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List of Custom, made-to-order, Fur Felt Fedora hatmakers and hatters
Its a very interesting list of custom hat makers. Im glad that there are more out there than I originally thought. I never heard of Watson Hats in Arizona. The website seems very nice as does the work that he does. -
Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!
Don't expect a new hat to ever feel like a vintage hat from the 1940's or 1950's. That being said , from what I've seen of the new hats coming out of the Hatco factory is that the earth tone colors such as Tawny and Mink will feel better and shape easier than a Black or Caribou hat. This holds... -
List of Custom, made-to-order, Fur Felt Fedora hatmakers and hatters
Smithbilt is a manufacturer in Canada. I don't think they do custom work. -
Sterkowski hats...opinions/experiences wanted please
Im curious to see the hat as well. I cant imagine what the quality could be like at those prices. -
Sterkowski hats...opinions/experiences wanted please
There aren't too many other places to get bodies today in Europe. If not Polkap then its Tonack, Fepsa or Sasir. I wonder which one it could be. -
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Stetson Stuff
I have a lot of Stetson booklets and I've never seen that one before. It looks as if you could order the booklet with your stores name on it. There might be similar ones from other stores . -
BARBISIO Brothers
You want to look for pre 1980's Barbisio hats as these were actually made by the original company. The newer ones from Italy are made by Cervo. -
Akubra in the news
The decrease in the supply of rabbit felt will definitely affect the prices of hats especially here in the USA. That along with the dollars lowered value versus the Euro and the peso don't help either. You will be seeing increases across the board from the hat companies in the near future... -
Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!
I don't think Hatco will make any new open crown styles. Having seen the fall line, most of the hats are 1 3/4 inch to 2 1/4 inch brims in a center dent style. There are some new things that they have improved on, one being the trimming. There are a lot of new bands that people will like. But... -
giving up
Hatco does make a Whippet now. Its a C crown shape and has sold very well over the past few seasons. I don't know how well all of these new open crown hats are actually doing outside of the Fedora Lounge crowd. The general public doesn't seem to want tall crowns now. -
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Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!
Anyone looking for open crown Borsalino hats is welcome to check out our website. We have the Alessandria in many colors . The Borsalino Film is a great open crown hat that looks vintage 1940's. We sold a ton of them this past season and will have more very soon. -
German & Austrian Hutmachers
Very interesting. Ive never seen pictures of the factory. Their quality is similar to Tonak. Tonak does a better job on the velours and suede finishes . -
German & Austrian Hutmachers
No one could ever make a hat like that today. -
BARBISIO Brothers
Bollman had the license in the late 1980's so the quality isn't too bad. Hope you didn't pay too much for it. -
UK Company for Pugarees?
You might want to contact Christys or Olney Hats in the UK. They might be able to sell you some bands. -
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Toppers Unite
And it fits too. Most of these old hats are found in such bad shape and in small sizes. -
Stetson Stratoliner Milan {modern}
That picture looks better than the actual hat that I saw. My sample was so soft and flimsy, I passed on it . -
The Bowler or Derby Hat
Probably the worst place that I've seen anyone try to ride a bike in traffic was Naples Italy. The drivers are truly insane and everyone is cutting each other off. Now I know why I never drive in Europe! -
