"We're on a mission from God." Jake and Elwood Blues — the Blues Brothers, played by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd — have one of the most copied looks in movie history: black suit, white shirt, skinny black tie, Wayfarer sunglasses, and a black snap-brim fedora. The hat is the finishing piece.
The Blues Brothers hat: a black snap-brim
Their hat is a black, short-brim snap-brim fedora — a compact, urban 1960s shape with a center-creased crown and a trim brim (sometimes called a stingy-brim or teardrop). Clean, black, and no-nonsense.
Get the look:
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Scala Premium Wool Felt New Yorker Blues Brothers Teardrop — a black wool-felt short-brim fedora made for exactly this look, reliably in stock. -
Bailey of Hollywood Tino Crushable Fedora in Black — a black wool-felt fedora with a clean center-crease crown; it's crushable and travel-friendly, an easy everyday way into the look.
Complete the look
Add the black suit, a white shirt and skinny tie, and a pair of Wayfarer sunglasses, and you're on your mission.
Get the fit right
Use our hat sizing guide, then explore the full fedora collection at Fedoras.com.
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