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  1. suitedcboy

    Sen. Warren G. Hooper's Fedora

    I think it is a Type AB negative Cavanagh.
  2. suitedcboy

    Help with Hat Maker?

    The size tag and sweatband look like Beaver Brand pieces to me. I think they were pretty big in making private branded hats.
  3. suitedcboy

    Yea or "oh, no!"?

    That would be the perfect high level hat etiquette hat. You'd take it off at the first hint anyone might see you in it.
  4. suitedcboy

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    I also have found the so-called "style" sites to be very critical of fedoras. I don't pay much attention to their opinions as they seem to rave about business dress that I would call orphaned undersized suit coat with slacks and a goofy tie. It has never seemed to me that the members on this...
  5. suitedcboy

    Better Deal - Optimo or VS

    The hard part about value is that the definition of value means different things to each of us. The definition of quality means different things too. I find that I like hats that are stiffer and thicker. I do appreciate a fine pouncing leaving the hat with a soft feel but I like the crease of my...
  7. suitedcboy

    Better Deal - Optimo or VS

    The nature of hat acquisition is why hats get sold. You think you want a brown tall crown with 3 inch brim and unbound edge. Then after a time you realize the "new" has worn off and the 2 1/2 brim with bound edge is the one you always seem to grab and wear and the 3 incher sits in the box until...
  8. suitedcboy

    Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

    I think Kangol makes that style flat cap. I think this is like yours: http://www.villagehatshop.com/kangol-wool-504-ivy-cap.html?gclid=CPKcxLClzLgCFUPl7AodaBkAXw
  9. suitedcboy

    All Weather Western Hat

    Camp Draft is not 100% beaver. It may be rabbit and hare only with no beaver or a small part beaver. I'm sure someone may have some insight on this. Well felted rabbit and hare is a great felt. It may not be as stable when wetted as beaver but it very close when it is good felt.
  10. suitedcboy

    All Weather Western Hat

    I totally agree with the choice suggested. I have to laugh a bit that someone who will travel to several places around the globe and intends that his identity as American be obvious is going to wear an Australian hat. No doubt we live in a global economy. A global economy where a respected but...
  11. suitedcboy

    Beaver Brand Hats Final Auction

    Bidding at an auction with somebody else's money is on my bucket list.
  13. suitedcboy

    Hatco/Stetson is Teasing Us

    Apparently I slept through the Matt Deckard goes to Hatco news. Now the Dallas meet up makes a little sense.
  14. suitedcboy

    Do any of you guys follow any type of hat etiquette?

    I'm still loving this thread. I wonder if Hamilcarbaca3 has gotten his answer or if he is listing his hats on Ebay as we speak? Next question: What is turban etiquette? Do you unroll when you eat? Partially unroll when you meet a lady on the street? This could really be an issue with a turban.
  15. suitedcboy

    Do any of you guys follow any type of hat etiquette?

    I would argue that without any notion beforehand, that taking a hat off is not an action considered respectful by the person you greet. It might be nothing more than act deemed unexplained or even odd and gets an expression change for only that reason. If your hat fits so poor as to obscure your...
  16. suitedcboy

    Do any of you guys follow any type of hat etiquette?

    I thought of some hat removal etiquette that has a valid argument: movie theaters and aircraft seating when there is shared video viewers. (If no one is behind me I keep my hat on in theaters)
  17. suitedcboy

    Do any of you guys follow any type of hat etiquette?

    I think that is a great analogy. With an exception: it seems that some of us think that those who like beans are completely wrong and it is rude for those to even like beans. What I may have written might not bear this out but I wear my hat indoors in some places where others take their hats...
  19. suitedcboy

    Do any of you guys follow any type of hat etiquette?

    I love this thread! Wearing a hat indoors was rude because to keep one's hat and coat on in a host's home meant you were not staying. Not staying was rejecting the hospitality of the host. I'll come to your house hat on head and stay all day and you can be as gracious as you want. I'm not going...
  20. suitedcboy

    Do any of you guys follow any type of hat etiquette?

    There are levels of social disarray. Food fights and not taking a hat off when one passes through a threshold are many levels apart I wear hats and do want hats to stay around. I think assigning too many rules is contrary to that. I can't make an argument for all the hat "etiquette" if...
  21. suitedcboy

    Do any of you guys follow any type of hat etiquette?

    I'm 55 and I do not in any way automatically take off my hat. I take it off when I feel it is appropriate. I do in most churches but I go to a cowboy church and hats are worn there except during prayer and a few other cases (come on in, you can wear your fedora in the church too). If I have...
  22. suitedcboy

    Eric (Short Balding Guy)

    Best wishes Eric and I hope for a speedy recovery for you both. When your PT is barking at you be sure to remember all the motivating comments you've barked.
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