Stylish 1960s men’s hats were full of color, patterns, and style. Most new men’s hat styles today are replicas of vintage 1960s men’s hats. The stingy brim fedoras in felt, tweed, and straw are popular styles today just as they were for men in the sixties. Classic men’s ’60s hats were the pinch front fedora, walker hat, and French beret. Casual or winter caps such as the trooper, Detroit, cadet, or fur flip caps kept heads warm. Most men stopped wearing hats in the 1960s.
A few trendy hats emerged in the 70s. Western straw hats with braided leather bands, fuzzy fur felt hats in shades of gold or red or teal, leather or suede cowboy hats, floppy velvet velour hats (pimp hats), oversized newsboy caps, and tall homburg hats. Click here or scroll to the bottom of the page to view a gallery of 1960s and 1970s men’s hats.
These retro men’s hats are some of the best options for new 1960s and 1970s style men’s hats.
1960s – 70s men’s hats
Pictures of vintage men’s 70s hats
Men’s hats in the 1970s were a novelty. Hair was too nicely styles to be covered by a hat. Certain outfits required specific hats style sin matching colors:
- Sportswear/tracksuits called for a cotton bucket hat
- Leisure suits liked the large Big Apple or Newsboy cap
- Soul men revived the fedora and made it big enough to shadow a good fro
- Hippies like the knit beret hat, oversized and slouchy. They also like Western hats.
- Baseball caps were worn on golf courses and summer activities. The stiff front gave it the “Trucker” style cap name later on.
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- 1973 bucket hat
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- 1975 bucket hats
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- 1974 fedora hat
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- 1974 oversized fedora hat
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- 1971 baseball caps for golfers
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- 1970 baseball cap
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- 1970 beret hat
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- Big apple cap
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- 70s men’s fashion at the Disco
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- Leather walker hat