That’s how the Urban Sombrero came to be ... The writers loved the idea that this hat was something a business professional, like Elaine, would wear at work when she wanted to take a nap.

into a literal hat. I personally responded to this nonverbal gesture more strongly than to her words: the donning of a sombrero, an item commonly used to summarize and deride Mexican culture by ...

Finally, at some point, I said to the wardrobe person, ‘What’s the deal with the sombrero?’ and they said, ‘Oh, that’s your hat.’ I said, ‘I’m not f-cking wearing that hat.