Absolutely! Now, it’ll still be noticeably warmer than a ventilated straw hat of course, but whenever I wear it in the muggy Florida summer it’s really just around the leather sweatband that I feel the heat building up…and going, based on a linen cap I have that also has a leather...
Yeah, just use the very tip of the scissors to snip a small hole, then simply slide one arm of the scissors through and slowly cut it out. Pretty simple and makes a noticeable difference during summer months. Honestly I don’t find the Fed to wear all that hot except around the sweatband.
Looks fantastic! My Fed 4 has been with me three years now and it’s softened up well and molded to my head very nicely. You may consider snipping out the plastic cap covering the top of the liner, it’ll wear much more comfortably in the heat if you do!
That’s interesting to know, thank you! I knew they were made in Belgium but not who made them. One thing they’ve certainly done well is sourcing some nice fabrics.
It’s fine actually! I did shape it a little before I set it aside to dry just make sure no ugly wrinkles worked themselves in, but apart from that I just let dry somewhere cool and this morning it was good to go.
Got a a new Cordova cotton canvas counterpart to my linen Cordova cap. I kind of already love it though the canvas hasn’t broken in yet. It’s a thick cotton canvas that has a smooth enough texture to be dressed up or down and it’s probably going to be my knock around favorite, I can already tell...
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