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rclark

Call Me a Cab
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Thanks Zombie! I really like the CD a lot. The wider brim and tall crown help elongate my round face! The crease is still a work in progress as I am a little OCD.
 

Miamibruno

One Too Many
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mmcabe - nice finds. Finding a place that has hats like that is a godsend. It seems every time I find one, they run out of hats.
rclark - tough to see the color on that Campdraft - She's a beauty nonetheless.

Just opened the box on this one. A perfect (I think 40s but no later than 50's) Borsalino. The new jewel in my collection.

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rclark

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Bruno, hatsdirect.com calls the color silverbelly but it seems more tan than my Stetson OR SB. I like the color its just not quite what I was expecting. Nice Borsalino!
 

Miamibruno

One Too Many
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Thanks, Charlie. You've got to feel this one. It is unbelievable. It out Borsalinoed my other Borsalinos.

Thank you, too, rclark. Silverbelly is a funny color. Some go toward silver, some toward beige/tan. I think the beige/tan is the actual color.
 

Garrett

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Looks like the one recently sold by my friends in Portland (AmericanVintage) Nes Pas? Not a fedora but rather a western (meant to be worn open crown akin to boss of the plains).
 
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...The crease is still a work in progress as I am a little OCD.
Aren't they always a work in progress? A little tweak here, a little tweak there...

I'm normally OCD when it comes to symmetry--the side dents should be the same length and depth, the curves of the teardrop should mirror each other side-to-side when viewed from the top, etc.--but I've somehow managed to have a "perfection is unattainable" mindset where my hats are concerned, and I sincerely believe the minor imperfections give my hats character. :D
 

rclark

Call Me a Cab
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That's good to hear, Zombie! I will try to be a bit more like and see it as "character" rather than a flaw. Symmetry is my goal but is quite allusive. Especially when it comes to hats.
 

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