What's the budget?
If your budget is in the neighborhood of $100, check out the Australian vendors of Akubra hats. Here is an on-line vendor I have used.
If your budget runs to the neighborhood of $300, check out Art Fawcett or Tony Brouner. I have bought hats from both.
Walnut grain
I just ordered these shoes. They are described at "walnut grain". I have seen a pair at Nordstrom's and the grain is more pronounced than in the photo.
922
Say, Tony! Style 922 looks right up your alley. The ribbon bow looks reminiscent of your work. Are you channeling the spirit of an early 20th century hat maker?
Head ratios
The circumference measurement is simple to take, but doesn't address the round oval, regular oval, and long oval question.
If you take two additional measurements (mid forehead, over the top to where the parietal bone joins with the occipital bone in the back) and from just...
How much is that doggie in the window?
So, what's your budget, when to you anticipate needing the suit, where about in Florida do you live, north or south?
McClain is off the menu
The McClain (correction "McLain")doesn't appear among the styles currently offered by Allen Edmonds, so you may have to wait until they come around again. I see that a photo was posted in July of 2008 (posting #55, on page 3 of this thread), so you might check that.
Move over Imelda! Here I come!
I just ordered pairs 14 and 15 from Sherman Brothers today.
The population includes:
Hampstead: Chili and Black
McClain: White Nubuck, Brown Nubuck, Spectators (Bourbon and Bone)
The Streets: Broad Street (black and white Spectators), Park Avenue...
Courtesy of early 20th Century jingoism
Panama hats originate in Ecuador. See, wasn't that simple?
Panama hats are called "Panama hats" because they first came to the world's attention when Europeans (specifically the French, who never finished the job [they did a fine job with the Suez...
Where do you keep them?
It has got to be a challenge to find some where out-of-the-way to keep that many hats. Are they cluttering your home? Of course, I don't know what your financial resources are, $400 isn't much for that many hats, but if your wife sees you as losing your senses for buying...
I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, ...
two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time."
Higbee's is the department store in "The Christmas Story".
Bacon and Chocolate, Salty and Sweet
The chocolate bar with bacon is part of a high-end line of chocolate bars which retail for around $7. They are roughly three by six inches and are very good indeed.
The taste is sweet and salty. Can anyone say Reese's Cup? I knew you could. Ditto for...
My head didn't
At one point I weighed 260 lbs. I then dropped to 185 and now I back up to about 230. My hat size has been 7 3/4 LO through the whole experience.
Miller Hats and customer disservice
To answer your second question first, yes, they are the same outfit.
I bought three hats from Miller. They are no more helpful on the phone than they were to you in person.
If you want a hat and aren't interested in service, you will get a decent...
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