I has gotten hot here too. I switched out the felts and brought up all the straws and also I like canvas slouch/safari hats in the summer. You can dunk them in the water and wear them. I spend the month of July on Long Island Sound to those big brims come in handy.
Jeff
Brandon Great to see you here. Mr. DelMonico mentioned that he needed to get a presents here. You forgot to mention that he can drive 5miles to your shop and have it cleaned and blocked there. Oh that is what I do. Oh well lucky me. I'll see you guys in a few weeks when the new Stratoliners...
Now this is cool a thread I started made to the sticky important links thread. I am so happy. I think I need to go out and buy a new hat to celebrate :)
Jeff
Thank you Monbla. It is not bound, it is my goto church hat and also when I work at the Funeral Home. Here is a link to some for pics of it in the Borsalino Brotherhood thread
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?13133-The-BORSALINO-BROTHERHOOD/page127
Jeff
check out Akubra hats from David Morgan. They have a couple of hats that match the style the brim size seems to be the main difference.
http://www.davidmorgan.com/index.php?cPath=2_22&page=all
Two years ago he started a thread about a Miller hats Milan that had similar measurements as a Stratoliner
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?38143-A-modern-straw-Stratoliner-from-Miller-Hats
Jeff
So I got this email from Stetson today
Earlier this year, we re-launched the classic 1940s Stetson Stratoliner with a modern version of the renowned fur felt original. Check out the Stetson blog launched this month, for more on the history of the Stratoliner and what we did to the modern...
You know I'll take what I get and like it, but a mid size ribbon would be real nice. something like on the older Playboys before they went stingy.
Jeff
I have a question about HATCO bands and marketing. Hatco makes Stetson felt hats Resistol, Dobbs, and others. What is the difference between say a Dobbs fedora and a Stetson Fedora, or for that matter a Stetson Western and a Resistol.
From the adds I have seen it looks like Dobbs is...
I love to see my tax dollars at work. Most of us in CT know about the Hat Industry in Danbury and Norwalk. My Mother-in-law's family is from Danbury and they all worked in the hat factories at one time or another. As I have written in other threads they love to argue about who had the worst...
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