Joao Encarnado
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I find odd that even Stetson own store doesn't have all sizes.
Hi, everyone. Do any of you afficianados know why the sizing on Stetsons is so erratic, in terms of the availability of larger sizes? I'm looking for a size 7 7/8 in the Premier Stratoliner, but the only store offering them is Delmonico and, even there, not in the mink. It's odd that even the Stetson home-site has a very limited range.
Yes; as much as I love the vintage hats I've bought since discovering the Fedora Lounge, I can't bear to part with the nougat Temple and the mist gray Temple I bought in the '90s (I guess they're sort of vintage now too). Both fit well and look good, and feature colors the Temples of today don't come in.Maybe the new-made hats might be thought of as "crap" compared to the finest from the 30s and 40s. But that doesn't mean modern-made hats are crap in the scheme of things. After all, it is a completely unfair comparison to compare today's factory hats to those of the golden age of hats.
I agree with the others that Stetson has really upped its game in the last two years or so. In fact, Stetson began to up its game starting back in the late 1990s when it first put out the Nostalgia. So, the company has slowly but surely been looking to make its offerings better for years, now.
So, go buy a new hat, too, along with your vintage ones. I have!
Asmo - I hope you are wrong, but my recent experience was much closer to 8 weeks. Frank.