Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Kate Messner
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because.

https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 AM

Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

— Kate Messner (@katemessner.com) 2025-11-09T12:16:57.545Z

Neal Romanek
‪@nromanek.bsky.social‬

Paris, where neurodivergence meets ultimate chic.
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM

Paris, where neurodivergence meets ultimate chic.

— Neal Romanek (@nromanek.bsky.social) 2025-11-09T14:18:15.999Z

WORLD
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo

NOVEMBER 9, 20257:20 AM ET
By The Associated Press


Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, right, walks past as police officers block an entrance to the Louvre after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels, in Paris, Oct. 19, 2025.
Thibault Camus/AP

PARIS — When 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux realized an Associated Press photo of him at the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist had drawn millions of views, his first instinct was not to rush online and unmask himself.

Quite the opposite. A fan of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot who lives with his parents and grandfather in Rambouillet, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Paris, Pedro decided to play along with the world's suspense.

As theories swirled about the sharply dressed stranger in the "Fedora Man" shot — detective, insider, AI fake — he decided to stay silent and watch. … "I didn't want to say immediately it was me," he said. "With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last."

For his only in-person interview since that snap turned him into an international curiosity, he appeared for the AP cameras at his home much as he did that Sunday: in a fedora hat, Yves Saint Laurent waistcoat borrowed from his father, jacket chosen by his mother, neat tie, Tommy Hilfiger trousers and a restored, war-battered Russian watch.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. French 15-year olds have it going on

Maybe our kids could soak up some inspiration.

[3catwoman3]

11. "Maybe our kids could soak up some inspiration."

I think about 50% of American men could stand to soak up some inspiration when it comes to their sartorial choices..

[C_U_L8R]

12. Maybe 9o% :-)

One thing I love about old films and photos is how wonderfully everyone is dressed, no matter who. A whole different culture.

[3catwoman3]

13. I'm so tired of seeing men of all ages in oversized shorts...

…that hang to mid-calf, giant sloppy T-shirts, and Crocs or grungy athletic shoes.

When I see a man in nice trousers, a shirt with a collar, and polished leather shoes, I usually assume he’s from Europe.

[Nittersing]

2. That AP story is great!!

I just love this kid after reading the story. Sounds like he's taking it all very much in stride.

[Goonch]

3. ;-{)

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Ze Frenchman knows how to wow ze ladies!

Now he has visibility in tow. That guy is going places.

[Vinca]

5. That's so funny. Forget where I posted it, but right after seeing the photo I made a comment about the French

having hot guys in fedoras while we're stuck with fat ICE agents in masks.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. The word "fedora" couldn't appear too many times at DU. NT

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Loved That Style Of Hat Since My Early 20s

Have had 6 or 8 of them. Different colors, different fabrics, one was even wicker.
Still have a couple.
I think I was supposed to live in the 40s.

[Vinca]

9. When I was still selling antiques and collectibles, they would fly off the shelves.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Maybe It Was Me!

Actually, most mine were new, though my wife's friend on the north side of Chicago had a boyfriend that owned a vintage clothing store.
I got one of those hats & a 1930s tail coat that i wore when the band played NYE. Sort of "Huy Lombardo from hell" look.
If I lived much closer, I probably would have bought lots of stuff from him.

[UTUSN]

7. Cops giving the side eye, kid skipped childhood directly to world weariness.