Hat coordinated with suit

[Owney_Madden]

OK i am definitely about to purchase a Federation IV Deluxe. However i am torn between two colors, Heritage Fawn, and moonstone. I want to be able to wear my fedora for Easter coming up with my dark navy blue with pinstriped suit.

Gut instinct tells me the moonstone will work better with my currently only suit, however the fawn is a better hat for casual dress and still suits of tan/brown etc.

Any ideas?

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Moonstone! :eusa_clap

 

[thecoolmiester]

Go with moonstone.
Black and grey are like as casual as it gets.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

The greys go with almost everything so that's probably safer - but personally, I think a tan/beige/light brown hat looks super with a navy blue suit. Back in 'the day' it was commonplace to wear brown shoes and hats with navy suits but in recent decades it seems those risks are not taken as much.

G'luck!

 

[Queue]

The greys go with almost everything so that's probably safer - but personally, I think a tan/beige/light brown hat looks super with a navy blue suit. Back in 'the day' it was commonplace to wear brown shoes and hats with navy suits but in recent decades it seems those risks are not taken as much.

Is that really a risk? The hat perhaps (still new to the hat thing) but brown shoes seem like they would go great with a navy suit; in fact, I think most people (with care for fashion/neatness/&c) would reach for brown shoes over black with a dark blue suit. Then again, maybe I'm wrong.

 

[KY Gentleman]

I have a moonstone and a tawny fawn Akubra. You can't go wrong with either.

 

[Goose.]

Moonie

 

[metropd]

Moonstone!!!

 

[indycop]

Heritage Fawn!

 

[portolan]

Moonstone with Blue Pin Striped Suit

See for yourself...

 

[gtdean48]

Brother Phil puts up a definitive position with that photo! It don't get no better than that! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[David V]

Black and grey are like as casual as it gets.

Man! That just lost me.

 

[carldelo]

Is that really a risk? The hat perhaps (still new to the hat thing) but brown shoes seem like they would go great with a navy suit; in fact, I think most people (with care for fashion/neatness/&c) would reach for brown shoes over black with a dark blue suit. Then again, maybe I'm wrong.

I'm with Gene and Queue on this one. I now almost always accent my navy suits with brown belt and shoes. I would go with the tan hat, especially if it was a daytime event - tan looks good in the sun. Also, as you're in the south, you may tend to acquire lighter colored suits as time goes on, which the tan will complement.

Not that the moonstone is a bad idea - in your place I would probably order both and have all my bases covered. This obviously costs more, but defers the decision until the day of the event. Welcome to the lounge, and chances are you'll be thinking like this very soon....

 

[Owney_Madden]

well i just purchased the moonstone in a size 60, how much do you guys think it will shrink? i think my actual size is a 59. i cant wait for it to get here!!

 

[Tomasso]

in your place I would probably order both and have all my bases covered.

Ditto. Plus, it's a good time to buy with the $USD.

 

[thecoolmiester]

I dont think it will shrink at all unless u wear it in rain or snow.

 

[gtdean48]

Getting the sweatband wet, either sweat or otherwise, will cause the leather to draw as it dries. It is just a natural tendancy of leather. Some Native American tribes used to tie up captives with wet leather straps, staked out in the sun. As the sun dried the leather, it would cut into the flesh as it shrank = slow torture.

 

[thecoolmiester]

Getting the sweatband wet, either sweat or otherwise, will cause the leather to draw as it dries. It is just a natural tendancy of leather. Some Native American tribes used to tie up captives with wet leather straps, staked out in the sun. As the sun dried the leather, it would cut into the flesh as it shrank = slow torture.

... interesting
lol

 

[gtdean48]

It is amazing what you learn in the Boy Scouts, or what you did back in my day...