby hats, and there is a signature design trilby bearing his name. The hat saw a resurgence in popularity in the early 1980s, when it was marketed to both men and women in an attempt to capitalise on a retro fashion trend. ![]() It faded from popularity in the 1970s when men's headwear went out of fashion and men's fashion focused on highly maintained hairstyles instead. ![]() The hat reached its zenith of common popularity in the 1960s the lower head clearance in American automobiles made it impractical to wear a hat with a tall crown while driving. ![]() Traditionally it was made from rabbit hair felt, but now is usually made from other materials, such as tweed, straw, heavyweight cotton, wool and wool/nylon blends.
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