Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

[lc1484]

NEW VS on the way

I can't believe Art....I ordered my 3rd custom on 07/07/2009...I just checked my emails and got the tracking number and invoice...HOLY !!!!...that was fast!

I asked Art if he was taking meth or something lately to spit out all these customs...now the nail biting starts...

It was a stingier hat...about 5 1/4 crown, 2 in or less bound brim, CAMEL color, with a copper color ribbon treatment and maybe a hat cord...I left it up to ART...I'll be surprised when it comes...

Pics to follow

Larry

 

[lc1484]

VS Camel Stingy

Well here is Art's lastest masterpiece which arrived yesterday

Camel 5 1/4 crown (which I diamond bashed), 1 3/4 bound brim, with a copper/rust color ribbon..white liner...

I like this one...

Thanks again Art!!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Larry

 

[handlebar bart]

Oh wow Larry. I am loving that one.:eusa_clap I bet it will be awhile before you take that one off.

 

[Jauntyone]

Well here is Art's lastest masterpiece which arrived yesterday

Fantastic stingy brim! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Mario]

Hmm...just from the look of it, I'd think that it's a wee bit wider than the 2" 'stingy mark', but it is obviously not.

Beautiful hat anyway, with a great color combo! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Delthayre]

For the ages!

Poor Mister Fawcett's fingers must be plotting a revolution against him because of all this wonderful, but laborious elaborate bows that have appeared on his creations of late.

I very well like the deep crease of lc1484's hat and the combination is colors is one that I would never choose for my own, but that I rather admire even so.

 

[kaosharper1]

Nice one, Larry. How about a Noggin shot?

 

[lc1484]

Bart is right.....This will be hard to take off for a while

Larry

 

[RBH]

Thanks for the specs on it Larry.
It is a sweet looking fedora!!!

 

[jazzncocktails]

Bart is right.....This will be hard to take off for a while

Larry

Larry, that is a beauty--congratulations! Reminds me a bit of Art's Jazzman...looks fantastic.
Steve

 

[indycop]

Bart is right.....This will be hard to take off for a while

Larry

VERY NICE!!:eusa_clap

 

[daizawaguy]

Balanced perfection once again. I think a stingy like this will start a trend to the shorter brim this fall...:eusa_clap

 

[metropd]

Balanced perfection once again. I think a stingy like this will start a trend to the shorter brim this fall...:eusa_clap

I thought stingy's were already the trend for awhile now?

 

[metropd]

Here you go Chief, taken out in the back yard.. I put a quick tear drop in it = I snapped down the front brim, put the hat on while looking in the mirror, I did the front pinch & side dents then just ran my index finger around the back. This is the crease when I took it off.

Simply a stunning looking hat. This style felt would be great for the summer time. You could dress it up or dress it down.

 

[daizawaguy]

Ah, right!...a stronger trend...or even the VS stingy cult!?

 

[gtdean48]

Simply a stunning looking hat. This style felt would be great for the summer time. You could dress it up or dress it down.

Thanks MetroPD. I totally agree & so glad I let Jimmy's influence move me to the Playboy style ribbon which adds to that aspect.

 

[kaosharper1]

New Jazzman

It's my third work of Art and its a beaut. I asked for a Jazzman in blue smoke. In addition I'd been trying for a while to get the Hollywood brim right like in those C&K ads. Well, by a quirk of fate, Art flanged the hat in a way that allows that brim to be replicated. I also planned to give it a center crease (again like those C&K ads) but found that a 5" crown is about all I can handle. So I gave it a deep modified diamond. In addition, the finish is much smoother than my other VS hats. Art told me that he's using a new suede like finish that's new. It feels like my vintage Dobbs from the late 1940s-early 1950s. Let me know what you think of the bash. And thanks, Art, for another great hat!

 

[tortswon]

KS, that's a beautiful hat. The proportions are just right for you. Wear it well! Best, Sam

 

[kaosharper1]

Welted Brim

Also, Art did double stitching on the under-welted brim:

 

[BobC]

Very nice, KS. Interesting how the blue comes and goes in that felt depending on the light.