The Legend That Is Oppenheimer's Hat.

[@henrybuchanan6613]

will there be a barbie video next mike?

[@TheIronSnail]

yes but im having a crisis because i can't fit into the dress

[@soapalot]

@pissedpajamas5718I can’t believe there are 5717 other people with your handle.

[@madmandu]

When he talked about the hat’s construction, I felt that.

[@christopheroliver148]

I saw what you did there. 😉

[@PinballCollection]

*I felt hat

[@daeph123]

my heart felted sympathies

[@yorktown99]

Do you have any idea how frustrating is is to have a hat be such an iconic element to such a pivotal figure, portrayed so meticulously in a visual art, and discussed at length by the public at large... ...and none of them can tell a Fedora from a Porkpie???

[@jls1337]

I wish they would have collaborated with Kevin (formerly of JJ hats) @quadrogong1111

[@AlexPytlarz]

I moved to Texas and immediately got an Open Road in felt and straw (vents are a must for hot days) and I love putting them on with my outfit and saying “ehhhhhhhmmmm not today” and putting it back on the wall

[@TheIronSnail]

What a power move honestly

[@boartank]

Always wanted a hat for the hell of it

[@TheIronSnail]

The time is now!

[@dps6198]

It's my understanding that hats fell out of favor when Kennedy did not wear one during his inauguration in the early 1960s

[@hsfox2792]

if yall wanna know what Oppenheimer's hat is its a wide brim pork pie

[@willieclark2256]

That Stetson story is apocryphal, although alluring. The true story is about JBS going west on doctors orders to take advantage of the cool dry climate. While there he encountered the continued use of the military issued wool slouch hats by easterners, and vaquero hats on the indigenous and Spanish speak populations. He combined the tall crown of the slouch with the extra wide brim and the beaver felt of the vaquero and began making and marketing them in the east where nobody had seen wide brimmed hats so they believed him to be the ‘inventor’ when in reality he just got the jump on the marketing. Westerners, and southerners were well acquainted with what we could call cowboy hats by any definition before JBS was born

[@bobjohnson6321]

most people can pull of hats. it should be accompanied by an appropriate wardrobe. also the trick is to go to a quality hat shop where an expert can match the hat style to your face and head.

[@morgonstierna8808]

You should get a hat, hats are great, everyone should wear hats... if they'd like. I got a new hat about a month ago and I love it. I-ve always liked hats, in movies, historical photos, even in books when the characters are described with hats. life is short, we dont get any more, so enjoy a hat, watch, clothes, anything and everything. my hat is a Brixton field proper in black, the brim is wide and its good against, sun, rain, snow, wind, and it's beautful with every look. ok, bye

[@pammikewilliams3026]

You are one curious, informative and entertaining dude, Michael. Keep it up.

[@robpelletier2103]

There’s nothing like a well made custom fit hat. I discovered Art Fawcett in Oregon who made custom hats specifically to fit my head shape and size a few years back. I lucky enough to have him make mine.

[@traceswann7054]

I got my first non baseball cap hats (a green tweed flat cap and a vintage charcoal Borsalino fedora) for a show I’m doing about a month ago and I found that I really do like wearing them.

[@blaykjord6171]

The big reason people probably stopped wearing hats is because war goods were rationed and material didn't go toward hats as often, post war popularity lowered and style shifted.

[@ColoradoStreaming]

@@michaelmurdock4607 This is the truth actually. That and everyone started driving cars instead of walking which made wearing a hat more difficult.

[@TinsTins]

I love all the history focused videos you do

[@TheIronSnail]

Thank you!!

[@Daniel_Verhey]

Such a good video, I love when you combine film, fashion, and costume design. It’s all so good!

[@JoeyDecay]

You are everything I wish I was. I'm just a dumb sheetmetal worker who lost his motivation for creativity at age 25 and misses his old self before the crabby old man started to take over from working too much.

[@johnnyxmusic]

You’re still kicking. Kick up some dust!

