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  1. NonEntity

    Just Ordered...My First Fedora!

    Excellent choice, Mustang. I remember your fedora inquiries on another post. I said it there, and I'll say it again here: My month-old Sydney (charcoal black) is already my favorite fedora. Since this is your first fedora, you will probably not realize just how soft and comfortable right...
  2. NonEntity

    Best way to clean a wool Newsboy?

    Cross the we-can't-be-responsible whiney babies off your dry cleaning list and find a pro who cleans hats and caps without reservation. Wool is among the best of fabrics in terms of holding dyes, so the yellowing is not fading but probably just dirt and smoke. A good professional...
  3. NonEntity

    Should Hat color match suit?

    Welcome wvf3 Black hat with a black suit certainly works--the matching principle--but black on black can project a rather severe image, which is fine if that's what you intend. I'd suggest going with the contrast principle, which shows imagination and telegraphs a warmer feel: Gray would...
  4. NonEntity

    Sanitizing used hats?

    Bag & Seal Does Work For Lice Several of you say this will not work. The sources for my information are authoritative and include MayoClinic.com and WebMD, and I have second- and first-hand experience, as well. First, let's clarify the TYPE of pests to which we are referring. There are...
  5. NonEntity

    Akubra Colors?

    Good points above. I agree. I love Akubras, but I must say, some of the color names they select are not particularly helpful. For example, "Regency Fawn" is a loooong way from fawn, quite dark, basically a medium brown. That color name is further complicated by the fact that they also...
  7. NonEntity

    New Finished Crease for my Gus Miller "Nicholas" fedora

    That hat looks like it was made for you. Well, that should be no surprise because it WAS made for you, by Gus Miller, no less. What do you mean when you say you "straightened the lines and smoothed them out"? The steep rake from the front of the crown down to the back is not nearly so...
  8. NonEntity

    Photos - Akubra Stylemaster in Moonstone Grey - 7 5/8

    That is a superb-looking hat, Dumbjaw! I had no idea that the Stylemaster dated as far back as the 1960s, perhaps even earlier. The color is excellent. The "moonstone grey" is the lightest of the three greys offfered in this hat, correct? Love that bound edge brim, too, very classy...
  9. NonEntity

    Akubra CEO or Akubra Sydney

    I have no first-hand (first-head?) experience with the CEO, but I just got a Sydney a month ago and absolutely love it. You can read on web sites as well as anyone about the crown and brim specs and so forth, but the key characteristic of the Sydney is the soft pure rabbit fur felt of which...
  10. NonEntity

    Sanitizing used hats?

    I, too, am a hygiene fanatic, and here's what I've successfully done with suspect clothing: Put the hat inside a plastic garbage can liner bag, get as much of the air out as you can without crushing the hat, seal it up tight, and leave it be for a week. Living things are aerobic--they need...
  11. NonEntity

    Akubra Lightning Ridge

    I don't own a Lightning Ridge but checked one out in person recently alongside a Banjo Patterson when I was shopping Akubras. Everything else being equal, a wider brim makes a hat more casual, but such is not the case in comparing these two overall. At 3 inches, the Lightning's brim is a...
  13. NonEntity

    Best Crushable Hats

    Rick, Thanks for your post. The Traveller is too casual for my needs, and the Lagomarsino appears to be a fine hat, but the green color rules it out for me. Anyone else with suggestions/evaluations for a crushable pure pure felt fedora suitable to wear with business attire, in any shade...
  14. NonEntity

    pgoat runs the batsakes voodoo down.....

    pgoat, I'm going to be brutally honest, so brace yourself. This particular hat does not work for you. The crown is too short, and the wide hatband only emphasizes that. I only know a modicum about hats, but I'm a quality expert, and, to quote TQM guru Philip Crosby, "The definition of...
  15. NonEntity

    My new Hatsdirect Bushman Akubra.

    Riccardo, When Akubra designates a name for one of its hats, it is always the same dimensions and style. But Bushmans, like any other fur felt hat, will look different depending on how it has been re-shaped. And, of course, the same hat can appear completely different on one head compared...
  16. NonEntity

    New Akubra options?

    I am speculating, but since since I used to operate a dot-com, here's what I generally know about "coming soon" teaser web pages: First, the visitor has no input whatsoever on what's going to be offered. The vendor has either not yet finalized the deal with the supplier, has not made the...
  17. NonEntity

    I need advice on picking out an Indy style fedora

    "Indy style' covers a lot of territory, and, if you are familiar with the three films, you already know that the fedoras Harrison Ford wears in each is different. So there is no one "true" Indiana Jones style hat. The movie scheduled for release this spring may feature yet another version...
  19. NonEntity

    Is there a passible hat out there for around $100?

    Advice From A Picky SOB Akubras are, far and away, the best hat values on the market today, and run around $100 or just north from the following online vendors: davidmorgan.com hatsdirect.com outbackoutlet.com walkabout.com/hat australian-shop.ca/hats australiangear.com...
  20. NonEntity

    Introducing the “MARLBROUGH FORTY” Open Road

    Thanks, J. T. Relocated five years ago, but I lived in DFW for several years. Since my home was in Rockwall County on the far east side, over 50 miles away, I only got to Ft. Worth twice. Once was with my young kids to wander around the Stockyards. We rode the monorail over to the main...
  21. NonEntity

    Best Crushable Hats

    There are several crushable hats on the market today, among them: The Akubra Casual and Traveller, both made of its pure fur felt Pliofelt, unlined, with a fabric sweatband, run around $100--nearly as much as their regular hats--but are attractive simply because they're Akubras, always a...
  22. NonEntity

    How do you grade Stetson quality?

    Look at the price points to discern what Stetson markets various lines (Sovereign, Imperial, etc.) as to quality level. In actuality, neither the name of the line nor the number of "Xs" is a reliable indicator of Stetson quality--or lack thereof--as the company is not consistent from year to...
  23. NonEntity

    Introducing the “MARLBROUGH FORTY” Open Road

    I would have never guessed that was an Open Road from the pics of you with it on. I think snapping down the front brim and the pair of frontal crown dents--fedora style, as opposed to LBJ style--looks smart. It appears to be in superb condition inside and out. It's so clean, too. Did you...

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