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[Omne]

Anyone know of a good hat shop in NYC other than JJ Hats?

Quick answer:

Bencraft Hatters
4202 13th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 384-5517
http://www.bencrafthats.com

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Bencraft Hatters
236 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 438-9649
http://www.bencrafthats.com

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Still Life
77 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 575-9704
http://www.stilllifenyc.com

Only Store Designed and Custom


Worth & Worth Hats
45 West 57th Street 6th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 265-2887
http://www.hatshop.com/

Private Label Italian Hats, Hat Clean and Repair via mail

More details- see this thread:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?31181-Hat-Stores-a-list

 

[GamaH]

Here is a pic of me in my Borso on my way to church. It has a windcord. I like the cord personally.

Jeff

Is that Black or Gray? Looks great btw.

 

[Jedwbpm]

Is that Black or Gray? Looks great btw.[/QUOTE
It is Black
And thank you for the complement

Jeff

 

[Tomasso]

Still Life
77 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 575-9704
http://www.stilllifenyc.com

Only Store Designed and Custom

Since you mentioned Still Life, I'll add....

http://makinshats.com/

 

[GamaH]

It is Black
And thank you for the complement

Jeff

Well, I am sold on a Black Fedora now. =P I think it looks amazing.

 

[1961MJS]

Hi

Where on the hat brim do the holes for stampede strings go? Middle of the ear, front of the ear, behind the ear, inch in front of the ear? I live in Kansas, but I've NEVER had a hat with a stampede string and I need to know where to ask for it to be put. I'm also going to try it myself on a 5 year old twice crushed, never soaked (brittle) Sun Body.

Thanks

 

[frussell]

I usually put the holes right behind my ear, so that when it's not in use I can snug it up behind my ears against the base of my skull. I find that if the holes are in front of my ear, the stampede string sits too far forward when not in use. I use mostly horsehair strings, so I don't really want them rubbing against my ears all day. Your preference may be otherwise, but I do use them often. I find it helpful on felt and straw to punch the holes with a hammer-struck hole punch made for leather. It makes a clean hole with no rough edges to tear. Frank

 

[monbla256]

Here is a pic of me in my Borso on my way to church. It has a windcord. I like the cord personally.

Jeff

Jeff,
I like that Borso ALOT ! It works well w/suit and fits your head well. I can't tell from the angle in the photo but is that a bound brim on it? And I like the charcoal tone of that black, makes it work well with a wide range of other colors I'm sure. NICE, NICE hat

 

[Jedwbpm]

Jeff,
I like that Borso ALOT ! It works well w/suit and fits your head well. I can't tell from the angle in the photo but is that a bound brim on it? And I like the charcoal tone of that black, makes it work well with a wide range of other colors I'm sure. NICE, NICE hat

Thank you Monbla. It is not bound, it is my goto church hat and also when I work at the Funeral Home. Here is a link to some for pics of it in the Borsalino Brotherhood thread
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?13133-The-BORSALINO-BROTHERHOOD/page127

Jeff

 

[1961MJS]

I usually put the holes right behind my ear, so that when it's not in use I can snug it up behind my ears against the base of my skull. I find that if the holes are in front of my ear, the stampede string sits too far forward when not in use. I use mostly horsehair strings, so I don't really want them rubbing against my ears all day. Your preference may be otherwise, but I do use them often. I find it helpful on felt and straw to punch the holes with a hammer-struck hole punch made for leather. It makes a clean hole with no rough edges to tear. Frank

Thanks Frank

Makes sense.

Later

 

[gtdean48]

:arated:

I usually put the holes right behind my ear, so that when it's not in use I can snug it up behind my ears against the base of my skull. I find that if the holes are in front of my ear, the stampede string sits too far forward when not in use. I use mostly horsehair strings, so I don't really want them rubbing against my ears all day. Your preference may be otherwise, but I do use them often. I find it helpful on felt and straw to punch the holes with a hammer-struck hole punch made for leather. It makes a clean hole with no rough edges to tear. Frank

I do have 1 or 2 that are leather but all the rest of what Frank says is dead on target especially the hole puncher technique...

 

[GamaH]

What Borso is that, Jed?

 

[Jedwbpm]

What Borso is that, Jed?

http://www.delmonicohatter.com/Merc...ROD&Product_Code=IT95&Category_Code=Borsalino

 

[bowlerman]

is it ok to superglue a few beads over a) a 3/4" crack in a derby brim, and b) a spurring crack in an otherwise supple sweatband?

photos to come-- this is for a Mallory derby that's in mostly great condition, and possibly dates to somewhere around 1934, based on newspaper clippings I found scrunched as padding under the sweatband.

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more photos in post new hats thread.

 

[Chinaski]

Bowlerman, from the looks of that, if I'm seeing it correctly, I would try "blending" it with a needle so it sort of melds with the rest of the felt. I don't think you'd cause any harm trying this method. Others may have an idea for the sweatband problem.

 

[Jantjeuh]

For having my campdraft on the way, I'd like to prepare myself/study a little on how to get a teardrop shape on it. Would anyone know if there is a clear instructional floating around, or perhaps even a youtube vid or something?

Thanks!

 

[DudeInBlack]

For having my campdraft on the way, I'd like to prepare myself/study a little on how to get a teardrop shape on it. Would anyone know if there is a clear instructional floating around, or perhaps even a youtube vid or something?

Thanks!

For that you'll need the Teardrop Workshop
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?38228-Teardrop-Workshop

And in the future, you can use the "Links to Important Threads" sticky for more primers, basics, and intros.

Good Luck.

 

[bowlerman]

Bowlerman, from the looks of that, if I'm seeing it correctly, I would try "blending" it with a needle so it sort of melds with the rest of the felt. I don't think you'd cause any harm trying this method. Others may have an idea for the sweatband problem.

Thanks-- I will try it, but my lounge sleuthing is coming up blank for this needle blending thing. Can someone point me in the direction of that thread/post?

The sweatband is a little more fragile than I thought, as a light pull began a tear away from the stitches [insert perforated paper analogy here]. It fits perfectly, but now I'm afraid to wear it!

 

[TCMfan25]

Question!

Would a light grey Borsalino Alessandria go well with a charcoal grey DB suit from Boyds?

 

[gtdean48]

Sure, greys blend together. I like the lighter hat with the darker suit rather than the opposite, especially in the warmer months.