Broad Bands

[Dinerman]

well- we've got the thin ribbons in another thread.
How about all your hats with rather large bands?

Here are my entries

resistol kitten finish

knox 15

Dobbs (not quite as wide as some)

Resistol kitten finish (is wider than it looks)

 

[RBH]

well- we've got the thin ribbons in another thread.
How about all your hats with rather large bands?

Here are my entries

resistol kitten finish

I do believe that is the KING of wide bands !

Great hats Dinerman . . .

 

[Bud-n-Texas]

Quite an array of wides

My contribution pales by comparison, good job dinnerman

Lee Panama

Resistol 737 Kitten finish

Resistol Lawton

Mallory

Resistol Ten

Stetson Vogue

 

[jimmy the lid]

I do believe that is the KING of wide bands !

Could it be a bug shield???

 

[Marc Chevalier]

1920s "John B. Stetson" beaver felt fedora.

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[DOUGLAS]

That Resistal is spectacular

 

[deanglen]

I like Marc's hat.

dean

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Thanks! I'll post a side view soon. Meanwhile, Warren "Broadband" Baxter says howdy:

And Carlos "Banda Ancha" Gardel says hola:

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[Marc Chevalier]

Here's an early '30s British number:

And another '30s one, by Stetson:

 

[The Duke]

 

[deanglen]

I've thought a lot about this ribbon width question of taste, and I think looking at these pictures has made me realize something. It isn't just a question of wide or thin, it's a question of how does the ribbon work with the whole appearence. Like ties. Some wide ties are great, some thinner ones work, too. It depends on how well integrated the ribbon is with the hat as a whole. Elsewhere, it has been stated that wider ribbons are more formal, thin ribbons, less so. Perhaps. Just wanted to share an observation.

dean

 

[Marc Chevalier]

From 1933:

 

[Dinerman]

this is formal?

as a rule, I think you're right though.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

 

[deanglen]

I believe it was Scotrace who presented that idea in another thread.

dean

 

[RBH]

Marc,

you always outdo yourself.
Thanks for posting!

 

[deanglen]

Looks every but as good in side view, Marc! Thanks, and by the way, do you have other 1920s hats? I thought I saw some more in your other picture packed thread. That's an era that interests me a lot.

dean

 

[The Duke]

Excellent hats Marc! you have a great collection.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Thanks, fellas! Funny, I dig your hats even as you dig mine. This place is great, isn't it?


I have three hats left that are definitely from the '20s. (I've sold two others.) One is a panama homburg; the other is a grey Stetson with a black ribbon; and the final one is a black Stetson. I've posted photos of the first two; the Stetson still needs to be photographed. Its shape is a cross between these two:

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[DOUGLAS]

Oh Man Marc You have a beautiful collection. I love that poster as well. I would be satisfied withall of those hats.
Here are just a few
Borsalino

Cavanagh

Park Lane for Bond

Cavanagh