Hats in the news

[Historyteach24]

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/how-to-pick-a-stetson-hat/

 

[moontheloon]

one of the best hat shops there is

Sean, Adam, and Colin are top notch

I am lucky to be close to such a wonderful establishment

 

[hatsRme]

Don't forget RODERICK!! I wanted to tell the customer NOT to pinch the front of every hat. Thank you for the post, Matt!!

 

[Historyteach24]

I would love, love, love to be anywhere near a hat shop of that kind. It looks so cool inside, like a true throwback. Alas, all my hat shopping is done in my living room LOL

 

[hatsRme]

Plan a family trip to NYC when you can. I'll bet there are still more hat retailers there than any other area on the planet. Maybe. And there are also some other things to see and do there...

 

[Joao Encarnado]

For me the perfect Stetson would be one of Alan's early XX century clear nutrias

 

[Bob Roberts]

Plan a family trip to NYC when you can. I'll bet there are still more hat retailers there than any other area on the planet. Maybe. And there are also some other things to see and do there...

Nothin there but broads and booze Charlie, both'll ruin ya.

 

[rogerstg]

Nothin there but broads and booze Charlie, both'll ruin ya.

I can think of worse ways to be ruined.

 

[javadave61]

Great video. I'm glad I stopped by there last time I was in NYC. I feel privileged to have stood in that exact spot.

 

[RJR]

Nice coverage,

 

[facade]

Times have changed. When I lived in NYC, a few short years ago, JJ considered "Stetsons" too low in quality to even stock.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Times have changed. When I lived in NYC, a few short years ago, JJ considered "Stetsons" too low in quality to even stock.

I do believe they were right...

 

[Altiori]

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/how-to-pick-a-stetson-hat/

This is an excellent hat store. I have a Borsalino como and a Doria white linen driving cap from JJ. They also reblocked a vintage velour Fedora and several other hats I own. They are a class group of guys who are patient and professional.

 

[tropicalbob]

"Patient and professional" certainly describes the fellow in the video. Watching it again just now, I noticed she never lets him finish a thought until almost the very end. Like most American vids of this sort, there's no time or inclination for anything like a real look at the hats, never mind any mention of other makers. It's not so much about "How to Pick a Stetson Hat" as it is about "How do I look? How do I look?" An irritating, slightly hysterical, and LCD approach is the hallmark of modern American television.

 

[Richard Warren]

I can't argue against the propostiton that CBS and most media suck.

That store got me hooked on hats a long time ago when I bought my first Borsalino.

Can they really still stock a lot of open crown hats?

 

[Historyteach24]

I don't really understand the random railing on Americans , did you expect the CBS news correspondent for a Sunday morning show to be a hat expert? It was simply a plug for the store and for Stetson, any positive hat stories to help the market is good

 

[Richard Warren]

So a plug for a hat comapny is news?

Railing against Americans? Being one myself, I reserve all rights to rail on any American that deserves it, and anyone else for that matter. CBS has no grounds to compalin, being in the railing business itself.

I try to encourage Stetson myself, to the point of having bought several. CBS? No time for them.

 

[LeBois46]

Nothin there but broads and booze Charlie, both'll ruin ya.

When I was younger I spent my money on booze and broads and wasted the rest!

 

[tropicalbob]

I don't really understand the random railing on Americans , did you expect the CBS news correspondent for a Sunday morning show to be a hat expert? It was simply a plug for the store and for Stetson, any positive hat stories to help the market is good

Random railing on Americans? Really? I trust you mean my comments on the "CBS news correspondent" (infotainer - hard to tell them apart) doing the "plug." It's getting increasingly difficult to tell the news, or even the human interest stories, from the ads. I wish Colin and the folks at JJ's all the luck in the world, the hat industry, too, but I would've really liked to have heard what the man had to say rather than have to decide which hat looked best on her. We're in worse shape than I thought when you can't disparage this kind of schlock.

 

[Frunobulax]

Morning "news" shows are not news. In fact, very little news is news. I wouldn't tune into CBS Sunday morning expecting anything but brain bubblegum. I thought it was a nice spot, but only superficially informative. However, it was a feature, not a documentary.