Landman...I'm with ya! No more store-bought lids for me (I'd be cry hard pressed to do so!). Getting the right size lid is so important! Gotta be custom/handmade for this cranium! ;) The VS just slips right on my noggin' like it was there all this time! Heaven!!
Asmo: Like you, I love to wear earth tone colors also. I have one pure grey lid (later model Stratoliner) and it looks okay for the darker shade of grey that it is and I'm just not that impressed. But I too thought of taupe as a lighter color. It does seem to have a nice 'hand' to it (I...
Thanks JGault! Actually, it was both. It was he who placed the the design at somewhat off- center to where bows are usually placed. It was I who chose one of his designes!
I have joined the countless numbers of loungers who sing the praises of the lid work of Art....My new VS has landed!! :faint:
That's enough!! Time to point this baby to the sky.....:peace:
Joao. I trully believe it was. The weight and the stiffness leads me to believe it was. All the characteristics; taller crown, (once) larger brim, yada yada. The seller mentions where he is, western hats are in abundance (Idaho). So, he gets a few and (gulp!) transforms them! Much to your...
Newly transformed Resistol! I think the color is simply stunning! An "Oasis Green". Not too flashy. This lid screams "Western Fedora!!" Wrestled this one right out the other bidder's hand! :eusa_clap
Ordinary Guy and 1mach1: Thanks gentlemen! Although it's 7 5/8, the seller mentions a nice snug but comfortable fit in spite of its larger listed size. My noggin is a 7 1/2! :D
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