Yeah! I had to take it apart so, after I made the leather a 1/8, I could reblock the body to the new size. Once I made the bow and sew the liner and sweat back, I re-flanged the brim as well. I did the same thing to one of the Borsalinos I recently bought in Roma. The lupo one, also a 6 7/8.
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Good question, Rob. I started wearing hats when my hair was long. I'm a 1/8. When I cut it las year I didn't think about the fit of my hats and got really freaked out on my way home from the barber :eeek:
To my surprise ('cause I tried them all on one by one) only my Optimo styled...
thanks jbucklin. It took me only ( :eeek: ) three years to find mine. Although not uncommon, they are not regular visitors of the bay and when one with a generous brim shows, they go high. Mine is not even my size. I had to work my magic (read, take the whole thing apart, stretch leather...
Great hats, gentlemen. I love the caracter of Alan's wild Strat!
Dirk, I've had long hair for years (11?) but last year, in January, I cut it short. A year after, it's almost as long as it used to be.
I saw the Gray as I'm a bit obsessed with hats in this color. I also handled a brown one when I visited the factory in Alessandria. Very nice hats. Haven't seen the Diamante, no.
Why close the thread if the solution is plain simple: if you find it not of your liking, don't visit it. It's a matter of tolerance. Getting rid of something usually never solves the issue. Axing this thread won't get rid of the moths lol lol
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