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New RedWing Store NOT Ready for "Prime Time"
A Red Wing store front opened not too far from work. A co-worker & I popped in at lunch one day. There was 1 customer ahead of us but the service was top notch. The owner/operator knew his stuff. I can't believe the staff you described given the market these shoes target.- gtdean48
- Post #7
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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No Love For Black Hats
I had a black Pinnacle with an olive ribbon & binding. That was a nice combination...JMHO -
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How do folks react to your hat wearing?
If I am the least bit concerned how other people think I look in any hat I wear, then I am a tool from the jump... -
Ask a question, get an answer
Looks like Art Carney's Norton hat to me... -
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Garrison has added some new styles
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Storing hats
Probably if you had long hair felts (peluche/plush) but not your well-pounced models. The sweatband pressure can permanently mark the crown of the lower hat. I have stacked felt hats on top of straw hats but never another felt that I cared about. -
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I love the Fed IV!!
Since the back of my head has hair on it & doesn't "feel" the sweat like my forehead, I always pad in the rear of the hat, not the front. JMHO -
I love the Fed IV!!
Something like this but white = http://www.amazon.com/Size-Reducer-Disposable-Sweatband-Foam/dp/B00B7QIJUO Details = http://www.hatsunlimited.com/Hat-Sizing-Tape/ -
I love the Fed IV!!
No, that is for protecting the hat in the box not for shaping it to your head. -
I love the Fed IV!!
It doesn't look it from this angle. You don't want too little of crown above the brim compared to your jaw-line below the brim. -
Stretching a hat - advice please....
That is true but when we find one of these "pearls" from days gone by, you need factor in their rarity. Being a LNL (Large Noggin Louner), I have to expand my search criteria to land some of the models I desire. I always look a size above & size below for vintage lids. You may have a larger... -
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Stretching a hat - advice please....
When a wet sweat dries, necessary oils from the leather go with the water that evaporates, so make sure you replace them by using some leather condition = Lexol conditioner wipes mentioned earlier. Leather shrinks when it gets wet & then dries because these oils leave & the leather pores close up. -
Stretching a hat - advice please....
This is VERY feasible if your sweatband is in good condition. That is too nice of an OR to not gently stretch even with a Hat Jack type stretcher. Get some Lexol conditioner wipes, wipe down the sweat, put the stretcher in, steam the hatband ribbon area well & gently open up the stretcher a... -
Stretching a hat - advice please....
I've got quite a few 7 1/2's that I have gently coaxed to fit my 7 5/8 LO noggin with vintage hat stretchers. Never needed to or considered cutting the sweat stitching. I condition the leather sweat, steam the outside felt area at the base of the crown, put in the stretcher & leave for a few... -
Akubra Campdraft
AF, South GA but I put on a camo hoodie after getting back to camp, so my blaze orange vest is already shed. -
I need HELP Cigarette Stench is Killing Me!!!
I got an A-2 with heavy smoke stench a few years back to have nose art done on the back. I turned it inside out & Febrezed the liner & knits, used Lexol cleaner & conditioner on leather. I wear it to bars & no worries of smoking an occasional cigar in it. Doesn't reek but SWMBO letsit in the...- gtdean48
- Post #9
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
