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  1. Nathaniel Finley

    Unappreciated masterpieces?

    Thank you so much for the "Me and Orson Welles" recommendation! I watched it with some friends a few nights back and it was magical! I didn't find the love story to be corny at all - it was really appropriate and actually added to the total ambience of the film. And I LOVED the hats! This...
  2. Nathaniel Finley

    Bidding Farewell to Old Hats

    No, but I would LOVE to go to Bhutan! It's so bloody expensive, though, just for a tourist visa. This photo was in Holland, of all places, at a medieval fair.
  3. Nathaniel Finley

    Bidding Farewell to Old Hats

    Lol, yes, a spook sent to infiltrate the Fedora Lounge, this den of subversive activities. ;) In the internet age there is a growing community of so-called "digital nomads" in the world: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_nomad Most digital nomads I know are computer programmers, online...
  4. Nathaniel Finley

    Bidding Farewell to Old Hats

    I haven't found a thread like this in the Lounge, but I'd like to have a place where folks can honor the passing of good hats. So for example, this week I officially traded out my Akubra Banjo Paterson for my new FED IV. The Banjo Paterson has been my constant companion for 3.5 years, and he...
  5. Nathaniel Finley

    Berets, Anyone?

    A boonie and watch cap aren't going to stop bullets, etc. either, and I could just as easily wear a beret under a Kevlar helmet. My point is that in the field I could also use a beret in multiple ways that a watch cap couldn't be used and a few ways that a boonie hat couldn't be used. Just to...
  7. Nathaniel Finley

    Berets, Anyone?

    I bet somewhere on this thread somebody else already enumerated the many benefits of the beret for military commando operations. I haven't found that post yet, but here are my thoughts as a military veteran: I reckon for guerilla fighting in all terrains a real working beret or a combat-grade...
  8. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    I believe my crown dent - achieved without water or steam - is more than just "basic," and again, it is set. I was very pleased with what I could do with the felt without moisture. In fact, I suspect that I could achieve most normal crown dents with my FED without using steam or water...
  9. Nathaniel Finley

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    I was once famous for smoking those things myself, back before I started wearing hats. When I developed a throat infection in China a few years back, the Chinese doctor told me I had better stop smoking. Well, when a doctor in China tells you to stop smoking, I reckon you better listen. So I...
  10. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Lol. Mine only had to travel to SE Asia, so I suppose it didn't arrive in such great need!
  11. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Exactly the same. I reckon these hats know what to do. If I wanted to introduce something wild like a backwards inside out Gus crease with a right nipple or some such I might have to get it wet...
  13. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    The crown and brim are actually solid without needing any water or steam. They are set - the hat knew exactly what to do ;)
  14. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Thanks for saying so, Bob! I really like how robust the dry creases feel. Maybe they would have come out similarly if I'd used water, but I suspect not. Anyway, here's evidence of the suppleness of the Akubra felt - granted, it was quite a bit like origami but I took it slowly and just nudged...
  15. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Thank you, sir!
  16. Nathaniel Finley

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    No need to be coy Roy... I met a Venetian recently who knows the words to every song Paul Simon has ever written. I thought I was a fan but this fella is a whole nother level and it was doubly interesting that he is Italian. Not to be completely off topic, here's a shot of the "Still Crazy..."...
  17. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    My FED's been evolving this last week. It settled into a Maltese Falcon bash and acquired matching feathers (the match isn't visible in the photo, unfortunately, but they are beautiful ground finds from two totally different areas: one is from south Thailand and the other is from Japan - both...
  19. Nathaniel Finley

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Been a week since I got my FED IV and it's rarely been off my head. Two different friends provided matching feathers for it (the match doesn't show in the photo, but they're both blue-black with a lovely patch of torquiose). I wasn't inspired at first by the color of the hat but I admit it's...
  20. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Thank you, sir. I am blessed to be in an area of the world with a lot of interesting clothing choices. My biggest problem is dragging a wardrobe around Asia with me!
  21. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Everyday, sir! Life's too short for boring clothes - a philosophy you seem also to embrace
  22. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    Yes, the photo on the right is the color I had hoped for. But neither does the photo on the left reflect what the actual color of my hat is. There's no way to sort the color variation over the internet though, since there are way too many variables to try to control. I'm just going to have to...
  23. Nathaniel Finley

    I love the Fed IV!!

    I look like a hippy gangster in this new hat. It's great!

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