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The camp draft I owned (and sold) was 5 7/8 OC. -
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Or get a Camp Draft—I had one and even thought it looks like an OR it was taller and wider—5 7/8 OC and 2 7/8 brim. Plenty of hat for most folks unless you want a Western. -
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In my experience most fedoras from the 40s and 50s have a 5 1/2 open crown. Using steam you can crease to whatever height you want. Open Roads also have less taper than a lot of other hats so they look taller because of the straight sides. If you want more than that you should go custom but... -
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M.C. Gannon Hat Company
I don’t think they make any appreciable difference—but they LOOK cool! -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Looks like a 1930s hat, for sure—love it! -
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The places I’ve seen—one in the East Village and one in SoHo—make very colorful, costumey hats. Fine for a lot of people but not what this crowd goes for generally. I’d also go with @wsmontana — you can get great vintage hats online if you are persistent. Vintage Open Roads are pretty... -
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St. Regis converted by @RandallRenshaw -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Nice addition! Is that a 3X Playboy? -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Thanks, Randall—you’re definitely an enabler! ;) -
Musician's hats
Hoagy Carmichael’s great trademark look of fedora pushed WAY back on his head. A still from Young Man with a Horn, a not-great but still interesting movie with Kirk Douglas woefully miscast as a Bix Beiderbecke-inspired doomed trumpet player. Hoagy had known Bix in the 1920s and apparently... -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
A two-TAR day yesterday. Ice blue Strat was the perfect hat to keep the sun off and provide some warmth for the first day of high school baseball at the southern end of Brooklyn. -
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Playboys on Parade!
It’s amazing how much taper they actually have. Probably why they take a crease so well. Nice one!
