Looking for a hat like this

[d12bn]

I've been watching the TV show Dirt and like Don Conkey's hat. On the show he says its a vintage hat his father gave him but he wears two that are the same but different colors, so it looks new to me.
Anyway it has me looking at hats and I found this forum and thought I would ask what style would you call it and where I might find something similar.

Thanks

 

[WEEGEE]

I think this is the maker

http://www.makinshats.com/

http://www.makinshats.com/mfw/mfw31.html

 

[Joel Tunnah]

Wool hats for $175? Now I've seen everything. :eusa_doh:

 

[Jerekson]

Wool hats for $175? Now I've seen everything. :eusa_doh:

You're kidding, right?

Oh no...you aren't. Uh...yikes.

 

[Davidson]

http://www.makinshats.com/

http://www.makinshats.com/mfw/mfw31.html

"By Jove I think she's got it!"

Nice catch and call, WEEGEE!

 

[d12bn]

see ya

Its good to find out what a forum is like early on

 

[bolthead]

Wool hats for $175? Now I've seen everything. :eusa_doh:

Key-ripes man......

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Wool hats for $175? Now I've seen everything. :eusa_doh:

But it's VIRGIN wool!

 

[Rick Blaine]

Don't let the door...

see ya Its good to find out what a forum is like early on

... on the way out.

 

[Jerekson]

... on the way out.

What is going on here, exactly? Did we offend him?

 

[art92101]

Makins hats

Over priced but lots of people buy them, (trendoids); usually because they don't know better. I have seen them at the Nordstroms Dept. store in the $150 to $200 range. However, I have also seen them at Nordstrom's Rack (their discount outlet) priced from $15 to $40 bucks. Same hat just a season or two old.
Makins quality is fair, trendiness is their cachet.
Pay attention here on the lounge and you will learn how to get a fine vintage or decent current hat without getting ripped off. Know your hat size.

 

[art92101]

The Conkey Hat

I have a similar colored hat, vintage from resistol that I bought for $10 bucks from some Sisters of Mercy seller on Ebay. It has a better weave and an excellent leather sweat band. You don't want buy a Makins with a cotton ribbon sweat band.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Dunno?

What is going on here, exactly? Did we offend him?

maybe because there wasn't more evident enthusiasm over the opportunity to spend three c-notes on a lid made of shiny leather strips... I like beef jerky as much as the next guy but I don't want a hat made from it!

 

[Rick Blaine]

Seperated at birth?

 

[skwerl-hat]

if times get rough you could always eat that hat!
keep it away from the dog though.

 

[Bud-n-Texas]

But it's VIRGIN wool!

That just means that it was made from the wool of Ugly Sheep.

 

[Bud-n-Texas]

I've been watching the TV show Dirt and like Don Conkey's hat. On the show he says its a vintage hat his father gave him but he wears two that are the same but different colors, so it looks new to me.
Anyway it has me looking at hats and I found this forum and thought I would ask what style would you call it and where I might find something similar.

Thanks

Posting of live auctions is not allowed, and for the record to date I have never been a seller on any auction site. That having been said, if a person was inclined to go to that auction site and do a search on lets say SILVER and STRAW and STETSON, one might find a chapeau similar to the one you are inquiring about.

 

[hatflick1]

Check Out Cubavera

Cubavera makes similar style hats for about twenty-four bucks. The tag reads "100% paper." Others claim it's actually a hemp fabric. I picked up a dark striped style along Venice Speedway here in Southern California. Nice topper. Light weight. Stylish. Great for the sun.