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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Nice day for a stroll...Panama Open Road -
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I just received a new-to-me Panama Open road that needed a bit of a stretch and I found that steam re-activated the stiffener quite well. YMMV, depending on how much stiffener is in your hat, but it's a good place to start shaping. -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
It will probably need a bit of a stretch every so often. A hat jack/hat retainer wouldn't be a bad investment. If you get it reblocked to a lng oval, that should be a more permanent solution. -
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You could always look for a semi calado with an open weave. -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Stetson 100 today, outside Hat Guys in Oakland, CA. Walked out with a nice Borsalino ivy cap. -
Which Presidents Wore Hats>?
Seminal punk rock band, The Clash: etc.. I don't think there was any one singular cause of the decline of hats. Fashion is cyclical and nothing lasts forever. -
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Hat Prices and Quality---Vintage, New and Custom
Generally speaking, better sweatbands as well. -
Which Presidents Wore Hats>?
Pres. Clinton at the GLAAD Awards over the weekend: -
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felt,straw,and,palm leaf hats
You can get a low grade Panama from Panamabob at panamas.biz, starting at $27. I would argue that it's better to save for a more substantial offering though. -
Got a hat you like, but are not wildly proud of?
Regret is a strong word. Even my modern Stetson Temple had its good qualities (and looked pretty sharp on me if I don't say so myself ;)) There are hats I wouldn't necessarily buy again, such as my old wool stingy, but I don't regret buying it because I got a lot of good use out of that hat. -
Hatfields and Mcoys
Just looking at a few pictures of the hats, I'm thinking it was more of a stylistic choice of the costume designer than an attempt at a completely historically accurate hat. -
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Indeed, did not mean to imply that they are incapable of straighter looks/blocks. My Optimo is done on their 52 block. But most of their hats on the website are tapered. Gama: yes, if it's not straight up and down, it's tapered. Very simple. Although as Job and RLK have noted, a crease can... -
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Gama, just look at the blocks Optimo has. Taper is not a mysterious thing. Most of Optimo's designs are on the same tapered block. As long as you have a straight on view of the front and sides, you can see if the block is tapered. -
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Yes. Both are tapered. If the sides go straight up and down (e.g. Lincoln's stove pipe hat) it is untapered. Alternatively there's reverse taper. -
Bowler Ribbon Replacement?
Or from Lock themselves: http://www.lockhatters.co.uk/Hat_Boxes___Hat_Accessories-list.aspx -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Genuine-Stetson-Womens-Panama-Hat-/151027135759?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=0OBnBy3wvfZvelpTWmVAiLOoU5Y%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Just won this one, advertised as a women's hat by the seller, but looks like a regular Panama... -
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Well, the photo and first two videos don't really provide a good look at the hat. It's probably between a 2 1/4"-2 1/2" brim. Hard to say anything else definitive without a better look at the ribbon, or at least a level shot which gives a good view of the crown proportions. -
Bowler Ribbon Replacement?
I believe you need a post count of 15 before you can use the board's internal photo displays.
