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Fitting the Homburg to the Ovate Gentleman
My Homburgs aren't as comfortable as they ought to be. Neither the cheap one I bought new, nor the new one I bought used. I believe the correct term for the shape of my head would be ovate - I'm an egg head, that is, a little narrower in the front. I suppose I'm not the only one, but Homburgs... -
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Crown and Brim size against head size
I have to start by confessing ignorance on a couple of critical points, but let's say the hat size number is roughly proportional to the (linear) size of the head, I believe your formula for the brim trim would be the proportional difference between the model head and your own, applied to the... -
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Hats in the Belfry and Hollywood Hatters
Or at least you may get what you pay for, if you insist on it and are willing to pay return postage. Belfry is fine. Other economical mail order options that are well known here would be http://www.aztexhats.com/ (see recent thread for pictures), and http://villagehatshop.com/. I bought a... -
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Hats in the Belfry and Hollywood Hatters
One inexpensive hat from each. Hats in the Belfry was fine, and since the hat was their label, I should mention it was fine also. Hollywood didn't work out quite so well, and while they were courteous and in the end they did what they needed to do to make it up, and I'm sure it was a rare... -
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"The Last Best West" company
Well, they say their customers ask for it. Don't know - on my budget, it's up to me to get the hat dirty myself, but in their price range the customer is evidently more demanding. -
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"The Last Best West" company
Might not be getting exactly the same thing here, though. I mean, would these cheaper places add trail dust on request, just for example? -
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"Bash." Not a hatter's term?
But I believe that implies a too-narrow meaning of "crease" . For example, "cattleman's crease" is the standard crown shape of western hats these days. That doesn't mean it has any sharp edges, it's just not round. I doubt anyone would say "bowler crease", but it goes for just about any... -
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Fedora
Yes, and several posts back in this thread, yesterday morning, I speculated that this telescope crease would likely reduce the apparent crown height a little, compared to other more common options applied to an Akubra or other similar hat - think so? -
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Fedora
You bet. Starting with a reasonably good quality fur felt hat, the crease is fairly easy - though for sure, there are people here who can do a nicer job than you or I, and the height of the crown will limit your options. If you like some variation on a western brim, and you're happy to use the... -
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Fedora
Sorry, I missed that part - but, with respect to modifications you'd be obliged to make, you're OK with re-creasing it? As I think you'd have to, in any case. To me, the brim looks like it could easily be 3 1/4 inches, as I see listed for the Bushman. The crown looks shorter to me in the... -
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Fedora
Actually, I would have guessed it's not all that old - more like '90s than '40s, though I wouldn't really know how to tell. I suppose the main question, for someone who wants a similar hat, is whether Stetson still makes it. -
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Fedora
Could have been similar to mine - ... a perfectly good Stetson, model unknown, that I messed up almost as rudely as he did his - -
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Hats in restaurants
If "judge" means "have low esteem for" ... that's relative of course, and implies that you also hold other people in high esteem, neutral, etc. Indeed that's a source of all kinds of trouble, maybe we should try not to. Why should someone think any better of me just because of what I wear... -
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Dove Gray vs Silverbelly
Probably - hats aren't that expensive yet! But that's the same one, in different light. You can't buy a hat from pictures and nail down the precise color. I believe the green in the "dove grey" hat above is lighting - it looks to me like a neutral to cool grey, in a photo with a faint green... -
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All You Need to Know About Hat Etiquette
Very true. I wouldn't be too concerned about swearing in front of my neighbor the senior citizen (but wouldn't take it too far, he could probably punch me out!) Anyone who needs a rule book for this kind of thing is going to have a confusing time sorting it all out. The only caveat is that... -
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Straw Hat Day 2010: What hat are you wearing?
I'm not JB, and this is not his hat, but one I bought (and wore) yesterday at a fair in Seattle, from a rather pleasant lady with a European accent I couldn't place. I'm not sure this hat actually had an Ultrafino tag, but most of the hats did. -
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Made in Ecuador: The Panama Hat Story
Maybe that should be do not wait till next year? -
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Hats in restaurants
Yes, sounds like time to switch to straw. Like the guy in the picture.
