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Western hat shops sometimes have a big pile of bands that were replaced before the hat left the store. I know my local shop does. They offer a limited selection of things online https://www.knudsenhats.com/hat-accessories Smithbilt doesn't show a whole lot online, but they are over in Calgary... -
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With a flat brim, stiffer is better, IMHO. -
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Not to beat a dead horse...but I'm not sure where you're seeing this called a pork pie. Oddly, though they show a Diamond crease Biltmore under the "Pork pie and telescrope" crown filter, they do not show the Stetson Morgan. product description: -
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I don't know why they're calling that a pork pie...it is not. A little pricey for a wool hat. -
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This...I was about to post the same. Pork pie hats are round on top...like a pork pie. -
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That is neither a pork pie nor does it have an un-flanged (flat) brim. Nothing in the current Stetson lineup fits the bill...This Dobbs has similar proportions, but is a wool hat. https://www.delmonicohatter.com/product/DWROCKB9314.htm A pork pie hat is a stingy brim with a telescope crown... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
I do like the Westbound B, but never pulled the trigger on it. -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Thanks all for the 'likes' and kind comments. I really like the profile of this hat. I had showed Art a reference pic but left the specs open ended. He nailed it, of course. -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Can't keep up with the great parade of hats here. Nice to see the straws coming out. For me, it's been mostly the same hat, my VS Dualist. -
M.C. Gannon Hat Company
one thing that influenced my decision is that, relative to the other light shades, silver mist has a cooler undertone (to my eye anyway). Natural is a nice shade too, but tends to be a little darker IRL than that picture in full sun. -
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" The Great British Hat Makers "
President Trump is not a hat guy. https://mobile.twitter.com/GMB/status/1136174096084062214 During his overseas trip, he was gifted a Lock & Co bowler. He puts a pinch in it and tries to snap the brim. -
Western, anyone?
I think parts of the show were actually shot there. I remember going at least once when I was younger. They had built up a strip of buildings to be 'Virginia City' that had different shops and what not. -
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Basically, yes. That's certainly the case for what is currently produced. But those categories are less distinct the farther back in time you go. Speaking to Stetson, at the height of their productive capacity, they made an array of felts which today seems incredible. One of my favorite... -
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Well, Dress westerns should be about the same thickness as other soft felt dress hats, notwithstanding models like the Playboy which were made with lightweight felt. It's more that the style and proportions are a cross between dress and western styles. to make it even more confusing, vintage... -
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It's not just you, it's an ill defined popular term. Older trade publications delineated between stiff and soft felt hats. The former being more Bowlers and Derbies, the latter covering what we know as fedoras. As far as modern hats go, the difference between dress and western weight is the... -
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Fedoras afield
It's a very interesting business, that's for sure! Luckily, we grow a lot here in California (although increasingly less after the legalization of a certain other plant). I've taken over the family business that my (paternal) grandfather established in 1946. There's a lot of work to be done and... -
Fedoras afield
Pardon the instagram screencap, but, you know us millennials :cool::D:D Picking up flowers from one of my growers who has a rooftop farm in Berkeley. VS Dualist -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Yeah, that one had the Fray imprint too...nice example save for the ribbon damage. I hedged a bit on my bid because the pooch needs some vaccinations. Silly life expenses, always getting in the way of impractical hat splurges! -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Yah, Jack tipped me off to That one,but I didn't throw enough money at it. -
I need some HAT help!!!!
All the fur formulations are a "trade secret," and what an X means today is not what an X meant 50+ years ago. So, nobody can really say for sure what the difference is. A vintage 3x is a very nice hat indeed. Far superior to a modern 6x. Many of us consider the 7x Clear Beaver to be the finest...
