Yee haw...
My dad found his old '60s Stetson XXX Beaver Cowboy hat, which had been languishing in his basement for nearly 25 years now. I remember this thing from when I was a kid. It is has stiff as a board and you could probably hurt someone if you threw it at them. His brother was in Texas at some point in the late '60s and brought him back a cowboy hat. I don't think my dad ever really wore it, I do remember it sitting for years on a hairdresser dummy head that was used as a hat stand.
It wasn't blocked when he got it - he did it himself but it looks pretty bad. Amazingly enough - there are no holes or rips. It is merely dingy/dusty. That is some durable felt. From what I remember it is a beige-ish colour, like you find on the Open Roads.
Now - is it possible to give it a new life as a fedora-esque hat? I imagine it would involve cutting down the gigantic brim and softening the rock-hard felt.
My dad found his old '60s Stetson XXX Beaver Cowboy hat, which had been languishing in his basement for nearly 25 years now. I remember this thing from when I was a kid. It is has stiff as a board and you could probably hurt someone if you threw it at them. His brother was in Texas at some point in the late '60s and brought him back a cowboy hat. I don't think my dad ever really wore it, I do remember it sitting for years on a hairdresser dummy head that was used as a hat stand.
It wasn't blocked when he got it - he did it himself but it looks pretty bad. Amazingly enough - there are no holes or rips. It is merely dingy/dusty. That is some durable felt. From what I remember it is a beige-ish colour, like you find on the Open Roads.
Now - is it possible to give it a new life as a fedora-esque hat? I imagine it would involve cutting down the gigantic brim and softening the rock-hard felt.