Post #582563 by Tiki Slob on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 4:15 PM

I agree with a bunch of the trepidation and the speculation. Mid-century stuff is way cool and partying in the '50s and '60s had much carryover from "Exotic" and far away lands. Even Exotica music rolls into latin and African kinds of rhythms. It is not pure Tiki. I read something somewhere that a Fez was considered to be a part of the attire for relaxation just as a smoking jacket was and usually worn with the jacket. Fezes are cool and not directly related to Tiki but as we go back in time, we cling to all that weird and wonderful stuff.

There is a place that custom makes Fezes called Fez-o-Rama (http://www.fez-o-rama.com/) that combines the atomic age, contemporary age, monkeys, Tiki and all manner of images into their designs. They will even custom make Fezes if they like the design enough and have the time to make them. I have a Shriner’s Fez from the ‘60s-‘70s. It says Nile on it and has some fancy pin to hold the tassel. I do the custom car thing and particularly like the ‘50s style Kustoms. Fezes, Tikis, Atomic Age, Monkeys, skeletons and rockabilly all combine into one melting pot of mid-century party when you delve into the that scene. It’s all cool. I don’t think I could wear a Fez because it is just not me. I have seen some that are pretty cool looking though and if it leads me to a cocktail…I am going with it.