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Return of the Broad Brimmed Hat
Wide-brimmers, be careful what you wish for. If the brimmed hat/fedora trend sticks around for a while and morphs into wider and better offering, the market may be affected. This could impact the vintage crowd if such lids become trendy. Prices may skyrocket after that. For the modern... -
Keith Richards' Fedora
An article in American Way this month about KR showed no pics of him wearing hats, but in a sidebar Travis frontman Fran Healy was wearing a semi-stingy fedora. And I just did a double-take on a hat photo in the USA Today. A political rally photo that included the Nuge in his trademark... -
What do you think of modern "Street/Punk" Fedoras?
I have no issue with other people wearing them although not all folks, young or old, can wear them well. I DO have an issue with me wearing a stingy. I'm tall so I look more like Stan Laurel in one. All I would need is "high water pants" to complete a very silly look. Bill -
Jaxon Hats
I bought a black and gray (in the pinch style) at their San Diego store in 2007. Collectively, they survived being flattened in luggage for 12 hours, sat on by humans, animals, and objects, and some snow and rain. During the winter, I kept one in the car as a spare/emergency hat. I once... -
Felt hats in summer..
Exactly. There's a reason desert folks for centuries have kept their heads (and bodies) covered. Too hot? Wear nothing but flip-flops and shorts in the sun for a few hours and see how cool you are. lol -
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Were hats an ''upper middle class'' thing?
Correctamundo. Those of us who were kids during that time saw it first hand. Both my blue-collar grandfathers would always wear their fedoras outside, even when simply puttering around the yard. But my father never wore a hat then. That seemed to be the pattern with most of the adults I met... -
How to travel with hats
One method I've tried a few times on long flights is clipping the brim to the seat back pocket with a wooden spring clothespin. It works well when there is sufficient legroom. Otherwise, you'll end up shifting it around occasionally. -
Straw Hat Day 2010: What hat are you wearing?
I never heard of it before joining the FL and then reading a number of posts about it. With a bit of "googling" I learned it goes back into the 19th Century in the U.S. and had also been in effect on the second saturday in May instead of the traditional May 15. Anyway, I trekked to the... -
Straw Hat Day 2010: What hat are you wearing?
Tomorrow is Straw Hat Day (actually today for some Loungers). I suppose you could call it one of our holidays. I will honor the day by wearing this Borsalino. It was my gateway Borso some 20 years ago when I made the mistake of stopping in to Batsake's Hat Shop in Cincinnati. It is still in... -
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"Hats on a Stick ®"
A "Hat Trick" How does this one "measure up"? "Sticking" a hat: "High sticking": -
The Best Custom Western Hat maker!!!
Outback Explorer in Sahara (one of about 15 colors) from http://www.nateshats.com (Nathaniel's of Colorado) Bill -
The Best Custom Western Hat maker!!!
You might want to check out http://www.nateshats.com/. The real deal, mostly word of mouth reputation among working cowboys and rodeo types as well as the rich and famous. Bill -
Show Us or Explain Your Western Hybrids
A "Western/Aussie Hybrid" from Nathaniel's of Colorado: -
Hat size versus acceptability.
I recently bought a nice dark brown Borsalino from Batsake's. It had upwards of a 3" brim. Gus offered to trim it down if I wanted. Maybe he gets requests like that. But I'm tall and look like Stan Laurel in a stingy (I used to look like Oliver Hardy) and I mostly wear hats for protection... -
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A sea of police hats.
It's not unusual for law enforcement types to exchange patches, coffee mugs, pins, challenge coins, myriad logoed items, even uniform items like rank insignia or hat badges. I've seen this particularly on the international level and training classes. The European officers always seem to have... -
Two Months in Africa
Tilley. They are designed for the purpose. Maybe a TH4 hemp or similar model. Bill -
Avatar Photo Compression
One tip if you have Windows with the included Live Photo Gallery and you want a perfect square to get 150 pixels both horizontally and vertically (and I remember correctly), do a "square" crop first, then go to File>Resize and do a "custom" resize at 150. Bill -
Avatar Photo Compression
Any version of Photoshop will resample an image. There are some slight differences but the help menu should find it quickly. I can give your details from about version 3 and later, if you want. If your original is not square a great way to do this is to crop with a fixed size of 150 x 150... -
Winter fur hat
They can be found in uniform stores (police, postal service, etc.) in the far northern states. Not likely in Memphis but check with the local L. E. types at the courthouse for their supply store which probably can order it for you. I've worn one when the temp get lower than -5 or -10 and I...
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