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Top that off with Oppenheimer’s signature wide-brim porkpie hat (which was surprisingly difficult for the costume designer to source), and the look felt timeless, says Mirojnick.
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Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
But the wide-brim porkpie hat that was such a signature part of Oppenheimer’s look was surprisingly difficult to find.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Lopez, a slight, courtly sixty-one-year-old who wears a porkpie hat and walks with a cane, relayed his story to Minogue.
—Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
So, go, get into the spirit and put on some pink or don an exaggerated porkpie hat.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Some sly military-industrial complex humor creeps in as Oppenheimer, clad in his signature gray waistcoat and rumpled porkpie hat, leads this massively complicated undertaking at the surly behest of Col. Leslie R. Groves (a gruffly amusing Matt Damon).
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
Perhaps the most important sequence shot at Ghost Ranch was the moment in which Murphy puts on Oppenheimer’s distinctive porkpie hat for the first time, an action symbolic of the physicist truly coming into his own as the leader of this massive effort.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
To Stevens, the movie critic at Slate, Keaton — with his stone face, porkpie hat and calm acrobatics — was the ultimate 20th century man.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
And the promise of Luke Kirby inevitably wearing a bomber jacket and a porkpie hat in the next episode has given me the strength to keep tuning in.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021
Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
But the wide-brim porkpie hat that was such a signature part of Oppenheimer’s look was surprisingly difficult to find.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Lopez, a slight, courtly sixty-one-year-old who wears a porkpie hat and walks with a cane, relayed his story to Minogue.
—Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
So, go, get into the spirit and put on some pink or don an exaggerated porkpie hat.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Some sly military-industrial complex humor creeps in as Oppenheimer, clad in his signature gray waistcoat and rumpled porkpie hat, leads this massively complicated undertaking at the surly behest of Col. Leslie R. Groves (a gruffly amusing Matt Damon).
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
Perhaps the most important sequence shot at Ghost Ranch was the moment in which Murphy puts on Oppenheimer’s distinctive porkpie hat for the first time, an action symbolic of the physicist truly coming into his own as the leader of this massive effort.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
To Stevens, the movie critic at Slate, Keaton — with his stone face, porkpie hat and calm acrobatics — was the ultimate 20th century man.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
And the promise of Luke Kirby inevitably wearing a bomber jacket and a porkpie hat in the next episode has given me the strength to keep tuning in.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porkpie hat
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This year, she was seen styling hers with leggings and a baseball cap — a uniform that’s perfect for running errands, walking the dog, or any other casual activity.Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Anderson is pictured in a Bearcats baseball cap and cheering courtside in the post.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2024
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One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
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Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
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Imagery of stars, flames rainbows, cowboy hats, cactus, flowers and rugged landscapes are featured across the designs, including six sock styles.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
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To get a classic Catrina look, wear a ring of marigolds lining a headband or a cowboy hat.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
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Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 14 May 2021
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The singer donned a powder blue dress and blond wig, while the record producer wore white face paint, a curly red wig and a top hat.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Joining guest performer Fall Out Boy on the catwalk, Swift strutted the stage in a dress and top hat patterned with the British flag.Brendan Le, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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First-off, there might not be a Casey’s or Kwik Trip between the Twin Cities and New Ulm that carries a blaze orange stocking cap.Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
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Prisoners were given numbers instead of names, had a chain attached to one leg, and were dressed in smocks and stocking caps.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
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Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022
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It’s one of those ABBA songs that fools you with its mirror ball synths, a classic disco rhythm on the high hat and lush harmonizing.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021
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And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.Ostap Kin, The New York Review of Books, 23 Mar. 2022
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Thomas Redgate shows a smiling 24-year-old, a service cap crowning his head, a tan tie and shirt underneath his dress uniform.Denise Coffey, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2021
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“Porkpie hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porkpie%20hat. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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