[@kenrankin5814]

Remember, sheetmetal work (which is good honest work) is what you do for money. You decide what you do for yourself, tell the old man to wait his turn and get out there and be the man you want to be now.

[@jjaazzee]

The best moment for you to that was when you were 25, the second best moment is now. Create.

[@bolandjd]

Very cool video. I would only point out that while Oppenheimer’s hat is indeed very stylish, I don’t think there’s anything particular special about it. It’s just a fedora with a telescope crown and a light pinch. It could have been made by any one of the hundreds of hat makers that operated in the 30’s and 40’s, not just Stetson. Hats of that vintage with high quality felt - and it was much higher quality than today - were easy to shape with just your hands and most men shaped their hats in a way that flattered their face best.

[@c3aloha]

He taught at Berkeley so probably got it from San Francisco

[@TheSethmikel]

It’s a wide brim porkpie that he got from a friend, at least thats what I read in American Prometheus

[@joshuastates]

you're killing it in that hat. you gotta get one. the brand depends on it

[@TheShannonagains]

I like the imagery of the atomic bomb going off at the test site with everyone wearing their hats and the blast knocks all the hats off.

[@richardcutts196]

Hats also became less popular because car roofs got lower and they kept rubbing against then. Compare the inside of cars of the 30's and 40's to now.

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Yeah, that whole Stetson origin story is pretty much bunkum

[@jls1337]

Michael go to JJ Hat Center in NYC and talk to Kevin. He knows so much about hats it would be a great interview.

[@tomcocox]

These videos are awesome! I assumed you were getting at least 10x the views. You certainly deserve to. Tnx for the content.

[@anthonyg6517]

If you are ever in DFW, there is a place called the Resistol Outlet store in Garland that sells all kinds of Stetson and Resistol hats at a heavy discount. It’s right next to their factories.

[@TheIronSnail]

oh cool! thanks for the heads up!

[@rockygabriel7096]

​@@TheIronSnailyeah thx for the hats up 😂

[@michaelwidmann8084]

I wear a newsboy hat most days. Not near as fancy as one o' these, but it keeps the rain offa my head.

[@TheIronSnail]

Gotta keep that head dry!

[@davenordsieck6444]

We recently went west for a family vacation, and I desperately wanted to get a Stetson. But I’m an office worker in the Chicago suburbs, and I just could not convince myself that I’d be able to pull off that look in my actual everyday life 😢

[@JohnBedson]

Oppenheimer did not wear a Stetson, either in real life or the movie. He wore a Fedora hat with a wide brim. Quite different to a Stetson. Michael Jackson wore one in "Dangerous" music video.

[@aepfeln]

Stetson made plenty of fedora hats. The company didn’t restrict itself to cowboy hats, but made any kind you can think of probably, from trilby to top hat. It could well have been a Stetson fedora of some kind.

[@masterkamen371]

It's true that he wore a fedora. His style is like a pork pie but with a somewhat higher crown and more gentle crease. Keep in mind that as the popularity of fedoras became higher, Stetson started making massive amounts of them. Some of the most popular fedoras have been made by Stetson, they sold millions.

[@jacobhilton8891]

I ware one everyday. You gave the explanation of Stetson, justice. Open roads a good hat. If you are going to ware one it’s an attitude. You ware it because you want to, if you ware it to be cool - you’ll feel like a goober. Don’t worry about pulling it off, just worry about putting it on (and learn good hat etiquette) I always encourage folks to start with a cheaper straw hat, and don’t be scared to reshape it, add a unique hat band, hat pins, and feathers. Make it yours and you’ll ware it more and feel more comfortable in it. If you can get it in a good hat store and have it shaped it’s a cool experience - but not everywhere is west texas with a hat shop on every corner. Glad your work is paying off it’s a cool channel and have enjoyed watching you.

[@BB-gl7zt]

Hey Jacob just some friendly input, it's "wear". You gave great advice!

[@JC-ni8ph]

This is the only channel who’s adds I don’t skip

[@MisterKnightly]

Just get a hat, who cares about pulling it off. If you wear it, you'll pull it off.

[@MisterKnightly]

@@Jack-bs5kt Absolutely

[@DougCaldwell]

Any comment on the character Raylon Givens Wearing Stetson in TV SHOW Justified

[@adamkreuz9068]

I've been wanting to get in to wide brimmed hats more. I'm bald so unfortunately I need them. I wear baseball caps too much out of convenience. Unfortunately you get a lot of stares if you're not wearing PJs or a t-shirt tucked into Wranglers here in WV

[@johnnyxmusic]

Go! Real hats are awesome.

[@ThePsychoRenegade]

This is an amazing video. Was very suprised to see how small your channel is.

[@billb4696]

"Fedora Guy" Jerry Messing, did way more damage to that hat's rep than the atomic bomb ever could.

[@roadtoquality]

Got me on the shampoo plastic thing… on point!

[@thisismyname007]

Oppie’s hat is called a pork pie because it’s flat on the top. Other people who wore a pork pie are Popeye Dole in the French Connection and Walter White in Breaking Bad. Oppie never used his hat to hide his face or his eyes. 😊😊😊

[@johnmurdoch8534]

Porkpies are usually smaller brins..oppenheimers hat is just a had he likely bashed himself.

[@masterkamen371]

There's also the boater style with a flat top. Anyways, his style is like a pork pie, however a "true" pork pie has a bit lower crown and the pinch is a lot sharper. So his style is somewhat more unique.

[@williamolliges2622]

I thought pork pies have a shorter brim.

[@blackrianfire]

People stopped wearing hats because of JFK. He was the first president to stop wearing hats in public. His style was highly publicized. The jfk roll of rolling a dress stirt was named after him.

[@jackwhittaker5133]

this is a myth

[@bobjohnson6321]

i was going to say this as well. JFK and his wife had a tremendous impact on style.

[@Sim.L]

I have two Akurbas, a Traveller and a Riverina. Best hats imo.

[@itsBridge]

JFK’s amazing hair was also a huge reason

[@eazye619]

I live 20 minutes from the Resistol/Stetson factory in Garland, TX and have gotten both of my cowboy hats from the Stetson factory. I have an open road that is turned up on the sides to be more of a western hat

[@TheIronSnail]

Sliiiiiiiick...I want one

[@TheIronSnail]

of my own that is, not one of yours

[@hamilstarr4292]

Hats off the the the iron snail for another awesome video!!

[@TheIronSnail]

TY my friend!

[@spaghettiking7312]

Hats need to come back.

[@jlim7862]

I love it when this guy is in my computer screen

[@TheIronSnail]

Me too, it's my home away from home

[@ollieswift3456]

Half way prepared now for Barbenheimer

[@TheIronSnail]

The uniform is coming together!

[@Mooff2]

I thought all hats were un-bashed back in the day, like Hoss Cartwright’s. It was a personal decision between you and your haberdasher what you wanted your hat to look like.

[@jpotter2086]

You look great in your friends hat! I don't wear hats because my head is so damn big (7-7/8") I would have to go custom, and hatters are hard to find these days :/

[@Captain_timskiy5695]

got really excited that you were doing a video on this movie, do we know what the jacket cillian murphy is wearing in the horseback riding scenes?

[@davegrenier1160]

The bomb works. Oh, sorry. Did I just spoil the movie?

[@c3aloha]

I think it was later than after WW2. It was the early 60s when JFK stopped wearing a hat.

[@richoswald6113]

that's right michael

[@jimmymifsud1]

Stetson isn’t really massive outside of North America; for example Akubra is the norm in Australia and NZ

[@declanvia4299]

I have a stetson whippet from the 50s that I love! I think a whippet would be the one that you'd like the most!

[@soulofjimi]

Is this Michael from T&H?? Did I just walk into another universe?

[@TheDemonpunk]

I think this hat looks great on you and you probably can pull off other hats just as well.

[@shootjase]

Stetson quality and customer service is shit these days and aren't recommended anymore by a lot of hat shops. My personal exp is I wore my open road 6x out in a misty drizzle and the felt bubbled up after it got slightly wet and dried properly. Stetson told me to return it to the store I bought it from and then went on to ghost me, but stores won't honor returns after you wear them. So thanks for nothing stetson! I urge all your viewers to buy something else. The hats and guitars guy in yt is a great resource.

[@caleb1rshelton]

It looks more like a Stetson Lassiter or Stratoliner that's been worn allot.

[@tsuhobbs]

Looks like the Steston Gun Club hat.

[@johnortiz566]

Always grab or hold a hat by it’s brim, not it’s crown. Grabbing it by the top could ruin its shape.

[@abnurtharn2927]

Funny enough, the Fedora is stil quite popular i Europe, especially the 1920 and 1930s models .

[@williamolliges2622]

David from D Bar J Hatters makes the video. I don’t own a hat he didn’t make or modify.

[@user-bm7mo2ck6r]

This video is actually awesome

[@kinslowrainer3982]

I just got back from seeing the movie (it's excellent, do see it!), opened up KZbin, and what did it recommend? This video! And, I'm also shifting to become more of a hat person. But we ride around on scooters and motorcycles here (Taiwan), so it's not really convenient for carrying one.

[@feeeelz]

I love how ur videos are like a history lesson

[@kraejg2474]

Michael, hat collection video when?

[@dougcunneen1040]

Encourage you to check out Two Roads Hats Mike. American, weaved, felt, fiber, all sorts of good quality hats and are given a more modern twist that makes wearing them in the present way easier to pull off. Just my thoughts....tell me what you think dude.

[@wagz54]

I have my grandpas hat. It’s got a shorter brim, I guess more for city life? But I had it rei locked to my head and love wearing it!

[@aravindvinayakan]

Oppenheimer Plot Summary (Heavy Spoilers) J. Robert Oppenheimer, an idealistic honey bee who has the ability to talk to humans, has recently graduated from college and is about to enter the hive's Honex Industries honey-making workforce with his best friend, Adam Flayman. J. Robert Oppenheimer is initially excited to join the workforce, but his ambitious, insubordinate attitude emerges upon discovering that his choice of job will never change once picked. Later, the two bees run into a group of Pollen Jocks, bees who collect pollen from flowers outside the hive, and they offer to take J. Robert Oppenheimer with them if he is "bee enough". While on his first pollen-gathering expedition in New York City, J. Robert Oppenheimer gets lost in the rain, and ends up on the balcony of a human florist named Vanessa Bloome. Upon noticing J. Robert Oppenheimer, Vanessa's boyfriend Ken attempts to squash him, but Vanessa gently catches and releases J. Robert Oppenheimer outside the window, saving his life. J. Robert Oppenheimer later returns to express his gratitude to Vanessa, breaking the sacred rule that bees are not to communicate with humans. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Vanessa develop a close friendship, bordering on attraction, and spend time together. When he and Vanessa are in the grocery store, J. Robert Oppenheimer discovers that the humans have been stealing and eating the bees' honey for centuries. He decides to journey to Honey Farms, which supplies the grocery store with its honey. Incredulous at the poor treatment of the bees in the hive, including the use of bee smokers to incapacitate the colony, J. Robert Oppenheimer decides to sue the human race to put an end to exploitation of the bees, with Vanessa agreeing to help. J. Robert Oppenheimer's mission attracts wide attention from bees and humans alike, with countless spectators attending the trial. Although J. Robert Oppenheimer is up against tough defense attorney Layton T. Montgomery, the trial's first day goes well. That evening, J. Robert Oppenheimer is having dinner with Vanessa when Ken shows up. Vanessa leaves the room, and Ken expresses to J. Robert Oppenheimer that he hates the pair spending time together. When J. Robert Oppenheimer leaves to use the restroom, Ken ambushes J. Robert Oppenheimer and attempts to kill him, only for Vanessa to intervene and break up with Ken. The second day at the trial, Montgomery unleashes an unrepentant character assassination against the bees, leading a deeply offended Adam to sting him. Montgomery immediately exaggerates the stinging to make himself seem the victim of an assault while simultaneously tarnishing Adam. Adam's actions jeopardize the bees' credibility and his life, though he recovers. The third day, J. Robert Oppenheimer wins the trial by exposing the jury to the torturous treatment of bees, particularly use of the smoker, and prevents humans from stealing honey from bees ever again. Having lost the trial, Montgomery cryptically warns J. Robert Oppenheimer that a negative shift of nature is imminent. With Honex stopping honey production, every bee is put out of a job, including the vitally important Pollen Jocks, resulting in all the world's flowers beginning to die out without any pollination. Before long, the last remaining flowers on Earth are being stockpiled in Pasadena, California, intended for the last Tournament of Roses Parade. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Vanessa travel to the parade and steal a float, which they load into a plane. They hope to bring the flowers to the bees so they can re-pollinate the world's last remaining flowers. When the plane's pilot and co-pilot both fall unconscious, Vanessa is forced to land the plane, with help from J. Robert Oppenheimer and the bees from J. Robert Oppenheimer's hive. J. Robert Oppenheimer becomes a member of the Pollen Jocks, and they fly off to a flower patch. Armed with the pollen of the last flowers, J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Pollen Jocks reverse the damage and save the world's flowers, restarting the bees' honey production. Later on, J. Robert Oppenheimer runs a law firm at Vanessa's flower shop titled "Insects at Law", which handles disputes between animals and humans. While selling flowers to customers, Vanessa offers certain brands of honey that are "bee-approved".

