"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."
"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. The fedora, angled just so, is his homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin."
A 15-year-old named Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was photographed near the Louvre on the day thieves stole French crown jewels and became a viral phenomenon called “Fedora Man.” The image showed police at a crime scene and a sharply dressed lone figure that prompted worldwide speculation, including suggestions he was a detective, an insider or an AI creation. Pedro chose to remain silent and enjoy the mystery. He later posed for cameras in the same vintage-inspired outfit, citing his fedora as an homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin and highlighting the contrast between his 1940s look and the modern moment.
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