New guys hat collection and thankyou Fadora Lounge

[jonbuilder]

Guys I going to keep the story short and show the picture. I had been buying trading and collecting leather jackets for the past 7 years. I got one of most any jacket I want and can afford mostly utility and cycle jackets. I got bored with the jackets and decide to start looking at buying hats to wear. Starting by researching and reading Lounge posts. I do appreciate the dedication, which the Lounge moderators and some of your other active loungers keep the posts organized so the post came be researched. Anyway reading many post on the lounge I pulled the trigger on my first felt hat on June 2 of this year a Stetson 25 Here is the picture story.

Thee thin ribbon left ot right OR Royal Delux broght fron the lounge classifieds
,My first felt hat a Stetson 25 from the 60s, my every day wearer a Stetson 7X clear beaver

Before picture of the 7X OR

Stetson 25 which I cleaned, streached 1-1/2 szes cleaned and recleased

OR 7X and OR 25

McCound this has to be clear beaver

 

[jonbuilder]

New guys hat collection continued

Whippet after being sent out for a cleaning reblock and new sweat band.m I droped this hat in a pot of boiling water while steaming for a recrease.

before picture of the Whippet

two Borsalinos and a Cavaragh. the Cavaragh was $6.50 plus shipping is like new

Johnnyphi Royal Delux Stetson and a Caravenette Panama by Mallory

Beaver Hat, says beaver bleand on the sweat took the crease I can it well but not the same qaulity as the rest of my vintage hats. This is the hat a wear to work ever day does not show the dust and dirt from construction. The spot is only a water mark

The sweat band from the whippet and linings I removed from the Stetson 7X and Stetson 25

 

[indycop]

Very nice! :eusa_clap Wait til Rusty see those thin ribbons! lol

I was going to say welcome when I saw the NEW but then I saw the 2005 and 70 posts.lol

 

[RBH]

Very nice! :eusa_clap Wait til Rusty see those thin ribbons! lol
.lol

MAN!! I seen 'em and I love 'em!!!
Super thin ribbons!!!!! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Great hats - and boots. I hope you don't WEAR that center pair that way.

 

[jonbuilder]

Very nice! :eusa_clap Wait til Rusty see those thin ribbons! lol

I was going to say welcome when I saw the NEW but then I saw the 2005 and 70 posts.lol

Thanks indycop
What I mean by new guy is six months ago I knew very little about hats. I had two hats I brought in Mexico and a department store wool hat I wear in winter

 

[indycop]

Great hats - and boots. I hope you don't WEAR that center pair that way.

As soon as I saw that I thought of the movie "The Longest Day"!lol

 

[Dinerman]

That McCloud is pure beaver so far as I could tell. Hell of a tough, yet fine hat.
Love the knot of the bow on the wide binding borsalino.
Nice boots, I especially like the color of the leather on the pair on the right.
I love the creases you have in your hats. Elegant without being overly fussy, like what was originally done.

Well done, Jon.

 

[Colby Jack]

All are beauties! Great collection and love those thin ribbons!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[jonbuilder]

Love the knot of the bow on the wide binding borsalino.
Nice boots, I especially like the color of the leather on the pair on the right.
I love the creases you have in your hats. Elegant without being overly fussy, like what was originally done.


That is Lucchese goat in a Cordova color from the San Antonio days, the middle pair are Rusty Franklin’s
I glad you like the creases I guess not overly fussy is my style goes with the vintage hats. Although the Whippet was professionally creased

 

[BobC]

Great hats - and boots. I hope you don't WEAR that center pair that way.

Maybe he sits cross legged a lot? lol

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Those are really sharp hats, jonbuilder. I especially like the Whippet and the brown Borsalino with the wide binding; nothing makes a hat look sharper that a good, wide binding. And I do appreciate those boots too, of course! Its the "National Footwear" of Texas!

 

[KatintheHat]

That's a beautiful assortment.

 

[Justdog]

Thanks for sharing a great evolution

:eusa_clap

 

[Colby Jack]

Congratulations

What a great collection!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap