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Blue Westerns
Optimo has a Royal Blue in their 1000 felt. Penman has a royal blue for his Spirit hat. Bob at Black Sheep hand dyes felts, and I would imagine blue is achievable. -
If you could only wear one hat, what color would be ideal?
Well, the new trend is "normcore," (really!), and Gap's tagline this season is "dress normal." -
Bound vs. Raw Edge Brim?
Depends on what I'm wearing that day. I do have more finished brims in my collection however. -
List of Custom, made-to-order, Fur Felt Fedora hatmakers and hatters
I don't think I'd wear one, but I'm certainly in awe of the craftsmanship. -
Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!
So, after I posted about my disappointing experience with my 'Premiere' Stratoliner in the SF mist, Mr. Deckard reached out to me after having seen the pictures I posted earlier. As noted earlier in the thread, apparently the first run of the black Premiere Stratoliners was made with the... -
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Where can I find this style of hat??
Push the top down lengthwise, pinch the front. Sound hard? -
Where can I find this style of hat??
Akubra Federation IV would fit the bill for that one. http://hatsdirect.com/cgi-bin/products.cgi?view=38&returncat=Federation&returnpage=0 -
Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!
Bob at Black Sheep has heathered longhairs. -
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The Other Open Roads.....
You'll be fine, they're not like modern hats. -
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Pre 1940s dress hats
Nice score Justin! Such a shame that heathered felts don't appear much anymore. -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
In a word, yes. Owing to their availability, much of my collection is from the 50's and 60's. They're quite nice hats. Of course, now that I have a 40's Stetson, I surely appreciate the difference; but, generally speaking, I would say go for the 60's hats. Resistol is, IMHO an overlooked... -
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The Cavanagh Club
Funnily enough, I have a grey Cavanagh Homburg....with an L. Strauss imprint from Indianapolis, and an undecipherable signature. Although mine has a different signature. -
OK...so what is your oldest hat?
Well, I did notice the color was really black but didn't think much of it. Bob had mentioned it and I figured he knew what he was talking about more than I did! I did search the lounge and it appears that it was outlawed in Danbury in the 40s... -
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OK...so what is your oldest hat?
I somewhat recently came upon a 40's Stetson "Supper Club" Homburg which is with Mr. Jesse at Black Sheep Hatworks for a renovation. He tells me it's a mercury processed felt as well. -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
I stand corrected! -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Yup. My understanding is at one point the ribbon was functional as a size adjuster, but by this era it was strictly decorative. I have the same on a few Stetsons including my Stetson 100. Bob Jesse also did this on one of my Milans. -
Ask a question, get an answer
Well, the other thing with vintage hats is that there's really no telling how much a hat may have shrunk in the intervening years. It may have fit perfectly 40 years ago, but run a bit tight today. Not that I have a huge collection of vintage Stetsons (just a few), but the only one that fits... -
List of Custom, made-to-order, Fur Felt Fedora hatmakers and hatters
You can't go wrong with either, basically. Art's styling tends to be more reminiscint of classic styling, while Bob's hats are generally less traditional. Which is of course not to suggest that Art can't make a more contemporary look or Bob can't do traditional. Just that they each have their...
