Hatters in East TN?

[plain old dave]

I have an OR that will require a bit of work in the next several months, and am starting to look about. Suggestions?

 

[warbird]

I was told there is a good shop in Chattanooga. I cannot confirm that. One of the guys on this board who does hat repairs I think lives near Memphis.

You may just have to ship it off. Very sad that there isn't a top quality shop in ever decent sized city anymore. There are still guys here in Nashville who make a lot of the hats and do hat repairs for the country stars. But I don't know who they are anymore.

 

[Dinerman]

I've been to that hat shop in Chattanooga. I'd recommend it. They have a lot of stock, and if I remember correctly, their house label hats were quite nice.

 

[warbird]

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=13317

 

[duggap]

Hats in Chattanooga

Folks, I live in Chattanooga and the only hat shop I know of is Wormser. In the vintage era the Wormser was a pretty good hat but those days are gone. The shop is now owned by an Oriental couple who have some trouble with English so it is hard to get a feel for what they do or don't know. I know he didn't know anything about a real Panama. I have bought hats from them but they sell Stetson and Bailey mostly and a lot of wool. If there is another one please tell me.[huh]

 

[plain old dave]

Certainly in the 20-25 counties and 3-4 metropolitan areas of the eastern 1/3 of the Volunteer State there is at least ONE hatter?

 

[playitagainsam]

Hello fellow resident. I'm east of Nashville and I feel your pain. You would think there would be more hat shops in the area with all the sun in the summer and rain in the winter, but the sad truth is the only one I've located is in Brentwood called classy hats. Sort of sounds like a strip club don't it?

lol

 

[Trotsky]

There is absolutely nothing in Knoxville, unless I am mistaken. I am not surprised at that though.

 

[SHARPETOYS]

Try Mike Moore....

Majormoore is a member here at The Fedora Lounge and he lives near Memphis. I'm sure he could help you out...

www.buckaroohatters.com

 

[plain old dave]

Bump.... Still looking, and just sent an E mail off.

 

[barrowjh]

I sent two off to Optimo (Graham Thompson) in Chicago in the past month and am WELL pleased with the results. This is a 30's - 40's Borsalino in a green color 'Ninfea' which translates as Water Lilly - and the color is a dead-on match to the color of water lilly leaves. My flash/camera might not have done it justice:

It arrived (from an Ebay seller) folded, rolled, with the wind trolley wrapped tightly around it, and had been stored that way for many years (I presume). The felt was a pleasant surprise - the seller stated it was 'cola brown' and the pics on ebay looked brown, I was EXTREMELY pleased that it was Ninfea and not brown. It needed a new sweatband, ribbon, and wind trolley and of course cleaned and blocked. I consider this my finest hat now, and will someday get that avatar replaced.

 

[RBH]

Dont know if Mike Moore can rework and old hat but I can attest that he makes one hell of a nice new one.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=19910&highlight=moore
Drop him a PM and see what he can do.

 

[jimmy the lid]

barrowjh -- I love the color of that hat. Absolutely gorgeous!:eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

 

[J.T.Marcus]

John, Green is a neglected color. I don't know why. Yours is magnificent! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[barrowjh]

Thanks for the comments - I'm going to expand on this one and another that Optimo refurbished for me in a separate thread (and change that avatar!).