New Guy With a Few Questions

[Uberneot]

Hi all,

Great site. I've been lurking for a few weeks and gotten some really great info. I just have a few questions for you. First, does anyone know if Dobbs has a physical store in New York City? I can't seem to find a listing for them.

Second, for the more Northern crowd, what do you do on those biting Winter days? I'd hate to go back to wearing cruddy wool caps after wearing nice Fedoras. Do you just deal with frozen ears?

That's all for now folks. Thanks a lot!

 

[Canadave]

You could always try these. You can have them customized with the Lounge logo!

Actually, I've seen ear muffs where the band goes behind the head, rather than over top, so that would work. If it's REALLY cold, go with the wool cap. Check out this thread...the "wool cap" discussion starts at #5.

David

 

[SHARPETOYS]

Newsboy with flaps

Newsboy with ear flaps.

http://www.hartfordyork.com/images/uploads/prods/newsboy-wool-borsalino-B15022L-f.jpg

You could have Brett at B! Wear make you a custom one.

http://mariposa.yosemite.net/bwear/

 

[nicolasb]

You could always wear a scarf over your face (and ears).

Of course that might cause you to end up looking like The Shadow.

 

[besdor]

Uber ,Dobbs does not have their own store anymore .It closed many many years ago . There are two places to buy a Dobbs hat though in NY .
Arnold Hats on 8th ave and 36th st is a great store. A lot to choose from .
Bencraft Hats at 236 Broadway near the famous Peter Lugers steak house has a lot of Dobbs hats as well. They are in Brooklyn .

 

[Brad Bowers]

I wear a pair of those earmuffs (not fuzzy) that go behind the head, and they work great with my fedoras. When the wind chill is 25 below zero, the combination is most welcome! I also wear a scarf to cover chin and cheeks, if I need it. Can't have too much protection.

Brad

 

[Mycroft]

You could always wear a scarf over your face (and ears).

Of course that might cause you to end up looking like The Shadow.

Only The Shadow knows...how to keep warm.

 

[nicolasb]

I actually quite fancy the hat in that Shadow photo, I must admit. Don't know where one could find something like that.

 

[photobyalan]

I actually quite fancy the hat in that Shadow photo, I must admit. Don't know where one could find something like that.

I bet you could get a western hat, switch out the ribbon, bash the crown and re-shape the brim and you'd have a really close approximation.

 

[Uberneot]

Uber ,Dobbs does not have their own store anymore .It closed many many years ago . There are two places to buy a Dobbs hat though in NY .
Arnold Hats on 8th ave and 36th st is a great store. A lot to choose from .
Bencraft Hats at 236 Broadway near the famous Peter Lugers steak house has a lot of Dobbs hats as well. They are in Brooklyn .

Thanks for the tips. You made me realize that in my search for hat shops, I've completely neglected Brooklyn, which is disgraceful on my part since I used to live there.

Arnold is a great store, I bought my first hat there about a week ago. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. I found this pleasantly surprising as I figure most people my age (21) that go in there just want to play around, try things on, giggle and leave. A man who I assumed was the owner (Mr. Arnold?) saw the B&H Photo bag I was carrying and stopped me to talk about what a great store it is. It was a really pleasant experience. They certainly have my business.

As to the ear-warming situation, I think I'll go with the behind the head ear warmers. My Mother has those Ear-mitts and one of them is perpetually lost. With my luck I'd probably lose one in an hour after buying them.

Thanks all!

 

[besdor]

Glad I could help you Uber. Arnold's is a great store to go into . I cant believe that there arent more hat stores in NY . With 8 million people ,you would think that there would be 10 stores to shop in ,but no more . they are all gone.

 

[SHARPETOYS]

Ear warmers $15.75

http://www.qvc.com/asp/frameset.asp...&CLASSLEVEL=&txtDesc=ear+warmers&SearchClass=

 

[Aaron Hats]

There are actually a lot of styles in hats and caps that are available with a fold-down earflap. The Tilley Winter Hat is my favorite up here in the cold north.

There's also Kangol's 504 wool:

Bailey also does some western hats with the fold-down earflap.