A Noob's First Fedora / A Little Guidance Please

[Who?]

I will add my voice to the chorus advising you to forget about wool hats.

Stick to fur felt.

 

[Trouser Bark]

It is good to hear the unanimous downvote for wool. The cost difference is huge and the temptation is real. Thanks for the explanation as well. I never would've guessed.

 

[Trouser Bark]

This is turning out a little differently than I expected. Apparently 7-5/8 heads are either less common or they don’t wear hats as often. FleaBay is full of hats in some sizes but not so much when you hit 7-5/8.

If you are the same size and have a versatile fedora that isn’t getting much noggin time feel free to shoot me a note. Beyond that the pickins are slimmer than I had expected. Maybe new is the best option.

 

[ILB Frank]

This is turning out a little differently than I expected. Apparently 7-5/8 heads are either less common or they don’t wear hats as often. FleaBay is full of hats in some sizes but not so much when you hit 7-5/8.

If you are the same size and have a versatile fedora that isn’t getting much noggin time feel free to shoot me a note. Beyond that the pickins are slimmer than I had expected. Maybe new is the best option.

Apparently, vintage heads weren't that big. If you go new, I would recommend custom. It is not nowhere near as hard as trying to get a custom leather jacket. There are loads of great hatmakers mentioned on this forum. I can personally recommend Gannon and Wolfbrae as I have used each and they make great hats. They are also very reasonably priced.

 

[Rmccamey]

Larger sizes are tough to find. You might watch Deadlyhandsome on Ebay, he usually carrys some larger sizes.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trkparms=folent:deadlyhandsome*1|folenttp:1&_trksid=p3542580.m47492.l71970&_ssn=deadlyhandsome*1

This is turning out a little differently than I expected. Apparently 7-5/8 heads are either less common or they don’t wear hats as often. FleaBay is full of hats in some sizes but not so much when you hit 7-5/8.

If you are the same size and have a versatile fedora that isn’t getting much noggin time feel free to shoot me a note. Beyond that the pickins are slimmer than I had expected. Maybe new is the best option.

 

[Trouser Bark]

Larger sizes are tough to find. You might watch Deadlyhandsome on Ebay, he usually carrys some larger sizes.

Thank you! I'll keep an eye on his store!

 

[Trouser Bark]

Thanks again to all for the help. I have another pesky question please. There's a hat f/sale on FleaBay that may not fit the full spirit of a typical fedora but that might be a little easier for my chicken self to get used to as a first real hat. To my eye it's a crossover between a western hat design and a fedora. It's one of JJ Hat Store's New York Limited Edition hats from about 5 years back. I like the hat, the exterior of it looks good to my untrained eye, but the inside looks like a high miler for sure. Any idea what might cause that or if the liner's condition should put me off? From the description it would fit my apparently outsized skull.

The seller wants $300 for it which seems a little rich given the liner's condition but you all know far better than I. What say you?

It's a pure beaver.

 

[Rmccamey]

Hmmmm. The seller would have to do a lot of convincing for me to fork over that kind of money when I could get a new custom for not a lot more, particularly when it is not a vintage hat.

Thanks again to all for the help. I have another pesky question please. There's a hat f/sale on FleaBay that may not fit the full spirit of a typical fedora but that might be a little easier for my chicken self to get used to as a first real hat. To my eye it's a crossover between a western hat design and a fedora. It's one of JJ Hat Store's New York Limited Edition hats from about 5 years back. I like the hat, the exterior of it looks good to my untrained eye, but the inside looks like a high miler for sure. Any idea what might cause that or if the liner's condition should put me off? From the description it would fit my apparently outsized skull.

The seller wants $300 for it which seems a little rich given the liner's condition but you all know far better than I. What say you?

It's a pure beaver.