Very nice! Thanks for the review and the pictures. Be sure to post pictures of the crease you finally decide on.
How is oval on this one? Is it a very round oval or could it be easily "long-ovalized"?
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This is a nice hat that has been replaced in my collection by a VS Strat clone.
It is a light grey, 7 1/2 long oval Beaver Brand. It fits like a 7 1/2 LO, the felt is very smooth, the sweat is real leather. It has a 2 1/2 inch brim. It still has its box, though the box was a bit...
I too have noticed that vintage hats fit a bit more "snug". I think that men back then wore their hats a bit higher on their heads than they do today--when they wear hats.
Some brands ran consistently bigger, too. A vintage Knox always fits tighter than a vintage Stetson. The vintage...
Not vintage, but I got a really good deal on a pair of Mephistos which look a lot like the crepe-soled casual shoes in 1940s catalogs:
The leather is corrected-grain, but very high-quality, as are all the finishing details. Nice, made-in-France shoes!
Messing around with my Campdraft, I started out with a fedora crease and then changed to a cattleman's crease just for fun:
Open crown hats a fun to expirement with. If people on the street start looking at you funny, you can just pull the hat off and re-crease it. Though it may not...
Sorry, the week-end started off with a bang; I got kind of busy! I measured the crown as best I could, and I got 5 3/4", but I could be wrong.
Here's a quick picture with the hat creased:
It sure does fit nice! I like the wider brim, too.
I only had a few minutes to fondle...er, examine the hat before heading off to work, so I'm not sure about the crown height; I'll measure it tonight.
The color is very neutral; a beautiful shade of grey. I'm sure it will go well with just about any color clothes.
A new dove-grey thin-ribbon from Art arrived today:
It has a 2 5/8" brim; I was a bit hesitant to go so wide, but Art assured me that I'd look O.K. in it, and I think he's right. I'll post pictures of me wearing it as soon as I can.
Thanks Art!
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More closet-cleaning for me. This is a very nice VS fedora with a 2 1/4" brim and tall crown in Art's steel color.
I wear a 7 1/2 long oval and this hat fits, though it is just a hair snug (I like my hats to ride a bit higher) so others may consider this to be more of a generous 7...
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