Nice Bond. I always wonder what the common definition of a stingy brim is. For me anything over 2" pis borderline normal brimmed - but then I'm in the UK
On the subject of increasing summer hat stock, I've got five mystery straws on their way from ebay. NOS and a bit musty smelling apparantly, and a mix of 7 1/2 and 7 3/8 - hopefully at least a couple will fit - I tend towards a generous 60 or small 61. There looks to be at least a couple of...
Justin's advice is excellent.
From a UK perspective just a few points:
On ebay.co.uk bowlers are common place although whatever search term you use will pull up a lot of modern bowlers, frequently listed as 'vintage style' that you'll have to wade through. Most of these are very cheap and...
Phew - this thread moves fast. Thanks for the comments on the Stetson, the collection is slowly growing...
Mike - Great Simonds
Alan - I love the ribbon on that Milan. The Playboy looks sharp, and the furry beast leaves me gobsmacked :D
Javier - That Lamson looks great (another brand of...
gtdean - you're not doing my potential relations with my bank manager any favours. I'm going to crack soon and order an Akubra.
David - looking very cool.
Robert - Looks great - nice liner.
Perry - Graham has done a great job on that conversion. I wish we had some hat specialists over here...
Thanks for the comments on the Breton cap.
HatsRme & Javier - nice to see the photos of your fathers. My father will reluctantly wear a cotton sun hat if my mother nags him, and a wool beanie for beach fishing in the middle of winter, but isn't a hat man at all. My wife's father wore a beret or...
HatsRMe - I like that stingy. I know they don't get as much love as wider brimmed hats, and maybe being English I'm used to narrower brims, but I think they can make a nice change. They definitely deserve a place in a hat collection.
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