HELP !! Looking for a Good Milan...

[tinmanzzz]

I am Looking to purchase a New Milan Straw Hat for summer. I want something with a minimum of a 2 1/2" brim (bigger would be nice ) and in a Fedora style.
I have been looking a Millers, but my experence with Biltmore Milans wasn't that good.
If anyone can make a suggestion, it would sure help..
Thanks

 

[RBH]

Hold your horses if you can... Peters Brothers may have something coming up soon.

But if you cant wait. joe can put what crease you might want in his Indy Straw fedora. I have one and I have really enjoyed it.[It has the Indy crease]

 

[Panamabob]

I always here rave reviews about Optimo's milans.

 

[RBH]

As a side note for an example... here I am from last summer in my Peters Brothers {PB} Indy straw.

<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/966/hpim1655xx4.jpg" border="0" alt="Indy straw"/></a>

 

[tinmanzzz]

Nice Looking Hat

As a side note for an example... here I am from last summer in my Peters Brothers {PB} Indy straw.

<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/966/hpim1655xx4.jpg" border="0" alt="Indy straw"/></a>

I have the Honor of owning a 1957 Peters Bros "40" OR Clone (see my pic ). I will give them a call.

 

[Panamabob]

Tell Mrs. Nelda that Bob said "Hello".

 

[Not-Bogart13]

I like the PB Milan - very light, airy, and soft. However, I found it a touch too floppy (it sort of wilted in the humidity) and the crown too conical and tall. So, I had it reblocked and given just a little more stiffness (thank you, my guardian hat angel ). I wore it quite a bit last summer and it held up comparably to my VS cuenca. Still, I'd love to find an "inbetween" milan... not a PB, but not a cheapo piece of junk. My Dobbs isn't bad, but it's very stiff. That's my only complaint.