LONG LIVE THE T-SHIRT
john, I agree with much of your reasoning but have to disagree regarding the ubiquitous t-shirt. No garment in the last 50+ years is more uniquely American in usage and it cuts across gender, age, virtually all social milieu. Nothing looks better, IMHO, with jeans and a...
Great Lids
JTL, You just have to love a vintage Royal Deluxe! Super felt and a beautiful hat. Man, you've been posting some winners lately! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
The hats posted in the last 24 hours have been outstanding. You gents are looking good.
Kudos to Corto for his...
BINGO! Buy that man a cocktail!
If folks want a particular style or felt color, they must create demand. If you want something, make your desire known. Contact HatsDirect, Akubra, etc. if you want something not currently available. With enough requests, it may come to fruition.
AMEN.
I appreciate MK's clarification. If people were judged simply by the source of their clothing purchases, a number of us would fare poorly. So many excellent quality and hard-to-find vintage (and not so vintage) items are found in thrift stores. They are an ongoing source of items...
You are correct. Ron from HatsDirect has told us that Akubra dusted off the old blocks to make the Federation IV. Hatters don't keep old blocks because they need more paperweights. Styles may come around again. They can be cyclical. He did not speak to the flange.
A felt body is a felt body...
THat RM is a great hat!
CJ, Is the RM Brown the same Mid Brown as the Campdraft? Or is it darker?
I'm sure that Akubra can/does the same as HATCO in making a small tweak and selling virtually identical hats with different names through different vendors.
The best way for us to get more...
Johnny Hatterseed
I agree with, HPG, flylot74, that is OUTSTANDING!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
I wouldn't worry overmuch about being a bad example.
It'll take time away from planting seeds.
Keep right on planting.
Someone will water them for you. ;) :) ;) :)
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