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The fedora/homburg discussion reminded me of how the Stetson "Stetsonian" was marketed over the years. Stetson ads from the 40's show the Stetsonian being styled as a traditional snap-brim fedora, but this particular hat was also marketed as a quasi-homburg, if you will. Same hat, but different styling choices. Here are examples of the "Homburg" treatment:
1923
1949
1949
1951
1951
And here it is, fedora-style:
1946
1947
Cheers,
JtL
1923
![stetson1923.jpg](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk14/erikandgina/Hat%20Ads/stetson1923.jpg)
1949
![stetson15.jpg](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk14/erikandgina/Hat%20Ads/stetson15.jpg)
1949
![StetsonStetsonian1949.jpg](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk14/erikandgina/Hat%20Ads/StetsonStetsonian1949.jpg)
1951
![stetson28.jpg](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk14/erikandgina/Hat%20Ads/stetson28.jpg)
1951
![51Stetsonian-Peacock.jpg](http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w103/mojohaiku/51Stetsonian-Peacock.jpg)
And here it is, fedora-style:
1946
![stetson1946.jpg](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk14/erikandgina/Hat%20Ads/stetson1946.jpg)
1947
![StetsonStetsonian1947.jpg](http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk14/erikandgina/Hat%20Ads/StetsonStetsonian1947.jpg)
Cheers,
JtL