Just put your lips together, and go on a search for the 1940s styles to enhance your fall wardrobe. While many people will suggest Casablanca as the must-see 1940s Bogart movie, it wrongly overshadows another Bogart movie, To Have and Have Not.

To Have and Have Not was the breakthrough role for Bogart's future wife, Lauren Bacall. The styles of the 1940s, including fashions worn by Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not, are back in vogue, particularly the fashions of the late 1940s.

Lauren Bacall
In To Have and Have Not, Lauren Bacall did not have a new outfit for every scene. She had a few memorable outfits in the movie, and each one was perfectly suited to the occasion. She wore a slinky dress with part of her midriff showing for her singing scene.

Bacall's Black and White Checked Suit
In the movie Lauren Bacall wore a black and white checked suit, similar to the black and white suits being made today. The small checks are seen on longer coats with matching man-style trousers, as well as skirt and coat pairs. The suit for women is back, and the economic climate of today mimics the uncertainty of the post-war decade. While fabric rationing is not happening now as it did in the 1940s, women know that investing in key pieces is essential for staying in style and within their budget.

Trench Coats
The trench coat was a must-have for 1940s Film Noir detectives, and Humphrey Bogart was no stranger to the trenches. In addition to actual trench coats for fall, trench coat collars are also finding their way onto more feminine suits and separates.

Ankle Socks
Another trend from the 1940s that has incarnated into the popular ankle boot, is ankle socks. Material to make nylons was scarce and women were encouraged instead to wear fancy ankle socks.

Shoe Silhouettes and Ankles
The silhouette of these Enzo Angolioni shoes is reminiscent of shoes popular in the late 1930s. Mary Janes and low-heeled birdcage shoes also made an appearance.

In 1882, a stage play with the main character, Princess Fedora Romazova, wore a unique and distinctive hat that came to be known as the fedora hat. During the 20th century, the hat was worn mostly by women, but in 1919 it began to be recognized as a man's middle-class clothing accessory.

The fedora hat is typically a soft felt hat, creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front and on both sides. The brim circles all the way around, and can be found with or without a hat band.

In the 1920's the fedora became a popular male fashion that protected the wearer's head from wind and rain, while giving a stylish and sophisticated look. It later became greatly associated with cinematic characters who portrayed detectives and gangsters during the 1940's. Perhaps the greatest association of the fedora hat to iconic Hollywood characters are to *Humphrey Bogart*'s character in Casablanca and Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain.

By the early 1970s, the fedora was seen as a traditional hat typically only worn by older men. In later years, the fedora made a big screen comeback, becoming part of the signature look for legendary characters such as Freddy Kruger and Indiana Jones.

In recent years, the fedora hat has been seen as a fashion must-have worn by many of young Hollywood's trendsetters. Celebrities such as Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan have all been photographed with the traditional hat that has been revamped in modernized colors and patterns. Popular colors for the fedora remain neutrals and highly acclaimed patterns are plaids and pinstripes. Besides felt, fedoras today can be found in an assortment of fabrics such as cotton and straw, like the Brixton Castor straw fedora hat that has both a contemporary and classic look.