Ok......so today I get this "corona care package" from "Big Brother Brent - the Habidasher" (deadlyhandsome). Inside was this nice Knox "Americana" in awesome GREEN!! I wear my green hats a lot actually.......
(I also have a grey Americana too). It will get good rotation as a Fall grab and...
In modern parlance it seems a "Western" hat is ANY hat with a "Rancher" crease..........:eek:;)
(Pressing in a "rancher" crease CERTAINLY saves the hatter felt and straw AND often prevents doing any other crease with the hat. :mad:)
OR for many people who yell "howdy cowboy where is your horse"...
On muddying the waters on OR's
YES, on ads in Miller-Stockman and
YES on marked OR examples that Loungers have posted
AND all made in Philadelphia.......
There are several of each with 3" (and even up to 3 1/2":eek:) brim {and other brim widths Stetson (of Philadelphia) sold, down to just...
The OR was sold then and recently in Royal Deluxe, sometimes seen in Royal as well, which are both Stetson Dress Felt Designations AND would sport those liners as well. Often these would have a nice soft hand and body/brim...
The 3X (typically marketed as a western weight), was marketed with...
I did not even see it..sounds like it went too high anyway.........but then I am on a budget now and blew that on hats from you!!!!:rolleyes:;):):):)
Brent the Haberdasher.....I still think you need a cool card!!!
With the cooler weather I have been wearing some of my more modern felts....
Thursday this Borsa.....
Saturday, a tawny Whippet......
Monday my SE Strat........
Today.......a Selentino.....
So no good felt after 1950?????? Hmmmmmm
Note: yours is the dress version of the OR and not the western version.....
First....look closely at your size tag and look through this whole thread...granted there is limited info on Canadian tags BUT there is some important info on them.....including...
I do not have a dog anymore only a cat.....and no matter how I try to show him some nice ones (in his size even)....he just WILL NOT wear one......o_O:rolleyes:;)
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