Very interesting....and poignant....Good Detective work done here Steve. You uncovered a real story aswell as facts...I think thats one of the beauties of this hobby; if you will...
Is the connection these hats, and all these pieces of functional art we discuss here, help us to make....with the...
Yesterday I finally got to make the pilgramage out to Black Sheep's Hatwoks, and meet Bob "in person"...I've spoken to him on the phone for over a year, about my original fedora...A blue Borsalino about as old as I...
This hat finally got a hole on the pinch..kind of Depp-like... I never handle...
Thanks. @LuvMyMan
My wife and I were together...So a couple lobsters, checked out, that afternoon...But now they are frolicking in Lobster Paradise, and they were sure loved....I promise you that...}8^))
My Lock and I both thank you for the hat compliment....
Grey suit with a dark brown hat can work great, depending on the suit and hat...
I'm resurrecting this thread, because a friend just asked me this same question. And as we sit here and discuss this, he goggle and got this thread...
I goggled and got a couple pics....so I'm putting them here...
After hearing you cats jawing about Fonda's hat in Clementine.....I checked it out....Actually watched the flick tonight because of this thread...
Killer film, with a ton of great hats...a real thin ribbon hat fest! One of Doc Holliday's hats that Vic is sportin could hold a couple liters of...
ROTFLOL......Bob, you killing me!.....At least we know which hat one of them picked.....So....what have you decided, ninman ?
I say, swing by Lock & Co., then drop by Bates, around the corner...and take your wife or girl friend, or someone whose tastes you can trust...Try on everything that...
I had thought about it....These gentleman are spot on....I would only consider the open crown...You can spot the difference from 50ft. One look at one of the side dents is all it takes...
I vote for the Fedora....
Man, I love this place......You ask a specific question.....and these folks don't only absolutely answer it....Complete with videos and pics...They ask you the right questions to help YOU decide....and they give great advice...Nowhere else in the World I tell you...
Congratulations for making...
These words from 'Moon" are so full of wisdom and apply to many facets of our lives, not only hats....Thanks Moon, for once again 'nailing it'!!
But back to hats...Jimmy Cagney was a hat king, and at 5'5" he prefered Tall Crowns and 2" brims..But could strut them all....
And Bogart...who most...
You nailed LBJ, he was a Resistol guy, but I guess he was given many hats....And Alan nailed Sinatra, who was a Cavanaugh guy for the most part....but I do know that Stetson fedoras were what the Rat Pack dressing rooms in Vegas were stocked with....Nancy Sinatra told me that one herself...She...
This is my favorite straw summer hat ....this hat is killing me ovah heeya.....I got eyes....BIG eyes to cop one exactly like it....Maybe a touch of rake...but not much...maybe 1/2" to 3/4"....and maybe a black band/pug.....Just so I wouldn't be stopped on the street for trying to copy Bob...
Remember the kid that told his Mom, "When I grow up, I want to be a musician"
And she replies, "Well make up your mind....you can't do both...."lol!
And I can triple those 20years, you are bantering about....but please don't accuse me of being grown-up....That would ruin my reputation....};^D
That is above and beyond, exceeding my expectations....What more can you ask....I'm going to order one aswell.....I want the Bob Roberts model in Natural with a dark colored band, either black or dark brown....Like Art's in the Fedora Fest-Mt Rushmore photo of RBH's...But I want the same type...
I'm going to post what he has to say about this edge as soon as he gets back to me, and he's good about that.....But I do remember when he first came out with it, he said it was very hard to do...so therefore he would only do it on 100% Beaver hats....now he offers it as a Standard Option for...
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