ArtLight at Midnight

[Absinthe_1900]

Looks Great! :eusa_clap

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Ay caramba! You've got a winner there, amigo. Hope to see it in person some day!


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[BJBAmerica]

That's a beauty....Looks GREAT!!! Congrats!!!

Wish I could afford one of Art's masterpieces.....Perhaps one day, until then, I can drool over pictures!!! LOL!!! :eusa_clap

 

[imoldfashioned]

I love the color combination of the hat and the ribbon--really sharp. You must be turning heads the way you look in this one!

 

[apipeguy]

Beautiful Tony! Wear it with confidence...:eusa_clap

 

[Art Fawcett]

Thank you Thank you

so much for the kind words Gents. Tony is one of those clients that you just KNOW you have to get it right because his hat experience is such that he has fealt & worn the best the past has to offer. Much like Douglas, TonyB, Hatflick, Feltfan, Analogist, WEEGEE, Marc Chevalier, I consider Tony of T a "test" client. If I can please him, well, you know the rest.

 

[Edward]

It's a beautiful hat. I'm really loving midnight blue - I wish it was more widely available on hats in general! I like the idea of a lite felt too, for warmer weather wear. How durable is it compared to regular felt?

Enjoy the hat, Tony, it looks superb.

 

[Samsa]

Once again, bravissimo to Art! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Art Fawcett]

Thank you Edward & Samsa,
Edward, I wish I had more info to be able to tell you definitively that the lightweights are as durable as regular weight, but the truth is that I haven't had them "out there" more than a few months so in all honesty, I can't say. My suspicion is that they are just as durable because the density of the felt is incredible and the working properties of them is the same as dress weight ( with limitations ie: I have to be more careful in pouncing). I can also point out that Borsalino has been making featherweights for over 60 yrs with good success so my personal outlook is one of faith.

 

[Edward]

Makes sense. Maybe next year when I'm a bit flusher I might think about a lightweight fedora or two for the warmer weather. I do love a panama in the summer, but it's not always suitable (thinking about rainy days, especially).

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

It's very light in weight, but it doesn't feel flimsy at all. I think with proper care it'll last a lifetime.

I've been wearing it often over the past few days, and the color combination looks better and better to me every day. This may become my signature hat!

 

[Mid-fogey]

Awesome lid...

...you dudes are going to cost me money!

 

[Sefton]

...you dudes are going to cost me money!

It's all for a good cause; "the keep Art's business profitable so that he'll be able to continue to make these great lids for us-fund". I've contributed twice to the fund and have my own Artlight on order right now. Oh, the agony of anticipation! .

I love the color and the diamond crease on your hat Tony. I was watching "The Champion" (1949) with Kirk Douglas yesterday and there were several hats that look just like your new Artlight. Terrific!

 

[Art Fawcett]

It's all for a good cause; "the keep Art's business profitable so that he'll be able to continue to make these great lids for us-fund".

And a worthy cause it IS Sir!!! lol lol lol

 

[Benny Holiday]

Well, I don;t know how I missed this thread these last couple of days, but i'm knocked out by this astounding fedora. The dimensions, the colour - just beautiful!

 

[fatwoul]

Well, I don;t know how I missed this thread these last couple of days, but i'm knocked out by this astounding fedora. The dimensions, the colour - just beautiful!

I know how you feel Benny - I even visited this thread, and I was sure I had posted already, but a quick scan looks like I never did.

That makes sense, though, because there really are no words I can find to accurately convey how wonderful I think this creation is. Somehow, Art has found a way to surpass himself.

 

[DanielJones]

Wowee! Now that is one stunning blue lid. Awsome!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap
I love it Tony.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Thanks folks! Moral of the story, just let Art be Art.

 

[WEEGEE]

TONY WEAR ANYTHING WELL

Great hat by Art!!!

 

[DanielJones]

Thanks folks! Moral of the story, just let Art be Art.

Amen to that!

Cheers!

Dan