I have 3 Alessandrias, the youngest being from the mid-1980s. It does not have the level of shellac of other modern factory made hats that I own.
Travel, rollable, foldaway, etc. hats are made differently to be packed & reshaped. They don't seem to have a high level of shellac either.
You can...
Given this, then any color as long as it is black....When in my mid-30's I rode a restored Triumph. Modern helmets, boots & jackets just didn't look right. I went old school skid lid & black leather cafe-racer which meant black boots...
Get you some swatches from a custom hatter. Art sends them with his conformer. Looking at colors on a PC monitor isn't going to help you much. Buckaroo & VS as well as other hatters get their felt bodies from Winchester & except for some proprietary colors, are all the same.
Just because it is open crown does not mean it is can be easily "dry bashed" if I get your drift.
Self-bash is not the same as an easy "dry-bash" hat.
I've taken a few modern hats to open crown to remove the factory creases, so I could "self bash" to a tear drop or diamond.
I still needed to...
I've shopped with Sportsman's Guide for years. Gary stands by his products. Guide Gear is private label stuff he gets made from same manufacturers of name brands...
VS Pecan ArtLite Wanderer....
Akubra Imperial Mid-Brown Campdraft...
Stetson Stratoliner
Beaver Pecan Custom by Tim the Cane Rod Maker...
Biltmore Fawn Silver Buckle Open Road...
More like fat-fingering the copy of the URL!!!
Here is proper link =
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221175304609?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
And here is current photo...
Disney Wanderer...will take & post current photos later....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221175304609?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Here is photo as promised...
I had a no-name leather jacket relined a few years back.
Tried to do a search to find who I used but no luck.
I'll check some receipts at home to see if I can locate them again.
I think it was in California...www.leather.com = San Diego Leather Company = "We also repair jackets that we didn't...
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