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How would you dress in...
Hondo, Frankly, I think you could wear your new Borsa with just about anything, but to match its prestige, I'd pair it with a suit or dressy sportcoat and tie. In colder weather, a nice cashmere of camel hair topcoat would look especially dapper with it. Since you do not say what color... -
Cold Rainy Night = New Akubra
The Snowy River is an excellent choice, D.W. What color did you get and how much did you fork over, including S & H? How long 'til you get it? It was a "finalist" a few years back when I ended up selecting the Banjo Paterson instead, though that "Heritage Collection" felt cost about $30... -
Better quality vintage hats?
Biltmore The cut-off for what constitutes a vintage hat is rather subjective, but I have a Biltmore I purchased new in the late 70s that has proven to be a very high quality hat which has worn so extremely well that it is still 95% as good now as it was brand new despite having been through... -
Is there a standard brim size for 1911-style Campaign hats?
Funny you should ask... because I just got back from a local hat shop where I saw one and gave it a try-on. It was a very nice authentic Army-issue like you you see the drill sargents wear, and it, gasp, fit. But on my 7 1/8 inch head atop a tall, skinny frame, it looked ridiculous. Why... -
What Akubra size for me?
I don't think we're ever going to get consensus on the Akubra size issue. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool (or should I say dyed-in-the-pure-fur-felt) Akubra fan, and this really bugs me. Most people find that they fit true to size right out of the box and shrinkage, if any, easily stretches back to... -
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My tawny fawn Akubra Federation
Excellent pics, Caparzo. In all of them, the color appears to be browner than the previous photos. In fact, I see no gray at all and would therefore no longer use the term "taupe" to describe it, though that word very well may be the most imprecise color term ever. Though it's not as... -
Distressing (or scuffing...)
I'm with you, Longshanks. I'll distress the jacket myself, thank you very much. New products that are distressed are done so by mechanized processes and do not look like human-worn garments. Those that are really broken in naturally are interesting to look at, but I wouldn't want to wear one...- NonEntity
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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cashmere topcoat cost ?
I'll limit my remarks to new, full length men's 100% cashmere topcoats. There are many grades of cashmere, so that affects price, but the good news is that the price of all cashmere has come down, way down, from a few years ago, when the best topcoats were at least $2500. It's a...- NonEntity
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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My tawny fawn Akubra Federation
In the first two exterior photos, your Fed looks decidedly grey; in the others, it appears taupe, which I really like, especially against the dark, fairly wide hat band. Akubra seems stuck on the word "fawn": Besides Fawn all by its lonesome self, it uses Regency Fawn, Heritage Fawn, Dark... -
Best Crushable Hats
I appreciate everyone's input, and do keep it coming. I've definitely decided to go with a pure fur felt crushable, which rules out a lot. I like the Chrystys Foldaway, and the few people who have actually had one have favorable things to say, BUT, for me, the $200 pricetag and the Burma... -
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Reshape An old Fedora
Nature of the Beast The tendency for the brim to droop on a wool felt fedora is one of the many differences between it and a fur felt fedora. I have a 12-year-old wool felt Dorfman Pacific in otherwise excellent condition that I recently noticed just didn't look quite right. So I looked in... -
Village Hat Shop
Never been in one of VHS' retail stores, but I'm very familiar with its online selection and have talked on the phone with them several times. My take? 1) Generally, its products range from the upper end of low quality to mid-level quality. Nothing fine there. 2) Plenty of others can beat... -
Improvements to my AB
Beautiful job, simply beautiful. It matters not how you accomplish something, it's the result that counts, and you nailed it. I would, however, remove the hat from the couch. Someone might sit on it, the hat, that is. On second thought, leave it there to be smashed. You can just apply... -
I want a hat in THIS color! Any Akubra experts?
Akubra "Expert" An "expert" has been described as: Someone more than 50 miles from home (where one may pose as anything). "X" is an unkown quantity. "Spurt" is a drip under pressure. Get it? With that said, I will simply assert than I am not an Akubra expert, but am very... -
Angler by Akubra
Mohave Jack is, as usual, right on with his comments. The Regency Fawn color of his Angler in the photograph, at least on my monitor, is very close to the actual color. As he says, the Riverina is a decidedly green-tinted hat, not exactly what I'd term khaki and certainly not fawn. The... -
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Akubra Sydney: A Review
I've had my charcoal Akubra Sydney for a couple months now, and it's still my favorite hat. The felt in the crown is extraordinarily soft, which makes the hat extremely comfortable, but the down side is that it does not hold the bash. That's not really a problem for me, since I put a basic... -
At what wind velocity...
If the wind is a fairly constant velocity, even if quite stiff, I've learned to cock my head in such a way that a fedora will not blow off. However, sudden gusts or changes in wind direction necessitate a perpetual clutch near the front of the brim. Not that big of a problem, except that... -
Berets, Anyone?
D.W., I know you hate wearing berets, but if you re-up, well, they go with the job. As a soldier's headgear, from a purely practical standpoint, berets are a mixed bag. On the up side, they are warm in cool to moderately cold weather, virtually waterproof, and can be cinched up tight... -
Berets, Anyone?
Very interesting, Trotsky. You are a true collector of military berets. Would love to see some pics; if not, for our education, please describe some of them in detail. I got the web site promised above, http://voyage123.com/realsw/tresors/berets.htm. It's a U.K. registered company... -
How to Spot Me at the Science Fair
Nice candid pics, Stovall. It's so true that a hat makes you stand out in a crowd. At 6'2", I stand a bit taller than most anyway; add in a hat on my head, and you can easily spot me from 200 yards away. That's not always a good thing, but that's another story. When I went off to college...
