The hat discussion reminded me of this little bit of movie history: in an attempt to hide what they were working on, the working title of Return of the Jedi was "Blue Harvest: Horror Beyond Imagination." They went as far as to create a bunch of branded items for the fake movie. https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/history-in-objects-blue-harvest-crew-cap/
The hat discussion reminded me of this little bit of movie history: in an attempt to hide what they were working on, the working title of Return of the Jedi was "Blue Harvest: Horror Beyond Imagination." They went as far as to create a bunch of branded items for the fake movie. https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/history-in-objects-blue-harvest-crew-cap/
I vaguely recall the name, but I had no idea they made hats. Sorta funny that they still appear to be using the Star Wars font though.
This is the level of subterfuge that was acceptable in the 80s.