[@alexthelion335]

You should get one, you look good in it!

[@vandliszt]

Where did you buy your magnificent shirt?

[@daeph123]

so only the real Oppie hat is nuke proof - got it

[@BillNelson-OU812]

Don’t wear that hat in the rain. The Stetson X ratings aren’t a standard of beaver anymore. I learned the hard way.

[@travis2931]

Great. Now I want a Stetson! 😂

[@mikeakers3453]

The specific time when (young) men stopped wearing hats was circa 1960, not 1945. President John Kennedy was young, handsome, and charismatic, and he hated the way he looked in a hat. Men were still expected to wear hats at special events such as presidential inaugurations and he did. However he quickly took it off and carried it. By 1963, he had pretty much decimated the hat industry by merely choosing not to wear a hat. The name connected with the atomic bomb in that era was Albert Einstein, for good or ill. The publications which wrote about the Atomic Age tended to concentrate on Einstein, for the theory that made it possible to blow up big stuff, and Werner Von Braun, erstwhile Nazi scientist, for the means of delivering it to Kruschev's bathroom window. Oppenheimer was pretty much a no-show in popular culture. Young Americans were very susceptible to trends, fashions, and fads at the time in everything from cars (fins) to toys (Hula Hoops) to music (Elvis, Et al.) to clothes (penny loafers). If you look at pictures of American men taken between 1945 and 1958 or so, you will notice that almost all men are wearing hats outside. The few that aren't are usually very young. By 1964, almost no men wore hats. The few who did were generally older. An odd exception to this was rock musicians of the late Sixties who sometimes wore hats (usually some kind of thrift store goof) for their album cover photos, which might make you think this was a trend. It wasn't. At any rate, John Kennedy absolutely set the styling trend for young men in the age of conformity. Dry tousled hair is another JFK trademark which hung on until the Eighties. John Travolta succeeded in bringing the cowboy hat back in 1980 with his movie, "Urban Cowboy" but this was more of a niche phenomenon. When Kennedy visited Texas (not the last time), he was given a big Stetson cowboy hat by his vice-president, Lyndon Johnson. He put it on for about 15 seconds, to avoid overtly offending Johnson, and then it vanished. Incidentally, although he famously wore a Stetson Open Road, LBJ did not resurrect the hat industry after JFK was gone. He was not young, handsome or charismatic, and young men of draft age (born 1930-1950) loathed him. The Open Road Stetson is frequently called an LBJ. The speed with which JFK killed the American hat was astonishing. It was not intentional. He just didn't like the way he looked in a hat. I enjoyed your video.

