Well, Cindy, the colors you see all show up in the granite felt depending on the light. I do play with the brims on other hats to get that shape. Some attempts are successful and some aren't. Art flanged these brims based on some photos of Stetson 100s that I sent him, and they have a slight...
Frank--Even my vintage Stetson 100s don't look like this, and have a slight tan tone. I really like the Winchester version. It puts the "silver" in silverbelly. The only vintage hat I have that has any color similarity to this one is an early to mid-'60s Resistol 10X.
I think Anthony has a more recent update, but when I initially talked to Art about these hats he said he had these colors in lightweight--Silverbelly, Coyote, Powder blue, Steel, Dark Moss, Black, Chocolate,
Sahara, and Granite.
The tones are very subtle and run from tan to gray to blue-gray. The hat changes with the light. Outdoors in sunlight it looks almost white. I'm sure it varies from batch to batch, though. I have a silverbelly lightweight from Art that has the light tones but none of the other tones.
Here is the second of the two I recently ordered from Art. It has the same proportions as the granite mid-ribbon number I posted last week--5 3/4 inch crown, 2 7/8 inch brim. This one is in silverbelly dress weight beaver felt with a thin ribbon and wind trolley--basically the traditional Open...
There was some internal debate on my part about which thread to post this in first, but I think it's an instant Hall-of-Famer.
This just-arrived Granite dress weight mid-ribbon number, 5 3/4 inch open crown, 2 7/8 inch brim. I gave Art the dimensions I wanted and a preference on the ribbon size...
Everyone is knockin' 'em out of the park today.
Perry's post was hours ago, but I'm booted today, too.
Lucchese Buffalo Ropers and a '40s Royal Deluxe OR
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