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Wow Che and Landman, nice hats and very unique!
Che- your photos knock me out!
Those vintage style pictures look great and very realistic. Great hat and outfit Che!
Che- your photos knock me out!
Hi Gents,
I've had this hat for a while, but was only just now able to get it posted. This is my first hat from Art, and it was a very special project. It had to be perfect, so I asked a lot of questions and made sure everything was "just so." Art is a true gentleman and craftsman, possessing infinite patience and outstanding character. Art, I tip my hat to you. Thank you.
On to the creation! I asked Art to build me a special hat: A re-creation of the hat worn by this gentleman:
This man is my Grandfather, who I never knew much, as he passed on in 1990 from cancer. However, I always had a hunch that he would have been a man to wear hats, and dug and dug through the photographic record until I found one. I queried my Grandmother on the colour, and she said that his hats were always "blueish-grey."
Art took my reference photos, my Grandfather's photos, and "blueish-grey" and came up with this:
I'd like to thank Art again for being such a sport and for producing such a magnificent project. It is a nice thing to have, and gives me a connection to someone who was a big role model for me, even though I never got much chance to know him.
Thus, I present, the "Theodore"