[@Maxime_G]

JFK had a strong story with his head and thing on and in it apparently...x)

[@jonahturner2969]

Went to naked and famous during my weekend in new york and shouted out the snail, guys there were awesome. Enjoy Oppenheimer!

[@TheIronSnail]

The people over at N&F are the best of the best!

[@shivanowbut7552]

@@TheIronSnail The Cadillac of People

[@BowlinForWine]

I wish I could get to know you. One day we will partner up in business. Not now but one day. Might be for watches but still can’t wait

[@nikanikuradze7437]

just realized this was your video and thats why youtube recommended it to me so much lol

[@Funnypenguin18]

You never told us where to get one

[@mellamoisaiah]

I definitely think you can pull the open road off.

[@brunonjezic6208]

Just a friendly reminder... We (maybe only me thoug) want to know more about Fracap. I really enjoyed this video. I feel it will bring unusuming watchers

[@owade433]

The "Cowboy" hat was solidified as one design by Wild Bill Hickok who needed a 'costume' for his performers in his traveling show. Real cowboys wore the hat that they liked, typically from their culture, i.e. Irish, Scottish, Polish, etc.

[@colbunkmust]

uh... no, Wild Bill Hickock was a sheriff and gunslinger, not an owner of a traveling wild west show. You're mistaking him for "Buffalo Bill" William Cody.

[@owade433]

@@colbunkmust Yes, but my point is correct

[@colbunkmust]

@@owade433 I wouldn't be bold enough to make an absolute claim like the one you're making.

[@owade433]

@@colbunkmust sorry about your self-esteem

[@colbunkmust]

@@owade433 Sorry about your hubris

[@alexandrfedorov5722]

This was a good ad placement.

[@jakobchristensen1295]

Perfect video for my instant noodles

[@TheIronSnail]

Wait a minute

[@sigmamale9506]

1:01 😂

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

wear the crushable Stetsons they are easy and comfortable.

[@fishrider62]

Spoiler alert, he creates the atomic bomb, just kidding I haven't seen it yet.

[@madmandu]

I’m a brown bowler hat guy.

[@par3caddy]

Mr. Oppenheimer was a sharp dressed dude. Meaning, your style(what you wear)kills more men than any bomb, any weapon ever can or will. ...get it??? Very informative video. Thank u. You gotta check out the 'American experience 'documentary, the trials of ... Oppenheimer,very well done and entertaining.interestng character to be sure.

[@alst4817]

How to make a 10 min video from 20 seconds of content…

[@Harleylover14]

Ok, but are we gonna get a video about style icon Henry 'Indiana' Jones? He's goat a hat.

[@rhystito7384]

Great video, great movie

[@otterdonnelly9959]

Ok so when is the Ken wardrobe from Barbie getting a video?

[@jswede1]

Good transition

[@hectorlopeziii243]

Spoiler: I’m Oppenheimer there’s a bomb. Forgive me for spoiling it.

[@SoFloCichlids]

I bought an Open Road and idk how to pull it off

[@johnnyxmusic]

So, you’ve been sleeping in it?

[@ReavinBlue]

These aren't "american icons" virtually every country in the continent had an entire class of people wearing "cowboy hats" during the 19th. like, from canada to argentina...

[@chrishynes6091]

Get an Akubra

[@imaXkillXya]

The kids born in Los Alamos during the invention of the bombs should have been called Boomers.

[@uncannyfox]

You look good in that hat! You should get one.

[@LongTermTitanKillingBootyCall]

Spoiler alert: oppie makes the bomb Then they drop it Twice