Dreaded Fez . . .became Tiki how?

Queston for the Tiki sanhedrin. ..

In popular Tiki culture, we hold the Fez out as being a personificaiton of Tiki. .

Yet, the history of the Fez dates to the Ottoman empire. Approximatly 1830, Sultan Mahmet II ordered civil officials to wear the fez and at the same time, banned Turbans. Apparently the act had a basis in Sumpturary laws, which allowed turbans to belay social status.

WHile, "Initially a symbol of Ottoman modernity, the fez over time came to be seen as a part of an Oriental cultural identity. Seen as exotic and romantic in the west, it enjoyed a vogue as part of mens smoking outfit in the United States and the UK in the decades surrounding the turn of the 20th century. . ."(1)

Anyone shed any more light on the subject? Casual observation these days, would seem to be that a hat associated with muslim culture of the Ottoman era would not seem to hold with the contemporary values of tiki culture.

An interesting hypothesis.

1. retreived from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez

Here's a previous thread on the subject:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=23950&forum=1&hilite=fez

And more here:

On 2011-03-27 20:52, woofmutt wrote:
Fez-A-Roni...The Tiki Central Treat!

2011: The Fezzes or No Fezzes poll - immediate results

2011: Trader Vic says no to the fez !!

2009: Show us your FEZ

2008: Fez Monkey

2007: Tikis and Fez'zzz...what's the connection ?

2006: Which is the meaning of the fez in lounge culture?

2005: Monkeys and Fezzes

2004: Fabulous Fez Instructions

2004: Fez Monkeys?

2002: Monkeys and Fezzes

[ Edited by: swizzle 2015-12-29 19:57 ]

I own one fez -- a leopard print "Johnny Johnny" fez from Tiki Bar TV. Sure, it's not really "tiki," but it is damn cool! :)

Oh, and John Wayne wore a fez quite well, I found this photo: