Open Crown Stetsons: A Call (Plea) to Retailers!!

[art_deco_fan]

Yup, these new hat look amazing and I will pick up each in the near future! If I have any gripe at all, would be the color pallet, or the lack of, wish these had a bit more in the range of colors, blues, greens, reds, or shades thereof. But we get what the market will bear. oh well that's what custom hats do, fill in the gaps!
But I digress! Bravo to Stetson for stepping up and delivering a knockout line of hats!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Thanks Jeff for checking on my Strat and Stetsonian . Jeff said he is still waiting on the Mink Strat's to come from the factory.

 

[Thunderball]

Jeff,

If I order one of those fancy Statoliners, can you shape it into a long oval?

 

[seabass]

Jeff emailed me as well the other day about the Mink.
Like fine wine got to take time, Im sure its worth waiting on.

 

[Jedwbpm]

Yes

Jeff

Jeff,

If I order one of those fancy Statoliners, can you shape it into a long oval?

 

[Benzadmiral]

I'm definitely interested in a mink color Strat. Since it's open crown (and I already have an OR/Strat in silverbelly), I could do a cattleman crease with the fedora snapbrim, and have a very unusual OR. You don't see many of those in medium or dark brown.

Is the mink color as dark as the mink Stetson does the Temple in? Sort of milk chocolate color?

 

[Jedwbpm]

I'm definitely interested in a mink color Strat. Since it's open crown (and I already have an OR/Strat in silverbelly), I could do a cattleman crease with the fedora snapbrim, and have a very unusual OR. You don't see many of those in medium or dark brown.

Is the mink color as dark as the mink Stetson does the Temple in? Sort of milk chocolate color?

I have not seen the hat in mink as of yet. However Stetson does keep the colors the same through styles.

Jeff

 

[gtdean48]

I have not seen the hat in mink as of yet. However Stetson does keep the colors the same through styles.

Jeff

HatCo keeps the color recipes pretty uniform across the dying process across the style lines.
The felt body weight may absorb it differently tho....

 

[Grizzly Adams]

My black Strat is scheduled to arrive tuesday...

Now that is a color I would love to have in a Strat. I hope you will be posting pics when convenient. Thanks!

 

[jlee562]

Now that is a color I would love to have in a Strat. I hope you will be posting pics when convenient. Thanks!

I wouidn't hold out of my Fedora Lounge friends!

 

[seabass]

Jared,
hope to bump into you wearin this when your sportin the black Strat...Amigo !
I know were close locally
My dream hat has arrived scored it from Mr. Lucky

Im waiting on the mink but would love to find the same vintage Vita felt "Stratoliner type" in mink
I almost went for the black Stratoliner when I called Jeff at Delmonico but changed my mind & chose the mink,
good thing I did so as this vintage jewel came up..

a little steam & brushing & im there !
che

 

[Rogera]

Che I am jealous! That is a beaut!

 

[Landman]

Che, that's a real beauty!

I almost ordered the black Strat too when I called Jeff but went with the mink instead. However, I have a feeling if these hats turn out to be as nice as they look in the pictures I will probably order a black one too!

 

[ManofKent]

Looks great Che.

 

[VetPsychWars]

Isn't Mink and Cornhill the same color?

Of course not, or they wouldn't have different names.

Can someone post a picture of their Cornhill Stratoliner? That's the color I'm most interested in.

Thanks

Tom

 

[tommyK]

Of course not, or they wouldn't have different names.

Can someone post a picture of their Cornhill Stratoliner? That's the color I'm most interested in.

Thanks

Tom

I've already posted several pictures

 

[tommyK]

Cornhill is an elusive color to capture much like silverbelly in some hats.

 

[tommyK]

The most accurate pic I have of the color

 

[VetPsychWars]

I've already posted several pictures

Sorry, I seem to have missed them... thank you for the repost!

Tom

 

[tommyK]

To more clearly show the difference between Stetsons Cornhill and Tawny.
They are similar light browns but the Tawny is a little olive and the Cornhill is a little more orange. as was stated earlier there can always be batch variation as well.

By the way I've played with my crease and did the distilled water spray soak to facilitate shaping. The hat suffered no ill effects (no dimpling or tapering) from being very wet.