Favorite Hat Profile?

[spiridon]

I'm sure this has been posted here in some form or fashion, but for the life of me I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for.....

What would you consider to be your "Ideal" or "perfect" hat in regards to shape, dimensions, color, etc.......?

If you have pictures all the better!

At this point I consider my "perfect" hat to be a fedora with a teardrop or "C" crown.....4" high at it's highest point with a pretty fair amount of rake. The brim, 2"-2&1/4"...raw edge. Well defined pinch.

Color.....this is the hard part for me....either a chocolate brown w/black band, or steel grey with a black band.

 

[epic610]

Easy....

Homburg ...grey w/ 1 1/2" black band ...2 5/8" brim rolled but only slightly, more flat-rolled.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I'm afraid i don't think i have a favourite. I like all styles really, and most seem to work on me. Don't like stingy brims though. The brim has to be substantial.

Having said that, i do love my $20 black wool felt porkpie. An absolute piece of garbage when you think about what really good hats are made of, but i love it all the same. And next it would probably be the classic beauty of the Homburg.

bk

 

[The Duke]

It's great to see there is interest in the porkpie, after I saw this hat worn by jazz greats like wardell grey, lester young, and thelonious monk, I had to get me one. Like Baron it's black wool felt porkpie, and it looks great.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

It's great to see there is interest in the porkpie, after I saw this hat worn by jazz greats like wardell grey, lester young, and thelonious monk, I had to get me one. Like Baron it's black wool felt porkpie, and it looks great.

Precisely the reason i got one:

Good to have another pork pie man aboard :cheers1:

bk

 

[MattC]

Add another "occasional" pork guy

I have a black Dobbs with a bright red liner from the 60s, and an older dark brown mallory that looks a lot like Lester Young's. When the spirit moves me that way.

Favorites though, two: 2 1/4" bound edge C crown Optimo, light green with a very dark green band; 2 1/2" cavanagh edge navy blue pinch front center dent Knox, midnight blue ribbon. At least, those are the favorites today.

 

[PutALidOnIt]

Borsalinos & Mallory Dallas

I sold this Borsalino jazzer recently and now wish I had kept it!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/surfnjoe/Dscf0007.jpg

The old standby is the Borso in my avatar...
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/surfnjoe/Dscf0009.jpg

Today's favorite is the Mallory Dallas...
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/surfnjoe/MalloryD0.jpg

Hmm...it's good to have more than one favorite!

 

[Uncle Vern]

Stetson Open Road with the traditional western block and up-turned brim--the bull terrier of the western hat worl.

 

[Biltmore Bob]

Teardrop crown, 4 1/2 inch in front, 4 inch in back, 2 5/8 inch brim sometimes 3 inch brim. Tall and wide.

 

[dressed2the9's]

I agree with Biltmore Bob now that's A classic hat right there. To bring back those nostalgic images I certainly would like to have that on my head.

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