interjake
New in Town
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- Buffalo, NY
I'm a relatively new member to this great website. I currently own a few fedoras - Stetson, Borsalino & some straws. I'm interested in anyone's thoughts, ideas and/or opinion on what folks think a suitable brim width would be for today's fashion era. My hats range from 2" to 3.5"s. The last few years, I've leaned towards 3"s on my 2 Borsalino Verdi's, but now I am beginning to think they look a little too broad and may be breaking out the smaller brims.
Wearing a fedora in Buffalo is somewhat daring enough; I don't want to look foolish in a hat that is over the top. By the way, I really don't like stingy brims. A local hatter - Gary White -- told me that the stingy brims were originally, when popular in the fifties/sixties, an attempt to salvage old hats that had been shopworn, etc., by cutting off the damaged portion of the brims.
Comments/thoughts?
Wearing a fedora in Buffalo is somewhat daring enough; I don't want to look foolish in a hat that is over the top. By the way, I really don't like stingy brims. A local hatter - Gary White -- told me that the stingy brims were originally, when popular in the fifties/sixties, an attempt to salvage old hats that had been shopworn, etc., by cutting off the damaged portion of the brims.
Comments/thoughts?