I've been told there are a couple of overseas felters, Chinese I think.
But my experiences with hatters is that they... umm... blow wind from time to time to "protect their little secrets". I was told flat out by one that Winchester didn't produce a lightweight body. I only later discovered...
Looks like the interior of modern Akubras. Yes, some of their hats can be a little coarse, I've owned a few myself.
Thanks, Alexander! I'm glad to be back, just had to take a little breather.
Randy
I have seen some non-Indy Adventurebilts, but they're few and far between. Penman on the other hand, has some nice looking non-Indy hats. This being my personal favorite.
Randy
Here in Orlando, I can only think of two instances of running into people with "real" fur felt hats beyond the odd smattering of cowboy hats in rural areas... And one of those was in a meetup with fellow Lounger Rodkins. The other was a few days ago, I passed an elderly gentleman wearing a very...
I'm not confused by the Adventurebilt picture simply because I know what's going on. BUT I can imagine that it IS cloudy for the clueless.
Steve Delk founded Adventurebilt in Mississippi, and was later joined by Marc Kitter from Germany [isn't it?]. Marc specializes in "high end" hats while...
Jeff, the reason the bash is off is the hat is "turned" to achieve a wonky brim effect as seen in the hat Harrison Ford wore in Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's achieved by placing the hat straight on your head un-bashed, then literally turning it clockwise until the brim warps. if you place in on...
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