I don't want to, but I must cull the herd.
Like new! In original box! Just as nice & just as solid as it looks, no crispyness, no dry rot, no holes, rip, tears, fit is spot-on, sweat is perfect, brim snaps down very satisfyingly.
With spring here, I had hoped to wear this...
It appears to me to be, and I do so wish that someone who bloody well knows might agree, that this is a viable body but prior to being tippered & brimmed & wet blocked, the first two seemingly involve wetting & further stretching & expansion of the size of the body, the final serves to give the...
Unknown Czech Fedora
A Czech seller accepted my ridiculously low offer for this "Stetson" from the Cold-war era eastern block.
Apparently in The Czech Republic, like much of Europe, "Stetson" seeming denotes a style rather than manufacturer.
An unknown, although the appearance is that of...
So I went looking for a Tilley
...being as how we are fast approaching the "hotter'n baked hell" season. I had my heart set on the TH5, nice hat.
Instead I found & bought this antique -
A 1982 tagged Tilley made, signed & dated by Mr. Tilley himself!
A little more brim than I was...
It is my opinion that a well snapped brim should be a full 180º of an oval & dead straight from edge to edge and lotsa' straws are reluctant to obey.
What techniques do all of ya'll (yes that IS the plural of "ya'll") use to tame a brim?
Often I will seize the brim at the break at opposite...
Pls. forgive the lateness of my reply. It is hella busy at work & I am runnin' around like a head with it's chicken cut off.
Short answer - Yes w/ a but & No w/ an if.
I prefer the toquilla straw model.
I am finding the brim on the folder difficult to 'snap' to my satisfaction, although I...
That would REALLY take some doing.
I never attempt more than a single size stretch at home. This is a job for a pro. Send 'em back to Optimo & for $100 Ea. (& $30 ea. shipping) they can remake 'em to fit a stripe arsed baboon, if you like. :eeek:
For you ,you'll lose some brim & crown in the...
Canada Post employs a single, asthmatic, anemic tortoise on most of its routes. And he is not getting any younger.
I also very much like the Stetson Orienter Straw Hat, but wonder about quality as they are sizes only s,m,lg,exl.
I should certainly hope Hatco would refill & replenish...
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