Homburg Nation

[deadlyhandsome]

That IS beautiful, Brent!

Thanks, Joe. If it was a couple sizes bigger I would have been ecstatic.

 

[Rumad]

Too long since I’ve had something worthy to post here.
Dark blue Stetson The Sovereign Twenty Marine (color or model?) in size 7 ½ or 60cm. The ribbon still has the basting stitching. I really like blue hats and this dark blue has enough blue to bot appear black. Aside from some foxing it looks pristine.


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I saw that in your eBay store an hour ago. I dunno if I can get away with a homburg but it sure is purdy, Brent

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I see that in your eBay store an hour ago. I dunno if I can get away with a homburg but it sure is purdy, Brent

Thanks, Alan. Homburgs were my first love and I added fedoras and westerns later. Matt @mmbarnes wore homburgs casually and looked good doing it; you should give them a try sometime.

 

[Rmccamey]

A most excellent homburg, Brent.

Too long since I’ve had something worthy to post here.
Dark blue Stetson The Sovereign Twenty Marine (color or model?) in size 7 ½ or 60cm. The ribbon still has the basting stitching. I really like blue hats and this dark blue has enough blue to bot appear black. Aside from some foxing it looks pristine.


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[deadlyhandsome]

A most excellent homburg, Brent.

Thanks, Randy. How are you doing thinning your herd?

 

[Rmccamey]

Slow, but moving along. Need any 1/8s? I know how much you like them

Thanks, Randy. How are you doing thinning your herd?

 

[steur]

Too long since I’ve had something worthy to post here.
Dark blue Stetson The Sovereign Twenty Marine (color or model?) in size 7 ½ or 60cm. The ribbon still has the basting stitching. I really like blue hats and this dark blue has enough blue to bot appear black. Aside from some foxing it looks pristine.


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That IS beautiful, Brent!

+1 !

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

My first contribution to the Homburg Nation is this Scott and Co. Midnight Blue homburg.

With a 2-1/4 inch brim and 5-1/2 inch open crown, the felt is quite nice (probably rabbit or hare) though not particularly soft. However, the inside is impressively luxurious.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Dobbs, late 50s/early 60s is my guess.

There’s nothing particularly remarkable about this homburg except I think the colors are worth showing off.

5-5/8 crown and 2-1/4 inch brim.

 

[Rmccamey]

An excellent pair of homburgs, Nathan.

My first contribution to the Homburg Nation is this Scott and Co. Midnight Blue homburg.

With a 2-1/4 inch brim and 5-1/2 inch open crown, the felt is quite nice (probably rabbit or hare) though not particularly soft. However, the inside is impressively luxurious.
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Dobbs, late 50s/early 60s is my guess.

There’s nothing particularly remarkable about this homburg except I think the colors are worth showing off.

5-5/8 crown and 2-1/4 inch brim.

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[The Lost Cowboy]

An excellent pair of homburgs, Nathan.

Thanks Randy! Good to sort out a way to display the hats in photos. I’ve got one more on the way tonight.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

My last entry for tonight is the pride of my collection. I love these 1940s Royal Stetson De Luxes. This one is in particularly good condition and fits like a dream.

2-1/2 inch brim, 5-1/2 inch open crown.

 

[BobHufford]

I love these 1940s Royal Stetson De Luxes.

Me too! I love this particular hat as well, but it is an early ‘50s edition. O.P.S. was in effect from 1951 - 1953.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Me too! I love this particular hat as well, but it is an early ‘50s edition. O.P.S. was in effect from 1951 - 1953.

Thanks Bob! Just to clarify, this is an OPA vice OPS hat. Here’s a FL link that describes the differences:

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/opa-ops-ceiling-price-tags.62777/

I haven’t read all this yet, but the main difference straight off is that the OPA is an earlier version of OPS and covers the years 1941-1947 (according to the post).

 

[deadlyhandsome]

My first contribution to the Homburg Nation is this Scott and Co. Midnight Blue homburg.

With a 2-1/4 inch brim and 5-1/2 inch open crown, the felt is quite nice (probably rabbit or hare) though not particularly soft. However, the inside is impressively luxurious.
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Well, there’s no turning back now. Here’s a glimpse into your future:

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Well, there’s no turning back now. Here’s a glimpse into your future:


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You know what makes this even funnier is something nobody in the Lounge knows until now: I still keep my hair cut in a mohawk.

And that, opposed to what it was when I was a young man (can’t access a better photo right now):

So yes, your vision for my future as a banker would be a big change indeed!

 

[BobHufford]

Just to clarify, this is an OPA vice OPS hat.

Ha! I’ll schedule a visit with my optometrist for next week.

Sorry ‘bout that.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Black Cavanagh in 7 ¼ or 58cm. Guessing 1950s.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

You know what makes this even funnier is something nobody in the Lounge knows until now: I still keep my hair cut in a mohawk.

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And that, opposed to what it was when I was a young man (can’t access a better photo right now):

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So yes, your vision for my future as a banker would be a big change indeed!

I went another way in my younger years:

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Ha! I’ll schedule a visit with my optometrist for next week.

Sorry ‘bout that.

No worries, I reckoned you knew the difference but I put the link up anyway for newbies like myself who might still be learning these kind of signposts.