The reason behind the hat was less about conveying astaire s elegance and more about making him look taller when adele had grown before he did.
Fred astaire awning hat.
The finale of top hat white tie and tails production number with fred astaire miming his cane as a weapon attacking his supporting dancers 13 canes were prepared for it.
This is from the film royal wedding.
A video tribute to the great fred astaire who made everyone he danced with look good even a hat rack.
One signature part of fred s act was the frequency with which he wore a tuxedo and top hat even though the down to earth performer didn t feel like the look should define him.