A couple of months ago I transitioned to a new position. Same company but a new roll. This has placed me in a completely new facility. Most of my coworkers are new to me and therefor have never seen me wearing my hats. I wear my hat through the building to my desk. I have a computer bag in my...
I have no first hand experience with PHD. But looking at the site - they all look like Cuenca hats to me. But I could easily be wrong.
I currently have 7 Brent Black Montecristi hats. The weave ranges from 440 to 1200 WPI. The most I paid for one is $225. They are all used but all are a better...
Brent, you are being overly generous in your description of my Panama knowledge.
But, yes. The "Brisa" weave in my experience is the most common I've seen on what we would normally call a Montecristi. The "Cuenca" weave is probably most seen on Cuenca hats. But I don't know if that could be...
Montecristi and Cuenca (kwayn-ka) are the two primary centers of panama hat production and export in Ecuador. Montecristi is on the coast, and Cuenca is in the Andes Mountains. Better hats come from Montecristi - more hats come from Cuenca. Many (and by that, I mean most) hats labeled as...
This Montecresti Semi Calado rrived today. The ribbon is a royal blue color. I wanted a bright color ribbon and would have preferred it a bit wider but this was the best I could find.
Specs:
Brim: 2 7/8" front, 2 3/4" sides & back curled
Crown: 3 7/8"
Ribbon: 11/16" vintage royal blue
Weave...
5 1/2" open, 4 1/4" front, 3 3/4" back
I think it may be the way my wife holds the phone when taking the picture. She hold it kinda down with it tilted back a little. But I do tend to wear between 4 1/2” to 5” on the front. The Flagship is just slightly shorter.
This is the a Brent Black I won on eBay a while back. It was supposed to be a 7 1/8 but turned out to be a 6 7/8. I sent it to Mike to size and replace the ribbon. I also had him change the brim to be curled on the sides and back.
Specs:
Brim: 2 3/4" front, 2 5/8" sides & back curled, 3" sides...
Finally getting around to taking pictures of my lates two from Mike.
This is the first of five blanks.
Specs:
Brim: 2 1/2" front, 2 5/8" sides & back
Crown: 4 3/8" front, 3 7/8" back
Ribbon: 1"
Weave Count: 484 WPI
It's a very nice hat that is most often called a Homburg. I can't tell from the pictures whether it's navy blue or black. Black is much more common. It's a larger size which is nice. I would think it's from the 50s but could be late 40s.
Art Fawcett Landman - Natural Wheat Milan 7 1/4
Milan Natural Wheat
Size 7 1/4
Brim 2 3/4”
Ribbon 1 1/8” brown & tan grosgrain
Crown 4 1/8” at pinch
Price: $250 shipped CONUS.
As most of you know, Art Fawcett retired a few years ago. I am switching to vented straws more and more. Here is a...
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