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My Blue Heaven

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dkstott

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Sterkowski Malone cap in Blue with leather trim
 
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Dobbs Twenty in the colour Neptune (a dark blue). Size 60 (7 1/2 American) with the curled brim at 6cm (not counting the curl) and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Made under license in Germany. Probably dates from the sixties. Aside from a few small scuffs (two on the undersie of the brim and one at the pinch) it's in excellent condition and hand of the felt is beautiful. Nice shape and colour too.
Made for Breiter in Munchen.

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Dobbs Twenty in the colour Neptune (a dark blue). Size 60 (7 1/2 American) with the curled brim at 6cm (not counting the curl) and the crown at 11cm at the center dent. Made under license in Germany. Probably dates from the sixties. Aside from a few small scuffs (two on the undersie of the brim and one at the pinch) it's in excellent condition and hand of the felt is beautiful. Nice shape and colour too.
Made for Breiter in Munchen.

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Quite nice
 
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Mossant Castor Hudson (beaverfelt) homburg for Sools in blue called bleu mattan (matt blue). Size 56 with the brim at 6cm and the crown at 10,5cm at the center dent. Doesn't get much better than this; the felt is fabulous with a great hand to it and the colour, while being distinctly blue, is still subtle. Weighs 138 grams.

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Forgot to post this one here. Morreton Velrex in the colour Baltique. So it isn't black, but a very dark blue. Lovely velour with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 10,5 cm at the center dent. Morreton was a midtier producer with moderate prices hats, so this one is a bit of an oddity, as it is of very high quality. Weighs in at 117 grams.

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Mossant de luxe fedora in a blue colour called orient. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at a generous 6cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Lightweight (82 grams), unlined and vented. On this one they got everything right, even the thin ribbon works really well here. The colour is probably the main attraction though, reminds me of a Borsalino Nembo I have.


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And old image of Rix Chapelier, where it was sold.

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Mossant de luxe fedora in a blue colour called orient. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at a generous 6cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Lightweight (82 grams), unlined and vented. On this one they got everything right, even the thin ribbon works really well here. The colour is probably the main attraction though, reminds me of a Borsalino Nembo I have.


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And old image of Rix Chapelier, where it was sold.

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Very nice!
 
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Mossant de luxe fedora in a blue colour called orient. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at a generous 6cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Lightweight (82 grams), unlined and vented. On this one they got everything right, even the thin ribbon works really well here. The colour is probably the main attraction though, reminds me of a Borsalino Nembo I have.


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And old image of Rix Chapelier, where it was sold.

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That thin ribbon is the perfect trimming for this hat....great look!
 
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Allez les bleus! The French seem to have had a knack for making nice blue hats. Here's another example.
Morreton Prestige Chamois in blue (navy). Size 56 with the overwelt brim at 7cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. The proportions are spot on and the crown looks more generous than its measurements suggest. The overwelt is extremely narrow and even. The hand of the felt is nice, but doesn't scream "chamois" finish right away. You could be forgiven for thinking it was a regular felt. Its best feature by far is the glorious blue colour: not too close to black to notice and not too blue to be garish. Shows a bit darker in real life than it does on the pictures.

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Allez les bleus! The French seem to have had a knack for making nice blue hats. Here's another example.
Morreton Prestige Chamois in blue (navy). Size 56 with the overwelt brim at 7cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. The proportions are spot on and the crown looks more generous than its measurements suggest. The overwelt is extremely narrow and even. The hand of the felt is nice, but doesn't scream "chamois" finish right away. You could be forgiven for thinking it was a regular felt. Its best feature by far is the glorious blue colour: not too close to black to notice and not too blue to be garish. Shows a bit darker in real life than it does on the pictures.

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That beauty would compliment my blue blazer a treat, but, or as The french might say, Sacré Bleu! 56cm? My cranium goes out to a 62, now you know why I tend to go for bespoke, however, Edward passed on a good tip.
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https://www.hatcentre.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=153
The colour is called: French Navy. Hello Sailor!
 
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That beauty would compliment my blue blazer a treat, but, or as The french might say, Sacré Bleu! 56cm? My cranium goes out to a 62, now you know why I tend to go for bespoke, however, Edward passed on a good tip.
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The colour is called: French Navy. Hello Sailor!
There would not be enough felt in it to size it up, even with some Ignacio wizardry going on. That French Navy hat does look very good though and reasonably priced as well.
 

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