Tikis and Fez'zzz...what's the connection ? - General Tiki

T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2723	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Wed, May 2, 2007 12:08 PM On 2007-05-02 11:00, rugbymatt wrote: I believe part of it stems from the fact that in American pop culture the fez became associated with the partying men's private organizations/ clubs and their suppossed mystique. The element within tiki that is very much into Atomic Age pop culture picked up on the fez as an element of that era and so it became a crossover piece of attire. or not? Anyone else want to offer up their interpretation of this phenom? That's what I fugured, but I was wondering if there was more to it than that. So, should we start dropping water ballons out of hotel windows at conventions now too ? :)

On 2007-05-02 11:00, rugbymatt wrote:
I believe part of it stems from the fact that in American pop culture the fez became associated with the partying men's private organizations/ clubs and their suppossed mystique. The element within tiki that is very much into Atomic Age pop culture picked up on the fez as an element of that era and so it became a crossover piece of attire.

or not?

Anyone else want to offer up their interpretation of this phenom?

That's what I fugured, but I was wondering if there was more to it than that.

So, should we start dropping water ballons out of hotel windows at conventions now too ? :)

Post #303575 by tikiyaki on Wed, May 2, 2007 12:08 PM