Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

[gtdean48]

Merry Christmas Art & Karl. Glad we got to spend some time in Monteagle this past year. Hope to see you both soon! Stay safe my friends!!!

 

[150719541]

Hollowpond, I like the brim down more, but up or flat is good too. I just wear all mine down. Personal preference.

This hat is beautiful to me, I like the crown and the color is so nice, we say in spanish: "esta matador" ( It is killer)
Cheers ¡¡¡¡¡

 

[Ordinary Guy]

Merry Christmas Art, and fellow VS wearers.....

I shall be sporting a VS as we go to dinner this afternoon....

May the New Year be good to us all.....

 

[B.J. Hedberg]

Talk about being as excited as the proverbial kid at Christmas! I just picked up my new Black Cherry VS from the Post Office, and it is even more amazing than I anticipated! Anybody who has seen my pictures before knows I'm not a photographer, but here's my best attempt at snapping a few pics with my phone. The ribbon treatment, which I left completely up to Art, is amazing. I love the arrows!

A fantastic looking hat. :eusa_clap

 

[fluteplayer07]

Merry Christmas to you too, Art! And all the Loungers!

Love the hat, broker!

 

[bolthead]

I can only offer my heartfelt wishes that the Holiday's are the very best for all and with wishes for 2011 to be the best ever.]

Thanks Art, same to you and your's.

 

[univibe88]

Idle hands

I had been thinking of rebashing my Art pork pie just to try it out. I had emailed Art to make sure there was nothing about the block he used that would prevent it from working. He said it would be fine.

I tried last week, but I put a center dent that was way too deep and I didn't like the way it hit the top of my head. I decided to abandon the idea.

Last night I was watching The Blues Brothers and was inspired to try again. I'm pretty happy with the results. This is just a dry bash with no steam or water used. You can still see the creases from the original pork pie, but they'll eventually work out.

The brim has always had a side swoop to it, falling down on the right and flipping up the left. I kept it with this new bash.

Also, the hat is black and is extremely hard to photograph. The flash really effected the color in the last shot. In the after shot on my head, that's beads of water after coming in from the snow.

Before:

After:

 

[Tatude]

IMHO looks great. I think the new look fits your face better. Nice hat.

 

[kenmcneill]

...Last night I was watching The Blues Brothers and was inspired to try again. I'm pretty happy with the results.

After:

Jake and Elwood would be proud!

 

[gtdean48]

Looks good Karl. No stomping needed!!!!

 

[univibe88]

Nooooo...I would never stomp-bash an Art hat. Even if he insists it's tough enough for it.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Nooooo...I would never stomp-bash an Art hat. Even if he insists it's tough enough for it.

Ah -- brings back fond memories of the Australian Hat Dance...:eeek:

 

[univibe88]

That would be the stump liquor Australian hat dance

 

[RBH]

That would be the stump liquor Australian hat dance

It was that Georgia applejack that TomDean brought, wasnt it???

 

[univibe88]

It was the mix of the two.

 

[150719541]

I had been thinking of rebashing my Art pork pie just to try it out. I had emailed Art to make sure there was nothing about the block he used that would prevent it from working. He said it would be fine.

I tried last week, but I put a center dent that was way too deep and I didn't like the way it hit the top of my head. I decided to abandon the idea.

Last night I was watching The Blues Brothers and was inspired to try again. I'm pretty happy with the results. This is just a dry bash with no steam or water used. You can still see the creases from the original pork pie, but they'll eventually work out.

The brim has always had a side swoop to it, falling down on the right and flipping up the left. I kept it with this new bash.

Also, the hat is black and is extremely hard to photograph. The flash really effected the color in the last shot. In the after shot on my head, that's beads of water after coming in from the snow.

Before:

I like more porky pie than other way, very nice hat and looks fine on you ¡¡¡¡

 

[thebroker]

The weather outside is frightful, but the VS is so delightful!

 

[randooch]

That's some stylish protection from the elements! Would you call that color "oxblood," "burgundy," or what?

 

[thebroker]

It's actually Black Cherry, randooch. The contrast with the snow really brings the red out...it generally looks a good bit darker.

 

[Crazy Legs]

I just talked to Art last weekend about the Black Cherry. It looks teriffic! I appears to me that the black cherry goes well with a variety of colors and can be dressed up or down for casual wear.