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If you feel like splurging, Brent Black does offer one: https://www.brentblack.com/mens-montecristi-panama-hats.html#derby Optimo has a Homburg style: https://optimo.com/collection/the-homburg-52 I got this Homburg style from Hat Guys in Oakland when they were closing...from Lagomarsino hats... -
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I can't speak to the Bickmore products because I've not used them. I do have a bottle of water protectant that I got from Penman hats many years ago (he no longer sells it). It's not dissimilar from scotchguard, which some folks have also used (although noted minor changes in the feel of the... -
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I wonder who made the one for Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future pt. 3. Now that I know a thing or two about hats, looks like a nice wheat straw milan.... -
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I've thrown it out once or twice, back when he had a more regular rotation of hat knowledge heavyweights. Happy to help out in any way I can if it ever happens. -
The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
Neither have I, but it's on the bucket list. With my ignorance of southwestern geography, I was very disappointed to find out Monument Valley would not be a quick day trip from my brother's place in Phoenix. Back when I was a film school undergrad, one of my professors was Ford's biographer... -
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Sourcing Hat Bodies Wool, Straw, Blends?
the place to ask (also where it has already been answered as recently as last Thursday) is the "ask a question, get an answer" thread pinned to the top of the page. There's probably not a good reason to start a new thread as we have them covering almost everything and the mods like to... -
Sourcing Hat Bodies Wool, Straw, Blends?
Please take some time to read the forum. this question has been asked and answered ad nauseuem. Including in a thread on the first page of the forum right now: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/sourcing-hat-bodies-wool-straw-blends.82366/quote Although there are hat makers here, the... -
Sourcing Hat Bodies Wool, Straw, Blends?
Although there are hat makers who post here, the primary focus of this forum is not hat making or renovation, but documentation and preservation of fine vintage hats. You may have more luck reaching out to individual makers, or reading the Tabletop Hatters and Conversion Corral threads... -
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In addition to the above two stores, I would also recommend DelMonico hatter. Very easy returns, though hopefully you won't need to. -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Thanks for the additional background, Stefan! I knew when I saw some other Sools hats on Ebay last night that somebody surely knew something. Of course! It's coming from overseas, so it'll be a week or three. Very cool! Thanks for sharing. -
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Gee, it's almost as if I said the same thing the other day... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Just BIN'ed this cool French ad for Sools hat shop (google leads me to believe "maitre chapelier" means "master hatter") advertising Stetson hats. The illustration is done by Cassandre, a Ukrainian born Parisian artist whom apparently did a lot of commercial work. Seller says 1928. -
The STETSON WAY, Advertising and ephemera of the Golden Era
My little advertising sign came. Cool little card stock sign. -
Show us their hats!
From an article in the SF Chronicle about Adam Savage. You can take a virtual tour of his SF workshop via google maps, kinda nifty! -
Western, anyone?
I actually really like the Hornskov Libertine. I just don't know what to do with Dusty rose or cherry blossom felt. I still might get one though. Saw this one was 7 5/8, but I figured I probably did not need to give HJ the link. :D -
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Starting to see more hats
I see a good amount of Goorin hats. Not too surprising, because there's three of their stores in the bay area. Imagine that, three brick and mortar stores selling $100+ wool hats. Three of em. Obviously it's not a bad business model, by offering a ::cough:: 'premium' alternative to fast fashion... -
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Well, this is timely advice. While I was checking the LOT number on my campaign hat the other day I heard some tell tale pops. As an aside, do these black stitches look like normal factory construction? Previous repair? -
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Haven't we seen this one before? It's probably a hat shop modification. Not entirely unheard of, this is sometimes referred to as the Hemphill Open Road, after the east Texas town. -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Stetson-Hat-Add-1950s-/392319925864 Hat budget has been a little thin lately, but this little ditty won't break the bank. Seller listed this as 50's, but I don't think Select quality returned after the war...no? -
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Then they should probably start their own car mod forum.
