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Personally I think it's reasonable to assume that unless marked specifically as wool, a vintage felt hat will be fur felt. Not only was wool less common as a hat material, wool simply isn't as resilient as even the cheaper fur felts in the long run, so less of them survived. And the more you... -
What colour fedora?
Never forgot it in the first place. But, if silverbelly is so named because of the color of the fur from the beaver's belly, then does it not stand to reason that an undyed 'silverbelly' is beaver belly fur? Because if other fur has to be dyed to a 'silverbelly' color because it was not... -
Any opinions on hats by Jos. A. Bank?
Why does everyone think the OP has a small head? He mentions size XL..... -
What colour fedora?
Indeed, so many minor variations in silverbelly. Two Stetsons, a 3x OR and a Stetson 100 -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271107348107?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 The same seller has a lot of 7 and 7 1/8 hats, including 2 other Gay Prince lookalikes. -
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Anyone know what model Stetson this might be?
Sovereign is a felt quality designation and not a model name. Unless it's specifically marked with a name on the sweat, or some other production tag, it's usually impossible to determine a model name. Most of them have been lost to history. I remember seeing a Stetson Playboy ad once talking... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Randall, Manfred, et al, Thanks for the compliments on the Dobbs Gay Prince, gents. It's one of my favorite hats. I lucked out on this one. There was one in size 7 that went for over $100 a few days before this one popped up on eBay, it's a generous 6 7/8 that with some home stretching on a... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
+1 for that. Well, "nothing" included dim sum, but I didn't pay! ;) Dobbs Gay Prince for me today. -
Hat for a Cleric in a Plain Black Suit?
I simply can't wrap my head around this statement. Any one who wears a hat for anything other than sun protection is suspicious? Hats for style are looked at negatively? I don't get that at all.. -
Possibility to reblock a Christy's Adventurer?
Well...personally I don't mind a slight front and back taper. Sides are a different story, but I don't really think your hat looks particularly misshapen. As far as the Christy's though, the problem is that the felt is just not very dense, so it tapers a lot when it gets wet. Everyone who... -
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Hat for a Cleric in a Plain Black Suit?
Well, the OP mentioned both a (black) open road and a gambler style, so I assumed that brim width was not necessarily the issue with what might come off as "pretentious," which is what the OP is trying to avoid. -
Hat for a Cleric in a Plain Black Suit?
I don't think so. Silverbelly isn't that far away on the color spectrum from a Panama anyways. The OR is definitely a dress hat. -
Hat for a Cleric in a Plain Black Suit?
Well, I don't find either a fedora or Homburg with a suit to "pretentious." YMMV. -
Hat for a Cleric in a Plain Black Suit?
...define non pretentious as it relates hats. I wear a Homburg with jeans and a (faux) leather jacket. I don't think you'd want black on black on black however. -
Optimo south side mobsters
Oxblood & Black: Full on sunlight, so the felt appears a bit darker here than real life. -
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Supposition here, but it looks like the brim binding could have been trimmed off, because both Lord's hats and Homburgs have a more pronounced curl. -
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Hmm...that's an interesting hat. Typically, the brim on a Homburg is both bound, and too stiff to be snapped down as such; yes, the brim on a Homburg is worn up. -
Side by side comparisons- Firenze vs Dexter
Royal is Stetson's lowest quality designation. Since Stetson's fur blends are a "trade secret" nobody really knows about its exact composition. -
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Yeha, Homburg. Although it looks like it might not having binding in this pic, so may be a Lord's Hat. -
Akubra Overload
Carbon grey is darker than moonstone, but nowhere near black. I'm quite sure you'll find suitable pictures if you just browse this thread. Your question has come up before.
