Che at Inspiration LA

[The Wiser Hatter]

Looking Good.
This is from
Put This On

 

[seabass]

TWH,
wow cool link !
those are my Pals from San Francisco he has the greatest cap on i have ever seen A old Moto-Cap in a brown fabric just awesome.

We had a fun time !
With the exception that the show was so dark & very poorly lighted. Not Good for both seller or buyer & everyone there mentioned that issue.
But a great time

I got to meet our FL Brother, Johnny J, & what a great person he is we talked caps all night,,,,Too bad we could not find any decent fabric for cap making
& whatever was there was old & ratty & big $$$$ for small scraps of fabric oh well ,, same story at the RoseBowl Flea Market, nada........

We met this cool Capmaker from Japan who had a good supply of 8 panel caps he made from vintage fabric....I went Nuts & grabbed 6 of them, Not listening to Johnny & my Wife that some were a little small in the brim & cap body for my taste....they were priced at $30.00 ea
& I was able to squeeze a deal,, so well at least they fit well & His personal cap looked so cool on him.
I will post up some pics of those 6 caps later on in the cap faction thread they need some steam now

We had a great dinner on the Queen Mary & then had a heavy Cap Discussion

We both brought a lot of caps most were his Cordova Caps
& we discussed his vintage find & he will give it a go as soon as he finds some cool fabric to show the cool back detail
link, #3156 the cap faction
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?23684-The-Cap-Faction&p=1583222&viewfull=1#post1583222

He Flipped over Simonds Cap which i will post pics of in his thread.
Simonds its a Killer cap you made me !

What i Loved the Most of the trip was staying on the ship. I stayed 2 nights on the ship Queen Mary
I will post up more pics Manana just got back late today. I made it a 6 day Vintage Hunt !

 

[mikespens]

Wow! What an awesome looking event.

 

[randooch]

What a fun set of photographs, Che! You and Johnny look like you found a slice of hat heaven.

Thanks for posting!

 

[Chasseur]

Great post, photos and story. Really a great example of the great things the Lounge can do for you!

 

[Two Types]

Cap heaven!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Would have loved to have been there. Thou my pocket book would not like it.
It's always a fun time talking to other like minded FL friends.

 

[Chepstow]

Che, sharp photos, looks like a great time for both of you! Looking forward to more detail of the Japan caps.

 

[Feraud]

Great photos! My wife and I were hoping to attend this year but $$ dictated otherwise.
It seems like the event was bigger than 2011. We're planning to attend next year!!

 

[Simonds]

Too bad on the fabric search, good fabrics are hard to find these days. I am looking forward to seeing the caps from the Japanese maker. Hope you post pictures.

 

[John in Covina]

Some really swell pix.

 

[alanfgag]

These are just fantastic! I'm looking forward to your photos of the Queen Mary.

I had thought my Dad returned from Europe after the war on the Queen Mary, but spoke to him today and it was the Queen Elizabeth, which had been retrofitted as a hospital ship for returning soldiers.

I love how a cap convention is such a manageable event. Try to bring twenty hats on a journey... or ten. Vive la casquette!

 

[John in Covina]

These are just fantastic! I'm looking forward to your photos of the Queen Mary.

I had thought my Dad returned from Europe after the war on the Queen Mary, but spoke to him today and it was the Queen Elizabeth, which had been retrofitted as a hospital ship for returning soldiers.

I love how a cap convention is such a manageable event. Try to bring twenty hats on a journey... or ten. Vive la casquette!

My mom came from Denmark in 1949, she and her uncle went to England and came over on the Queen Elizabeth.

 

[splintercellsz]

Looks like a grand time!

 

[seabass]

WoW glad you are all enjoying the pics
Thank you ! & again TWH cool find you posted up !

My trusty VS-Lite made the trip !

Met some Hatters cool guys from Venice,
WESTBROOK MAKER http://westbrookmaker.com/home.html

Gregory Westbrook & Nick Fouquet
We talked Hats & they had met Art Fawcett the week prior in LA & had nothing but Good words for him !
Check out there outfits just killer & There Hats were also !

The lighting was so bad in the venue so i could not get good pics of there work..they deserved better lighting.

I really dug there hats & hope to hear & see more of there work here !

Johnny J was just so cool we had a great time at the show & had a great dinner on the QM

Brim Up Shot !

Artsy Fartsy Shot !

Fedora Shot !

My Date for the Big Dance, Silvia

My pal's Gregg & Midge
They are always looking cool & are just a damm nice couple !

His cap to me is the (holy Grail) we had a great time in the Observation Bar & listened to some great live music,

 

[seabass]

The Observation bar is a must stop on the QM

Some good dancing & the band was swinging !
I have a Cousin who he & his gal had a good long stint as the band here Last year was a Blast.

at the Wild Records Booth great music & Moto Caps
http://wildpresents.com/fr_home.cfm

the Wild records guy was taking pics for Mens File mag nice guy

Giant Lee's

QM state rooms have hat pegs

Enough hats for 6 days of Vintage Hunting

checked out 4th st in Long Beach tons of vintage clothing shops

the Rose Bowl Flea Market was a big SCORE !

Moustache Mike the Barber also a vendor at Inspiration & RoseBowl Flea
http://midnorthmercantile.us/about

Mr Freedom was a must stop !

Also brought some jeans for repairs to HTC Denim Doctors on Beverly Blvd great Guys & Work is the best !!!!!
http://inspirationla.com/recommend-shop/2039.html

Ate at Canters on Fairfax yea good stuff
drank 2 Egg Creams & giant Pastrami/corned beef & cookies !!!!
plenty of hat stands too.
http://www.cantersdeli.com/

Huntington Libary & Botanical Gardens

Now im Broke !
cant wait for next year !
http://inspirationla.com/

 

[mikespens]

Great posts Che, your living the life!

 

[TomS]

Che, those are some great pics...thanks for sharing. It looks like a great time!

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

Awesome post, Che! I enjoyed reading the stories. Very cool cabin on the Queen.

 

[DJH]

Fantastic, Che, what a great event. Love the photo of Silvia with the posters.

I've not visited the Queen Mary for years, the Spruce Goose was still there.