Fedora Psychology 101
I think many of us our addicted to our hobby. I know I am. Collecting is certainly an addiction. In my life I've had a lust for acquiring, in addition to vintage fedoras, antique radios, Japanese toy robots and space toys, souvenir buildings and miniature knives. I've...
Gently explain to her that there are worse things to be addicted to - like alcohol, drugs and powdered doughnuts. Especially those three things in combination.
I have a vintage Borsalino with the exact same binding. I'm not certain of the theory behind it... whether or not it was meant to be worn brim up all the way around... but in my opinion it is a beautiful design.
Bottom Brim:
Top Brim:
Thanks tonyb and J.B.! It's amazing what a little tweaking can do. The felt on this lid is so thin and flexible I can practically roll it into a ball and stuff it in my pocket.
But I don't think I'll try that anytime soon. ;)
The Eye of the Beholder
Thanks everyone for your input! Here's the current tally: 17 approve, 2 are neutral and 3 thumbs WAY down. Opinions range from "great" to "terrible" - which begs the following question:
"What is (objective) reality?"
There is no such thing. It's all subjective...
Opinions needed before I start cutting!
The brim on this vintage Borsalino OR clone is 2 3/4" and it just "feels" to wide. I haven't even worn the hat out of the house yet. The felt is lightweight and consequently the brim isn't very stiff - ordinarily a good thing - but on a brim this wide...
Here's a thought, perhaps the bartenders have already considered this. (Or maybe I'm nuts :p ) It's a way of using ebay for the auctions but for all intents and purposes limiting the auctions to Fedora Loungers. Here is my idea:
All hats are listed in some unrelated category, such as "Used...
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