Post #232132 by Tipsy McStagger on Mon, May 15, 2006 5:18 PM

..I always associated it with the villians from old spy, james bond and also in the third installment of raiders of the lost ark films ......because of that whole spy/bond genre, the fez became co-opted amongst surf fans into spy surf instromental music (surf music also has a deep middle eastern influence as is heard in many surf tunes, old and new school) and lounge lizards alike which co-opted the fez look for it's association with those 1960's films. It's was a symbol of exotic lands and high adventures......of jet setting to moroco for and afternoon caper.....then off to rio or some other destination...conjuring up images of cocktail sippin' swingers in far off lands.