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Ancient boater with brown WAR ribbon
Missed that one... wonderful weave. A man's hat?
Ancient boater with brown WAR ribbon
The question was asked whether Italy has "always" been the center of the straw hat business. The answer is "no." Italy is certainly impotant, but it is not alone. Baltimore was America's #1 source of straw hats for much of the 20th century. Olney has been making boaters in England for a long time and used to have a number of British competitors. And the weavers in Ecuador who make Panama hats would probably mount a pretty strong claim to straw pre-eminence.
Andrew
Getting ready for boating season.
Getting ready for boating season.
Your boater is beautiful. Don't let youth prevent you from having style. When I was a college student, I received nothing but compliments when i wore my seersucker suit and panama hat. If you want to wear it to church, by all means do so.
That's a wonderful collection.
I'm still looking for something of the same weight/rigidity as my Olney but with a slightly deeper crown. With my big-head vintage is probably out...
Have you ever thought about starting a barber shop quartet.
Thank you. There is a large variety of boaters on eBay often selling at low prices. Though the form does not vary much in crown height, variants due show up from time to time.