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Newsboy Hat Questions
Being bald, I feel neked wihout a hat once I step outside. When I landed in San Francisco, my western hats became a nuisance, I was always chasing them down the street. Even my fedora was a liability. Then I stumbled on a cap maker, elerdy Mexican artisan, on Mission street out in the high... -
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First vintage hat: A Whippet
It has a five inch crown and three inch brim. I think the seller could use a lession in how to use a ruler. This hat looks two inches to me. Not my style, too skinny. But, if you paid a decent price, you got a decent hat. -
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Cultural Significance of the fedora?
[The iconic significance I'm looking for is for the period of the 40's. When Thunder says men wore fedoras on a daily basis, the answer I'm looking for is WHY? Thanks, Eric I think you would be almost better off looking at the 30's as the iconic period for the fedora. In the 20's the... -
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What Size are You Poll
A mans height palys a role in his being selected by women for marraige? Right............, you keep on thinking this way. As Randy Newman reveals in the song "The World Isn't Fair" The best lookers go for Lexus driving frogy little men. It's the thickness of the wallet not the stature of the... -
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What Size are You Poll
7 3/8 stretched a little or a 7 1/2 shrunk a little. Needless to say I always have to tinker with a new used hat. -
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Sunglasses that work well with a Fedora?
Mirrored sunglasses with a wide brim hat remind me of the mirrored aviators worn by the badass guard in "Cool Hand Luke". So I guess it depends on the impression you want to make, friendly or intimidating. Choose wisely my friend. -
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The Elusive Portis ...
I picture that hat with light beigh or tan suite and salmon colored tie and two tone wingtip shoes, salmon and white, at the ractrack sitting in the VIP box. No one would dare question your manhood but all other men would just avert their eyes in shame, unable to confront such secure... -
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A "Stingy" day.
I like a wide brim on a skinny face and a skinny brim on a wide face. -
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e-bay vets-which measurement is more reliable?
All things considered I am a 7 1/2 in 60 cm headsize measurement but with the ability to expand one size with a hat stretcher or by applying water to a hatband and the surrounding felt and wearing until dry, I can make due with a hat size either size of 7 1/2. It means, on occasion, a... -
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Felt hat basics
I have purchased hats that have been stored in the box upside down for years at a time and the brims were turned up and needed to be reshaped. -
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Dog hair, rug fuzzies -- quick solution
I use an unused horse hair shoe brush I got from secret santa at work. It works fine. Isn't there a concern that some of the adhesive of the tape will rub onto the flet making it easier for dust to stick to the hat? -
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My new [old] No. 1 Quality Stetson "The Wildcatter"
The Spirit of Creativity Wow. I was watching this hat on ebay and quierred the seller several times in an attempt to find out if it was fur or wool felt, not bein knowledgble myself of the Stetson #1 Quality. So I didn't bid fearing a repeat of an earlier ebay purchase. One advertixed as fur... -
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New member
Hello. I joined last week and thought I would post a greeting. I found the Forum searching for hat stretching tips on google and have been having a great time reading the posts. So much new and great information. My idealized golden era is a littel lower on the socio-economic scale, more... -
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For your consideration: The comeback of the hat?
GentlemanFarmer BTW 44Forrester, Like the avatar. It's right off Houston's The Hat Store website, correct? Correct I hadn't paid attention to where the avitar came from until you responeded. I had googled "cowboy hat shape" and got this image, saved it to my pictures and refer to it... -
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For your consideration: The comeback of the hat?
The cost of style The mention of $100 cost of a good hat being a possible disincentive for a novice buyer struck me as weak. I see young people paying $150 for a pair of Nike's or a throwback jersey or a vintage ball cap. If the hat truly is back in style, monitary concerns won't stop... -
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For your consideration: The comeback of the hat?
Not sure if this has heretofore be posted. It originated in the Wed. May 10th edition of the Guelph Mercury by Greg Merceran and I found it as a link at the MTV HIVE blog. while searching for info on Biltmore hats. Give it a read and post your reactions and ruminations. Snappy hats gaining... -
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Making a New Hat
What a great series of photo's. Worth several thousand words. And the man is smiling. May we all be so lucky as we apply our various crafts. -
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How did you find the lounge?
While searching google for hat stretching advise- 44forrest
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