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  1. feltfan

    Johnny Depp told to drop the hats by Vanessa Paradis

    All I can say is it's the first time Johnny Depp has made me look good. I get some grief for the hats I have, but I sure don't have two rooms of hats. Repeat after me: "I'm not as bad as Johnny Depp!"
  2. feltfan

    Anyone else have a weird forehead shape?

    Pursue soft, unreeded hats?
  3. feltfan

    Bespoke: The Mens' Bowler Hat Revisited

    I was in London a couple of years ago and saw quite a few bowlers in a few days. As I recall, a few sellers at the Borough Market wore them. I believe I saw them on people in the antiques trade and other 20-something retailers, too. Certainly a few on the heads of people in the tourism...
  4. feltfan

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    That is the same style tag on my infamous old panama. Since this derby is from the factory, the manufacture date may be on the back of the sweat. Who got it?
  5. feltfan

    Panama Hat Thread

    Speaking as a guy with ten thumbs, it's not too hard to cut a ribbon loose, rotate it a bit, and tack it back down, is it? Not that I've succeeded yet myself, but as hat making tasks go, it seems like one of the easiest. That's a nice panama hat.
  7. feltfan

    The Official Stetson Nutria Quality Thread

    Let me just say before someone asks, those cattledog pages are from 1948-49, as noted in a different thread. Gotta love how Madison Avenue changed the world- check out the old coot in the Nutria Quality row, on the right. Nice lid there Lefty.
  8. feltfan

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    It does appear to be black, Lefty. But I sure would like to see how that one cleans up. BTW, I owe you guys a pic of how that incredibly fine black Knox I picked up a few months ago (and was discussed in this thread) cleaned and blocked up. What a dream of a hat.
  9. feltfan

    Caxton cafe

    Here's a listing I posted in Classifieds for a gray Caxton. It didn't sell (though the other one I listed did) and I still have it. Since it's such a nice hat and a friend likes to borrow it, I'm perfectly glad to have it. Gray Caxton Ten, Ribbon 1 3/4", brim a hair under 2 3/8". Brim size...
  10. feltfan

    Caxton cafe

    Wow. Nicer than the listing. Does it say "self-felted" or "Cavanagh" anywhere?
  11. feltfan

    **NEWS EXTRA**Good Wear flying jackets take vintage authenticity to new heights!!

    Very nice and you wear it well.
  13. feltfan

    Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

    You're not the only one diggin' it. But tell me- does the venting make a big difference in how cool the hat is? Does your head really stay cooler? Aside from how cool you look in it, I mean.
  14. feltfan

    Royal Stetson With Box

    Since it comes from the Phila factory, does it have the manufacture date on the inside of the sweat?
  15. feltfan

    Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag

    Absolutely. In fact, I just took it out and put it on my head while writing this response. It was near the bottom of a stack of hat boxes, half of which tumbled onto my back while I retrieved this panama. Hat boxes are harder than hats... Probably I will need to put something on the...
  16. feltfan

    Dating Vintage Stetsons by size tag

    If it's mine you're talking about, you can read and see more here. It's certainly older than the 40s. I wonder if size tags were uniformly supplied by the manufacturer? We can see a lot of variation in sweatbands and I suppose they were often put on the hats in the hat store. I suppose...
  17. feltfan

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Um, you know the Stetson case is from a Lounger, too, right? Maybe I missed something...
  19. feltfan

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    No wonder it's so fine...
  20. feltfan

    A Montecristi 'Magnum Opus', My First Vintage Hat

    One thing I don't understand about Panamas: the ones Sharpetoys and HPG have appear to be fine almost like linen. The ones delectans (handles only, please!) and I have are solid, visibly much thicker reed. The heavier hats like the ones delectans and I have are often coated with something (corn...
  21. feltfan

    A Montecristi 'Magnum Opus', My First Vintage Hat

    Oh, I'm so glad you found that. I was just gearing up to post new pictures of that hat because every time I try to find that thread, I can't. The only problem I have with that hat is that I'm kinda scared to wear it. Every time I see it, I just marvel that it's a full 7 5/8. Among other...
  22. feltfan

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    So who got the superb Caxton (not as old as it looks, but great)? Who got the extremely unusual Champ? I was tempted by this Resistol Milan because I have its brother. Same make, model, store, age, size, AND initials. Mine's a golden "natural" color. Must have been the same original buyer...
  23. feltfan

    Home Refurb of Stetson Imperial

    Thanks. Yeah, the silk and the density... I'm not surprised when I think about it. I may have to move to a wider ribbon. It would hide other sins as well.

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