Did I pay too much for this hat?

[Dr Doran]

a hat in that size usally goes for a higher price.D

Dis is da info I wuz lookin for.

 

[jamespowers]

Dis is da info I wuz lookin for.

What am I? Chopped liver?:
"Of course you didn't. I have seen hats that size go for waaaaaay more money."

 

[Dr Doran]

What am I? Chopped livah?:
"Of course you didn't. I have seen hats that size go for waaaaaay more money."

Why -- of course you're not chopped livah. [Sobs, lurches forward] I love you, maaaaan. [Fade out]

 

[jamespowers]

Why -- of course you're not chopped livah. [Sobs, lurches forward] I love you, maaaaan. [Fade out]

Ok, get the Berkeley off me now. You're creasing my freshly starched shirt. :eusa_doh:

 

[MattJH]

I just paid $225 for a Stratoliner in 7 5/8 and another $25 for a Stratoliner hatbox, and I don't even know if it was worth it yet because I'm waiting for it to show up on my doorstep. I'll know if it was worth it when I wear it!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Doran et al, trust me on this. "Lucien de Brabant" was one of the great French hatmakers of its time. There were more than a few, but the most well-known were Mossant and Flechet; almost all of the makers were based in Paris.


Before WWII, top menswear stores in the U.S. routinely sold British, French, Italian, Belgian and Czech fedoras alongside their Knoxes, Stetsons and Cavanaghs.

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[Dr Doran]

Doran et al, trust me on this. "Lucien de Brabant" was one of the great French hatmakers of its time. There were more than a few, but the most well-known were Mossant and Flechet; almost all of the makers were based in Paris.


Before WWII, top menswear stores in the U.S. routinely sold British, French, Italian, Belgian and Czech fedoras alongside their Knoxes, Stetsons and Cavanaghs.

.

Thank you Marc, your knowledge about these things is marvelous. I appreciate it. (NB I think the gentleman who says these hats suck, above, is joking and wants my hat, although what he wrote threw me the first time, too.)

 

[Dr Doran]

And the Lucien de Brabant hat on me head: Here goes.

 

[carter]

Doran, Nice Hat! If , as PA Dancer and others have said, you like it, you own it, and you wear it with style and panache, you did not pay too much.
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As for the Royal Stetson link posted earlier in this thread, IMHO someone paid far too much, especially for that grade. It pays to know what you're buying before you bid. As in, what do Royal, Imperial, and Soverign mean in Stetson lingo? (This is not intended as personal criticism of anyone either deceased, living, or to be born.)

The word VINTAGE is widely abused by on-line sellers in many instances.

 

[Dr Doran]

Thanks, Carter.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

The only thing you can count on "vintage" meaning is "I went to Wal-Mart and couldn't find one like it, so it must be old." fftopic:

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Doran, The hat is great, and the whole outfit "works together." :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Dr Doran]

Doran, The hat is great, and the whole outfit "works together." :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Grazie, benissimo.