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I was speaking with Daisy yesterday of how I wished my grandfather were still alive, so I could ask him some general questions of hat wearing in the Golden Era.
I am sure there are answers and various opinions on these, so what do you think of the following? These are the questions I wish I could ask him.
"Gramps, how did you guys buy your hats? Did you go into a hat shop or a department store? Were some stores considered better than others?"
"How did you style your hats? Did you pick a style and ask the hatter to do it, or did you do it yourself?"
"Did you and all of your friends like the same styles or did you compete about it; were some styles: center pinch, side dents, unstyled, better than others?"
"Did you repair your hats or go and buy new ones?"
"What would prompt a new hat purchase?"
"Did your friends comment on new hats? Did they go with you when you bought a new hat?"
"Did you ever buy a hat because it looked like something you saw in a film?"
"Did you do anything to break in a hat? I remember when I was a kid and you wrapped the brims of Phillies caps with rubber bands to make it arched; did you do anything like that with your fedoras?"
You left me too soon, Old Boy. I'd really like to ask you these things.
I am sure there are answers and various opinions on these, so what do you think of the following? These are the questions I wish I could ask him.
"Gramps, how did you guys buy your hats? Did you go into a hat shop or a department store? Were some stores considered better than others?"
"How did you style your hats? Did you pick a style and ask the hatter to do it, or did you do it yourself?"
"Did you and all of your friends like the same styles or did you compete about it; were some styles: center pinch, side dents, unstyled, better than others?"
"Did you repair your hats or go and buy new ones?"
"What would prompt a new hat purchase?"
"Did your friends comment on new hats? Did they go with you when you bought a new hat?"
"Did you ever buy a hat because it looked like something you saw in a film?"
"Did you do anything to break in a hat? I remember when I was a kid and you wrapped the brims of Phillies caps with rubber bands to make it arched; did you do anything like that with your fedoras?"
You left me too soon, Old Boy. I'd really like to ask you these things.