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Advice needed - Akubra Federation IV
in SoCal your closest options would be Baron Hats or Wellema Hats. Gunner Foxx is in your region too, but I don't know if he does reblock work. Otherwise, Art Fawcett or Northwest Hats. -
Advice needed - Akubra Federation IV
It's hard to speak specifically to what may have happened to your hat, especially with no pictures. But several thoughts come to mind. First and most obvious, consider a reblock. Check out this short video with Graham from Optimo...sure, some of it is trying to sell you on their hats, but the... -
Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}
Whatever source you got 5.5cm from was probably correct, as European makers are likely using metric, not imperial. Here's a 5.5cm vintage Borso Splitting hairs? Probably. :cool: -
Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}
Point of order: one can agree or disagree with where I draw the line for stingy, fair enough. But my saying that "just be aware that they don't really align with what's generally understood by hat folks," isn't "passing judgement" on anyone's personal preferences. That is just literally not... -
Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}
I'm gonna pull the Potter Stewart "I know it when I see it." :cool::p For the record, I'm at 2 1/4" and under being "stingy." But on my head, once the brim hits 2 3/8" the proportions just look different. Past 2 3/4" is wide brim territory. My markers for this are my Optimo Dillinger; my grey... -
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Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}
this thread has been a consistent exercise in people giving you information which you then immediately disregard. DH: that's a stingy brim You: I'd say medium Me: That's a stingy brim You: it's all subjective! -
Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}
Yes, the number one reason people don't wear hats anymore is because I try to point out to you how we use the term "stingy brim" on the lounge. -
Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}
You are the living embodiment of the phrase "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." -
Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}
5.5 cm =/= 2 1/4" , do the conversion yourself. Regardless, that's missing the forest for the trees. I don't know where or how you came up with your arbitrary definitions of "stingy" and "medium," but just be aware that they don't really align with what's generally understood by hat folks. -
Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}
On the one hand, it's not like the fedora overlords have issued a strict taxonomy of hats. On the other hand, I don't think many others here would put a brim that's shorter than 2 1/4" as "medium." That's a stingy brim my friend. -
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If it wasn't obviously dirty in the photos, it probably doesn't need a serious deep clean. Usually a good dose of steam and some time with a hat brush and/or hat sponge will spiff them right up. The usual issue is the sweat band. The leather used during this time period was....not always great... -
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I guess that depends on what you think is valuable enough. Imperial was one of the higher quality felts for that time period and the mode, or Cavanagh edge treatment, is somewhat rare and no longer produced. However, stingy brim hats seem to sell for less than wide brim hats in my experience... -
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My only experience with the Stetson travel felts was handling a few of the Runabouts at the outlet, so take with a grain of salt. They're ok. The felt is fairly pliable, and takes a dry crease decently well. The S-M-L-XL sizing just didn't really work for me. It's ok for what it is. Would I... -
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Uhh....well, there's at least three hats between all the pictures you posted. The most recent one is a Milan straw, but I don't think it's the Latte (which I own). You definitely did post pictures of a felt hat earlier. The thing is, even if it is a Stetson, I would not be surprised if they... -
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P.s. Just got an email from delmonico, code USA18 for 15% off. they're not showing the Stetsonian, which I think has been discontinued. But the Grand Central is still listed. -
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not the instagram post I was thinking of (dude had the grey one with an added front pinch), but the googles turned up this fella. -
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try giving the Stetson outlet a call. Ask them to check the stock. Also give EBay a look. Sewmaster53 sells outlet Stetsons at good prices (there's one more guy who does it too, but i can't remember his username). Unfortunately, you just missed JJ and Delmonico's fathers day discounts by a few... -
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Stetsonian probably is more dressy than the others with the bound edge. -
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Only on some dude's Instagram that I don't remember. I like the styling a lot actually and have almost bought this hat about three times. -
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Brim is too short and the ribbon too thin to be a temple. If we're just guessing hats out of the Stetson line, my money is on the Lamont. 2 1/8" brim, bound edge, sage. https://mikethehatter.com/collections/stetson/products/the-lamont no affiliation with that site, just the Google hit that...
