jlee562
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I really like the suede finish of my Artlite playboy, especially with the black cherry felt. I feel it brings out the tones in the felt.
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Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame
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AMGbullitt
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Out standing hat Wingnut major congrats!!
gamez32
One of the Regulars
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These are my two latest from Art. They both are from the 1952 Mallory hat bodies batch that Art acquired. I'm sure the colors may not be everybody's taste but I love them. I have plenty of brown and grey hats, so I was looking for some unique colors and Art delivered. The first is like an apricot color paired with a grey ribbon. The second is a light teal body. I'm using a camera phone, so the pictures do not do the hats justice. Thanks, Art!
barrowjh
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Both of those turned out nice!
Rogera
My Mail is Forwarded Here
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Very nice!
Seeing this thread reminds me I need to send my old Dobbs milan to Art for a new sweatband!
Seeing this thread reminds me I need to send my old Dobbs milan to Art for a new sweatband!
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Wow, outstanding. I love the colors!
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Knocked it out of the park, Gamez32! The colors are dynamite, man. Very impressive display of balance scales!
The Wiser Hatter
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Those are real nice.
AMGbullitt
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You guys have convinced me - contacting Art today to start working on a hat from him!!!
fedoralover
Call Me a Cab
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I've known Art for more than a decade, but this is my first full custom hat from him(took me long enough, right?).
I've had a number of gray hats over the years, but the proportions have never been right and they've suffered damage and abuse that made them unpresentable. Since gray is a universal color, one shouldn't be without a gray hat, and I got tired of casting about the web for a vintage one that fit the bill. It's a job for Art! I bought an outstanding green fedora a few years back that has been a go-to due to how well it was proportioned to me. I figured if anyone could duplicate it in another color, it would be Art.
I got the conformer and swatches in the mail, picked out 'Blue Smoke', and mailed back the conformer and my green hat with a note on my specifications. The result is in, and I couldn't be happier.
How it arrived: Open crown - I'd told Art that the cruciform bash on the green hat was my preference, so he left that bit to me.
My bash, just after steam setting.
Look, ma! Twins!
Before steam setting the bash and snap; I like a tight pinch in the front and a very hard snap I like to call the 'SF Snap'; I and my friends local to the SF bay area bring the front of the brim LOW in front of the eyes.
There's that snap - gotta cover up one eye, it's the male equivalent of Veronica Lake's hair.
I am smiling. I'm also squinting.
Art's unmistakable bow; I got a dark gray ribbon instead of a black, just to set it apart from the usual gray hats.
The box was a surprise, I've had Art renovate a few hats, but they never arrived like this!
Looks good on the inside, too!
It's MINE.
Great Hats by Art. They look awesome on you. You can't go wrong getting a hat from Art. I love that bash, it's one of my favorites too.
fedoralover
gamez32
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Thanks, everyone!
AMGbullitt
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It is done. Just got off the phone with Art. Deposit sent. The process has begun. My first of what I expect will be many VS hats.
I am so excited.
VS, Wingnut major congrats. Incredible hats!!!
I am so excited.
VS, Wingnut major congrats. Incredible hats!!!
barrowjh
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VS 100 Olive Drab 2 5/8 brim underwelt
A box arrived today from a friend far, far away. A VS 100 from one of those Merrimac felts for Mallory -
Hard to tell the real color when it is all alone - next post, introduce it to The Greens
A box arrived today from a friend far, far away. A VS 100 from one of those Merrimac felts for Mallory -
Hard to tell the real color when it is all alone - next post, introduce it to The Greens
barrowjh
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VA 100 OD and The Greens
Ok, introducing the VS 100 to The Greens:
Here you can see the color a little better, the VS 100 is up on a block. Nearest hat, lower right, a Borsalino refurbed by Optimo, behind it is a Resistol Melorol. Two Barbisios in the back; the dark green velour refurbed by Optimo and the other is moth-eaten long-nap that I use for hiking. On the other side of the VS 100 is a Stetson 3XB in front and a Royal Stratoliner behind it.
from opposite corner, two Stetsons are closest in this pic.
Marching right at ya, Borso on the right, VS 100 in the middle, Stetson 3XB to the left.
One shot with that Barbisio velour in the foreground; luv that shark gill, really nice refurb by Optimo to get that right.
Will the VS 100 get along with the other greens? Only time will tell.
Ok, introducing the VS 100 to The Greens:
Here you can see the color a little better, the VS 100 is up on a block. Nearest hat, lower right, a Borsalino refurbed by Optimo, behind it is a Resistol Melorol. Two Barbisios in the back; the dark green velour refurbed by Optimo and the other is moth-eaten long-nap that I use for hiking. On the other side of the VS 100 is a Stetson 3XB in front and a Royal Stratoliner behind it.
from opposite corner, two Stetsons are closest in this pic.
Marching right at ya, Borso on the right, VS 100 in the middle, Stetson 3XB to the left.
One shot with that Barbisio velour in the foreground; luv that shark gill, really nice refurb by Optimo to get that right.
Will the VS 100 get along with the other greens? Only time will tell.
barrowjh
One Too Many
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VS 100 OD - I Like It
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Hard to get a decent shot with the logitech webcam with the February afternoon sun overpowering the incandescent lights.
I am liking this hat just fine, fits like a glove. It came with a nicely-done diamond crease but I have to pop up the middle of the crown to get above the crown of my own noggin, so I had to mess with it and it does not look like a diamond crease now.
\Hard to get a decent shot with the logitech webcam with the February afternoon sun overpowering the incandescent lights.
I am liking this hat just fine, fits like a glove. It came with a nicely-done diamond crease but I have to pop up the middle of the crown to get above the crown of my own noggin, so I had to mess with it and it does not look like a diamond crease now.
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I've known Art for more than a decade, but this is my first full custom hat from him(took me long enough, right?).
I've had a number of gray hats over the years, but the proportions have never been right and they've suffered damage and abuse that made them unpresentable. Since gray is a universal color, one shouldn't be without a gray hat, and I got tired of casting about the web for a vintage one that fit the bill. It's a job for Art! I bought an outstanding green fedora a few years back that has been a go-to due to how well it was proportioned to me. I figured if anyone could duplicate it in another color, it would be Art.
I got the conformer and swatches in the mail, picked out 'Blue Smoke', and mailed back the conformer and my green hat with a note on my specifications. The result is in, and I couldn't be happier.
Look, ma! Twins!
Before steam setting the bash and snap; I like a tight pinch in the front and a very hard snap I like to call the 'SF Snap'; I and my friends local to the SF bay area bring the front of the brim LOW in front of the eyes.
There's that snap - gotta cover up one eye, it's the male equivalent of Veronica Lake's hair.
I am smiling. I'm also squinting.
Art's unmistakable bow; I got a dark gray ribbon instead of a black, just to set it apart from the usual gray hats.
The box was a surprise, I've had Art renovate a few hats, but they never arrived like this!
Looks good on the inside, too!
It's MINE.
Nice to see you around here again. Definitely a good hat to have made. Congratulations!
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