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* Though it's named gatsby, the hat bears stronger resemblance to an [[wikipedia:Ascot_cap|Ascot cap]], even though the reference during development is, in fact, a [http://www.deutscheshaus.cc/html/german_hats/german_gatsby_cap.html German Gatsby].
 
* Though it's named gatsby, the hat bears stronger resemblance to an [[wikipedia:Ascot_cap|Ascot cap]], even though the reference during development is, in fact, a [http://www.deutscheshaus.cc/html/german_hats/german_gatsby_cap.html German Gatsby].
 
* Some players humorously refer to this hat as the "Liver hat" or "Tumor hat", owing to its ambiguous shape and appearance in the loadout menu.
 
  
 
* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411302&page=9 Esquilax].  It also makes a reference to the hat's unusual, simplistic shape.
 
* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411302&page=9 Esquilax].  It also makes a reference to the hat's unusual, simplistic shape.
 
* The scout wears a "Ye Olde Baker Boy" cap which is somewhat similar to the Gatsby, yet bears more resemblance to the News-boy hats worn by both men and women in the late 1900s and the 2000s, whereas the Gatsby is very much a referance to the Medic's old european heritage.
 
 
* Prior to the Mann-Conomy update, the Gatsby was the rarest hat in game, with a total only about 2% of players having the hat.
 
 
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The Medic

The Gentleman's Gatsby is a community-made headwear item available for the Medic.

Painted variants

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Single colors
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An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge Color No. 216-190-216 Peculiarly Drab Tincture Aged Moustache Grey
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A Distinctive Lack of Hue After Eight Radigan Conagher Brown Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Painted Gentleman's Gatsby A57545.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby CF7336.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby E7B53B.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby F0E68C.png
Muskelmannbraun Mann Co. Orange Australium Gold The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Painted Gentleman's Gatsby E9967A.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby FF69B4.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 7D4071.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 51384A.png
Dark Salmon Injustice Pink as Hell A Deep Commitment to Purple Noble Hatter's Violet
Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 2F4F4F.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 424F3B.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 808000.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 729E42.png
A Color Similar to Slate Zepheniah's Greed Drably Olive Indubitably Green
Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 32CD32.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby BCDDB3.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Painted Gentleman's Gatsby A89A8C.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 839FA3.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 3B1F23.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Gentleman's Gatsby B8383B.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 5885A2.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 483838.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 803020.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 256D8D.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 654740.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Gentleman's Gatsby C36C2D.png Painted Gentleman's Gatsby B88035.png RED Gentleman's Gatsby.png BLU Gentleman's Gatsby.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Trivia

  • The Gatsby, also known as the Lundberg Stetson, was very popular in Europe and North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is commonly associated with paper boys, and sometimes wealthy golfers. It is traditionally a men's cap, but it has become popular with affluent women and fashion houses in the 2000s.
  • Though it's named gatsby, the hat bears stronger resemblance to an Ascot cap, even though the reference during development is, in fact, a German Gatsby.
  • The hat description was written by Esquilax. It also makes a reference to the hat's unusual, simplistic shape.