Difference between revisions of "Fancy Fedora"
m |
|||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Hat infobox | {{Hat infobox | ||
− | | hat-slot=[[Head]] | + | | hat-slot = [[Head]] |
− | | used-by=[[Spy]] | + | | used-by = [[Spy]] |
− | | hat-image=Spywithhat.PNG | + | | hat-image = Spywithhat.PNG |
| has-team-colors = yes | | has-team-colors = yes | ||
− | | released= [[Sniper vs. Spy]] | + | | released = [[Sniper vs. Spy]] |
− | | display-loadout-stats=yes | + | | display-loadout-stats = yes |
| neutral-attributes = This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue. | | neutral-attributes = This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
The '''Fancy Fedora''' is an unlockable headwear item for the [[Spy]]. It appears as a team-colored, felt fedora hat that sits atop the Spy's regular balaclava. | The '''Fancy Fedora''' is an unlockable headwear item for the [[Spy]]. It appears as a team-colored, felt fedora hat that sits atop the Spy's regular balaclava. | ||
− | |||
− | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
+ | * The Fancy Fedora could be seen before it was officially announced in the icon for the ''[[:File:Tf spy deep undercover.png|Deep Undercover]]'' [[Spy achievements|Spy achievement]]. | ||
− | * | + | * Originally a women's fashion into the 20th century, the fedora came into use in about 1919 as a men's middle-class clothing accessory. |
− | * | + | * The Fancy Fedora actually resembles a Trilby [http://moclassics.tumblr.com/post/103370634/round-up-the-trilby] more than it does a Fedora. Fedoras have wider brims and were more popular in America, while the Trilby was more popular in Europe (from where the Spy originates). |
− | *The | + | * In Hollywood movies of the 1940s, characters often wore a fedora; particularly when playing as a private detective, a gangster, or any other "tough guy" role. The fedora is also closely associated with "[[Wikipedia:Film noir|Film Noir]]" characters. Fedoras and Trilbies are also prominently used in European gangster/crime films, for example ''[[Wikipedia:Rififi|Rififi]]'' or in many of the works of Jean-Pierre Melville (such as ''[[Wikipedia:Le Cercle Rouge|Le Cercle Rouge]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Bob le Flambeur|Bob le Flambeur]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Le Samourai|Le Samourai]]''). |
− | * | + | * 'Fedora' was the codename for Yerbas Lichi (Russian: Виктор Мечиславвич Лесовский), a K.G.B.-agent that infiltrated the United Nations during the Cold War, from where he very successfully sabotaged American intelligence agencies by supplying false information.[[Wikipedia:Fedora (KGB Agent)|(Wikipedia)]] |
− | * | + | * The Fancy Fedora was seen in the [[Art Pass Contest]] comic being worn by the hacker. |
− | *The | + | * The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411341&page=4 Kenori]. |
− | |||
{{HatNav}} | {{HatNav}} |
Revision as of 21:49, 2 October 2010
“ | Thank you for being such a dear friend.
Click to listen
— The Spy
|
” |
The Fancy Fedora is an unlockable headwear item for the Spy. It appears as a team-colored, felt fedora hat that sits atop the Spy's regular balaclava.
Trivia
- The Fancy Fedora could be seen before it was officially announced in the icon for the Deep Undercover Spy achievement.
- Originally a women's fashion into the 20th century, the fedora came into use in about 1919 as a men's middle-class clothing accessory.
- The Fancy Fedora actually resembles a Trilby [1] more than it does a Fedora. Fedoras have wider brims and were more popular in America, while the Trilby was more popular in Europe (from where the Spy originates).
- In Hollywood movies of the 1940s, characters often wore a fedora; particularly when playing as a private detective, a gangster, or any other "tough guy" role. The fedora is also closely associated with "Film Noir" characters. Fedoras and Trilbies are also prominently used in European gangster/crime films, for example Rififi or in many of the works of Jean-Pierre Melville (such as Le Cercle Rouge, Bob le Flambeur, and Le Samourai).
- 'Fedora' was the codename for Yerbas Lichi (Russian: Виктор Мечиславвич Лесовский), a K.G.B.-agent that infiltrated the United Nations during the Cold War, from where he very successfully sabotaged American intelligence agencies by supplying false information.(Wikipedia)
- The Fancy Fedora was seen in the Art Pass Contest comic being worn by the hacker.
- The hat description was written by Kenori.
|