Seth Hawkins
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Just sent my deposit for a size 58!
Any word yet? Must be getting close...
It shouldn't be too late as I think Hatsdirect is getting more that just the ones we have all ordered.
My Stetson 25 in 7 1/8 is a perfect fit on me and so are my size 57 Akubras. A 58 sits down on my ears. I've never noticed any shrinking in my Akubras (I have four) and the Heritage felt should be more resistant to shrinkage in any case.
From all the chatter in this thread, it seems if you would have a Campdraft body then allow the user to specify brim width, ribbon color & size for both edge binding & hat band you'd meet a lot of taste.
I just sent an email in inquiring about a size 57, I guess it's not too late yet, or is it?
I wear a 7-1/8 in our American Stetsons and Resistiols which often have a tag that also says 57. That means that a size 57 should work, right? Are these hats known to shrink much, as I usually find 7-1/4's to be too big, unless they were to shrink a bunch.
Are there any custom hatters in Australia that would have access to Akubra bodies?
if you will go to a fabric store ( even a major drug store) and spend about $3.00 for a fabric seamstress's tape and have someone else ( wife, GF etc) measure around where you will wear your hat, ( do not pull tape real tight unless you want the hat that tight) and take that measurement and convert to your size. This way you will not be GUESSING about your size. Here's a link to John Helmer's site and a size conversion chart. Onward thru the Fog
http://www.johnhelmer.com/level.itml/icOid/54
Oh, I know, and I have seen those tables before, but since I have about 14 hats mostly all 7-1/8, I figured I would be ok if someone else could comfirm that they also wore the same size and it translated to this brand of hat, in 57, and many of my hats also say 57 on them, but they are American hats for the most part, however, that is good advice, and I used to have one of those soft tapes, but I guess I will have to buy another one, since I can't find it anywhere.
I've worn and bought Akubra's for 32 years now and out of habit still check my head size with a tape. Since this Akubra is a special edition, and is a bit pricier than the regular models I would want to measure for sure ! Onward thru the fog
Wondering a few things. First, has anyone gotten any news here (as in have they charged the balance on your card so you know it's shipped)? Be great to hear these are starting delivery, though mine will I suspect be one of the later ones as I just finally placed my order last week (also a size 57).
Also wondering, after seeing the difference in color between the Fed IV in Tawny Fawn and the Fed IV Deluxe in Heritage Fawn (I know, different names as well as different colors), has anyone seen the Akubra Heritage Silver Belly, do we know if it's a direct match for their standard felt's Silver Belly?
Last, can someone direct me to a pic of the Camp Draft in Silver Belly just to refresh my memory/whet my appetite for the new forthcoming hat? TIA.
ETA: Ah, nix that request. I just did a simple web search and came up with LOTS of pics to keep me drooling...