True, though even the derbies back then, at least some of the time, had slightly wider brims than many would associate with them now. Once they were fully a town/city dress hat though those mildly larger brimmed derbies went away.
Not just Westerns, but Outback’s, Safaris, even gardening hats. A nice wide brim is necessary here most of the year, especially the dog hours of the dog days of high-summer! Sometimes though a shorter snap brim can make you feel cool even if it doesn’t keep you as cool.
Oh no, no perfection! What’s the fun in that!? But the side I didn’t post an image of is a little flattened so I want to fix that a little and get the diamond a tad more defined. But considering my face shape and height I think that brim width will work out great!
Won this hat on eBay yesterday, according to the seller it has a 5 in crown and a 2 in brim. I figure after some gentle steaming and shaping it’ll look quite respectable as a Bogart hat on my 5ft 2in tall frame.
Sounds like an awesome collection! Personally always wanted one of the beaver Last Crusade Poets that Herbert Johnson offers now, but I’d have to be buried with it after my wife discovered how much it was.
It is the hemp and in all honesty I kind of love it! It’s very cool on the head and has a nice shape to it. Many would probably criticize the crown for being too low but at 4 1/2 inches it’s a pretty decent height for a little fellow like myself. The only thing I would personally change is I...
Yes, actually, here in Florida I’ve been happily wearing my two Hemp Stratoliners most days. The temps have been hovering around 90 F / 32 C, which is generally the felt-straw cut off for me, except the ever present Florida humidity nudges it over the edge. The other day I saw two people walking...
Will do! Actually, as much as I like silverbelly in general the natural color sure looks handsome. And crazy as this sounds, as much as a tall boxy open crown generally is the preference, the pre-shaped c crown doesn’t look bad, very sleek and rakish at certain angles. The thin ribbon probably...
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