This beauty just arrived at my doorstep this afternoon. Knox Super Fine Derby in Brown. Like both my other hats from Knox, this one seems well made, with attention to detail. The fit is just right for my old head too !
This morning I picked my Borsalino to run a few errands in.. The felt is very light, so light I hardly know it's on my head. I especially like how Borsalino did the front of the sweatband. Biggest issue I have with this hat is I can't figure out a way to get the wind cord to lay correctly and...
The brim was easily reshaped this morning with some steam. The crown is hard like my other Derby hats so I don't think it was meant to be reshaped. If you look at the sweatband in the first set of pics you can see that DP stamped the word BOWLER there.
I posted a few new pics this morning.
Here are a few new pics of the brown Dorfman-Pacific Derby. This morning I gave it my best shot at reshaping the brim with a little steam . Looks better to my untrained eye already !
Last one is a brown Derby from Dorfman-Pacific. I really like the color although I don't think the hat has the correct look. For one, the curl on the brim appears wrong to me. That and the fact that the shape just isn't comfortable on my head.
I do have 3 Derby hats. This gray Stetson is one of my favorites. I thought it was interesting that this hat was made in Canada...( according to the stamp on the sweatband )
Hello to everyone here at the Fedora Lounge. I am amazed nearly every day at all of the beautiful hats y'all post. I have a modest collection of vintage fedoras from different makers, a couple of custom made just for me ,as well as a fedora that Randall Renshaw reworked for me. I've been...
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