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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.
 
The Fancy Fedora is a hat that may be [[Paint Can|painted]].
 
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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* 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]].
  
*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]].
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* 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.
  
*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.
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* 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 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).   
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* 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]]'').   
  
*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]]''). 
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* '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)]]
  
*'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)]]
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* The Fancy Fedora was seen in the [[Art Pass Contest]] comic being worn by the hacker.
  
*The Fancy Fedora was seen in the [[Art Pass Contest]] comic being worn by the hacker.
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* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411341&page=4 Kenori].
  
*The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411341&page=4 Kenori].
 
  
 
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Revision as of 21:49, 2 October 2010

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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

  • 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.