As a fellow 59er, it makes vintage hat hunting quite the challenge, but it makes you really appreciate Akubra for making such high quality modern hats at great prices. Welcome!
I'm a fan of the Stylemaster. Taper, yes. But THAT much taper? No. Of the 15 or so hats in my closet, it's the one most likely to be pictured in the dictionary under "classic fedora." I started out fixated on the straight sides, tall crown. Got quite a few of those. But in the end, I had to...
I conducted the funeral today of one of my long-term patients. I helped see him through a lot of suffering over the last few months. He's the kind of guy you can never forget. I'm glad he's at peace now.
I figured a subdued but somewhat festive orange tie would be about right, hence the...
So true, @Eliesti. Though this is me heading out for the evening, so I have been known to spice it up once in a while. You know me... living on the edge.
I'm looking to free up some hat money in search of a Tawny Fed IV, as I think that color would work for me better than the dark brown.
This hat has very minimal wear. I'd call it 90% or higher compared to new. And that's being conservative. The felt has softened and smoothed out since I bought...
Late Entry today: Akubra Stylemaster
Now perhaps I should post the following remark in a confession thread of some sort, but I just love the dimensions of the Stylemaster. At least for my face shape. It feels most natural on my head. I know it falls short of the classic dimensions of those...
I just noticed we've passed 10,000 pages on this thread (times ten posts? That's like a billion posts. Sorry, can't do higher math). I'm glad to have filled a couple of those pages.
The Stetson Racine today. It's racing to the top of my favorites list.
Be safe everyone! (I'm on call today)
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