I just snagged this one minutes ago. Another nice one for my little hat family.
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Looks good, RH! You should pick up one of each color. The CD looks really good on you.
I wore my mid gray CD to the blues festival tonight and got a little rain on it. No pics, but I saw more fedoras there than I expected, mostly turned up stingies.
Thanks, everyone. It's the crease that makes the hat live. Thanks to Jim for that and to someone who cared to have this one cleaned and reblocked before me. It's my pleasure and privilege to wear this one out into the light again after who knows how many years in someone's attic or basement.
I never doubted for a second. Why would I? And don't worry, I won't take it on the cruise because you know who might want to cut the binding off. :eek: :D
Interesting looking lid Chilli. How does the felt compare to that of a Stratoliner? It looks like it might be the same weight or similar. As a matter of fact, the hat has a Stratoliner look to it, but with a wider ribbon. I like it.
Next, I packed this one up and sent it to Motown for Jimmy to crease for me. This is my first fedora creased Open Road, and I'm sure it'll get more wear than my others have.
The brim felt of this one is fairly stiff, but the crown is very soft, smooth and dense. It has a very sturdy...
Ok, here we go. I acquired a 7X Clear Beaver a few weeks ago from the bay, or maybe I should say I stole one. The price was pretty much unbelievable I thought. When I received it, it was creased to a teardrop that was not to my liking, so I opened the crown up and tried to recrease it. The old...
Thanks, Chilli. The hat's look is all at the magic hands of JtL. I can't imagine how he does it, but he makes them look the way they were meant to look.
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