HAT ADORNMENTS: ribbons, bows, pins, pugs, leather, etc.

[RBH]

Here is another. The trick is to bend the shank without breaking it, if it bends right you can slide it into or under the bow keeper.

 

[DJH]

Vintage Stratoliner pin on Stratoliner

 

[carouselvic]

John B. Crest

 

[Chepstow]

Nice Hat pins Gents, I have seen here.

RBH, your small Horse pin on the thin ribbon looks great.

DJH, the Stratoliner Pin also.

carouselvic, the J.B. Crest are great. I have a couple of this on my Stetsons. It's hard to find.

 

[150719541]

Here is another. The trick is to bend the shank without breaking it, if it bends right you can slide it into or under the bow keeper.

It reminds me the "Old Mustang", Ford used horses in his cars (Mustang, Pinto) very nice the little horse ¡¡¡¡

 

[job]

I thought it would be nice to have a place to show the meany beautiful hat treatments there are. If there are names that are known for bows for example please include them.

Selfband

Pug

 

[Rabbit]

Top to bottom: 2 Resistol late 40s/early 50s, 1 Brent 1950s, 3 Borsalino 40s/50s, Mallory 1930s, Mallory 1950s, Stetson Standard 1930s, Stetson Special late 30s

 

[Rabbit]

Top to bottom: Stetson late 40s/early 50s, Disney 1950s, Adam 1950s

Top to bottom: VS's

 

[Rabbit]

Backfolded bound brim on a Resistol mid 50s

 

[job]

WOW. The quality of work on the vintage hats is awesome let alone the customs. Great pics Rabbit.

 

[Hoss & da Posse]

Perfect timing! I am in the process of ordering some ribbon and attempting to rework a hat that came to me w/o a ribbon/bow. This may give me ideas and examples...thanks!

 

[zetwal]

A related thread that may be of additional interest,

www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?36525

 

[Rabbit]

No problem-o

For those who haven't had the chance to see a ribbon installation...

1930s frayed ribbon on a vintage Montecristi:

Another Fray:

 

[TipTop]

How coincidental: I was just about to suggest or post a thread on UNIQUE hat bands--that is something beyond grosgrain in various folds and colors. The reason is that I am awaiting arrival of a sterling silver decorative band and need some guidance on how to mount and care for it. Here is the auction, and I am convinced that I stole it, simply based on pricing of any added silver conchos or ornaments from places like Ritch Rand, etc.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260950429834?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Any experience with these is welcome. Thx.

 

[DJH]

Since it's still Tumwater Tuesday, my TumH2O ribbons...

Of my custom hats, Art's ribbons are the most elegant, Tony's are the more "in yer face" flamboyant.

 

[bond]

Nothing subdued about those D.Nice though.
Rabbit I recognize that Mocha Brown Borsalino! that was one of my favorites for sure.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Leather

Have two of these types of bands, above. Seemed to be Commonwealth countries civil service/ranger type. Both have been Canadian Stetsons, fwiw. Very much to my liking.





Also recently came into a couple of these,

tho' I do not think I am meant to. I wear them upside down & backwards to avoid confusion.

I want one of these. I wonder if'n you might be able to cut it straight down the center & have two? [huh]

also have a couple of NDN seed bead bands and a couple more leather w/ conchos. And I have taken the leather chin strap from trooper hats, it makes a dandy 3/8" thin leather ribbon- very Open Road/Bear Creek/Moose River-ish.

FYI- Kids leather western belts for .50 a pop from the Goodwill or Sally-Ann can also work GREAT!

 

[TipTop]

I like leather bands and have a hand-tooled one on a new Ritch Rand (avatar) that is very handsome. There are a couple of Stetson "Revengers" on ePrey right now that have about 1-inch tooled bands. What is the last deep, double-buckle band? Looks like a misplaced weightlifter's wrist brace!

 

[Rick Blaine]

I like leather bands and have a hand-tooled one on a new Ritch Rand (avatar) that is very handsome. There are a couple of Stetson "Revengers" on ePrey right now that have about 1-inch tooled bands. What is the last deep, double-buckle band? Looks like a misplaced weightlifter's wrist brace!

A Matt Damon as Texas Ranger

LaBoeuf, in True Grit, repro.

I may still cut one in half. I like it.

 

[randooch]

How coincidental: I was just about to suggest or post a thread on UNIQUE hat bands--that is something beyond grosgrain in various folds and colors. The reason is that I am awaiting arrival of a sterling silver decorative band and need some guidance on how to mount and care for it. Here is the auction, and I am convinced that I stole it, simply based on pricing of any added silver conchos or ornaments from places like Ritch Rand, etc.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260950429834?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Any experience with these is welcome. Thx.

Ray, that's quite the interesting piece of workmanship. Unusual to say the least. What hat will it adorn?