Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

[barrowjh]

the Greens! oh forgive me

Oh, sin, left out 3 of my green hats and had to re-shoot -



Here is the VS 100 with ALL my green hats. the 3 I had left out accidentally - in the lower left is a Beaver Brand bowler (that I never wear), between it and the dark green Barbisio velour is a light olive that was refurbed by VS, and to the left of the bowler is an 80's Stetson c'boy hat that I SUBAR'd (softened up beyond all recognition). Some more shots of the whole bunch (the new VS 100 Olive Drab is elevated on a block):




all 10 greens, marching right at ya -


one pic w/o incandescent lighting

 

[AMGbullitt]

fabulous collection John!!!

 

[hatsRme]

fabulous collection John!!!

Indeed!

 

[Raybuntu]

My first post here and I waited for a good occasion. And here it is: My first original Art Fawcett hat:
It's a Dove color beaver felt hat with a 6" open crown (hand creased by Art into a diamond shape). Approx. 2" wide ribbon.

Please excuse the bad light.






Thanks to Art for the great work and also thanks to thefedoralounge. I wouldn't have found Art without this Forum and the friendly people who share their knowledge and nice pictures of hats.

greetings from germany
Radi

 

[gtdean48]

Sweet Work of Art! Love that Dove color....

 

[Benzadmiral]

Resizing a '60s Borsalino

I posted this, possibly by mistake, in the VS Official Affiliate thread:

I've sent this '60s Borsalino . . .





. . . to Art for an upsizing from 6 7/8 to 7. I was hoping for a narrower ribbon, but he tells me there's a definite line of fading where the old ribbon has been for ~50 years. So, same width; I'm hoping he can do me a dark blue ribbon with some of his signature trim; and I'll have a charcoal hat I don't have to wedge onto my head!

 

[St.Ignatz]

Silver Mist lightweight. Like a feather.

Tom D.

 

[barrowjh]

Nice Lid!

 

[RJR]

Beautiful VS lightweight.

 

[St.Ignatz]

Thanks gents. Mr. Fawcett sure knows how to shape a piece of felt.
Tom D.

 

[NewJack]

Indeed, Art is the master craftsman!

Nutria Blend....

 

[bond]

Nice one Simon, good aesthetics to that one.

 

[NewJack]

Thanks Bond!! Great teachers and models within these hat threads...I'm still a scholar!

 

[Rogera]

Nice one Simon, good aesthetics to that one.

+1! Simon, you're hitting the jackpot as of late aren't ya?

 

[jlee562]

I like the green/crimson combo! Green is one color that's not in my hat palette and I'm trying to figure out if I could wear it or not....

 

[NewJack]

+1! Simon, you're hitting the jackpot as of late aren't ya?

I have the gentleman of the lounge to thank for this, Rogera! Difficult to find vintage lids in my noggin size (between 71/2 & 7 5/8). Although it could be a bit costly, it's oh so worth to have them created from scratch!

 

[NewJack]

I like the green/crimson combo! Green is one color that's not in my hat palette and I'm trying to figure out if I could wear it or not....

jlee563: Never thought about the green family of colors either. So, I took a chance and had one created because there simply aren't that many green family lids out there...especially for my large noggin...

 

[RJR]

Great colors,New Jack.

 

[barrowjh]

Jack, Nice Lid! You know I like greens anyway, and that is a great color combination! I like the ribbon width also.

 

[philosophy101]

St.Ignatz, beautiful, elegant lightweight!
NewJack, that burgundy on green is a great color combo!