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My Loro Piana Spaghetti Western.
I bought a woman's Loro Piana Beaver hat, and gave it to Ignacio to convert.
He put in a leather sweatband, curled and stiffened the brim a little bit, and blocked it in the same shape as the black Mallory Western I bought from Bob Hufford.
Voilá, a Spaghetti Western.
The quality of the felt is great. Unlike Nick Fouquet hats, it really does feel like a 1200 dollar hat. Soft and obedient.
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Saw this one over on Facebook, so beautiful. That color is to die for. I still can't fathom a $1200 hat when a person can get equal or better quality from a custom hatter for a third of the price. I guess couture has no bounds. Love this one.

I kind of like these "mediocre" examples of mid to late 1950s hats. I shows the options to a hat buyer on the lower end of the price spectrum. I have one of these cheap-o brands (my Hat City Hat Co. beater) that was definitely at the entry level of a hat shop's offerings. Just part of how we can tell the story.

Ditto as above. This one is kind of interesting, definitely an example of the transitional hats of the late 1950s. Styles were changing...

Rockel "Velourette", 58 cm possibly late 1950s. The finish is Chamois like so I would be interesting to know why Rockel chose the "Velourette" name. I have one other "Velourette" and it also has a Chamois like finish. I really like the Ribbon and Bow design. This is the second hat from my recent seven hat find.

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Very interesting hat Steve. That ribbon treatment and liner logo are super cool. Marketing at its best for the period.

Rockel "Jupiter", 58 cm possibly mid to late 1950s. The Chamois like felt is fantastic (color, finish, hand) and easily dry creases. Also really like the form and mid width band / ribbon. Unfortunately the liner is missing so I might look for a replacement. This is the third hat from my recent seven hat find.

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Open Crown

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Another great European Steve. Does this one still have the basting stitches in the ribbon? Is that a sign it is NOS?

Champ - Telescope Crown - Back Bow 7 1/4

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Champ - Telescope Crown - Back Bow 7 1/4
Medium Grey - Kashmir Finish
4 inch Telescope Crown as shaped
2 1/4 black grosgrain ribbon with 1950s back bow
2 inch brim with overwelt

Took a chance on this Champ Feel The Felt with porkpie-eque crown and 1950s style back bow not knowing the size. Labeled size turns out to be 7 1/4 but only a tad loose. Interesting change of pace styling. Will see if this one sticks around.

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Love me sum back bows! This one is a classic of style and form for this period (1955-1959) I would be all over this one, it tells the story of a style that was popular for only a few years and then faded out. Love it.
 
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Very interesting hat Steve. That ribbon treatment and liner logo are super cool. Marketing at its best for the period.


Another great European Steve. Does this one still have the basting stitches in the ribbon? Is that a sign it is NOS?
Mike, Thank you! All 3 of the hats I have shown so far belonged to the same individual. They are in very good condition but not NOS. In some cases the basting stitches were not removed by the store that sold the hats.
 
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Getes, Georg Teufel & Sohn, Tuttlingen, "Antilope", 58 cm possibly late 1950s early 1960s. This hat is machine formed but has nice dimensions + style. I have never encounter Georg Teufel (&) Sohn, Tuttlingen so I will have to see if I can find any information. They don't come up on any of my lists. There is another Getes in this find.

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Rmccamey

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A very nice, clean example.

Getes, Georg Teufel & Sohn, Tuttlingen, "Antilope", 58 cm possibly late 1950s early 1960s. This hat is machine formed but has nice dimensions + style. I have never encounter Georg Teufel (&) Sohn, Tuttlingen so I will have to see if I can find any information. They don't come up on any of my lists. There is another Getes in this find.

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drmaxtejeda

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got a fresh batch of custom band blocks today, made from a conformateur tracing. Art Fawcett used to have that service; maybe Dave, his succesor, still does
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. They aren't just my size; they are actually made to the shape of my head.
After a week or so, the sweatband adapts to the wooden block. Also, after you wear the hat for a while, the sweatband tends to shrink a little bit, so the next time you put the hat on it will feel tight.
If you store the hat on a block, it won't.
 
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got a fresh batch of custom band blocks today, made from a conformateur tracing. Art Fawcett used to have that service; maybe Dave, his succesor, still does View attachment 281359 . They aren't just my size; they are actually made to the shape of my head.
After a week or so, the sweatband adapts to the wooden block. Also, after you wear the hat for a while, the sweatband tends to shrink a little bit, so the next time you put the hat on it will feel tight.
If you store the hat on a block, it won't.


Impressive sight, Max. All my band blocks have holes in the center...do you ever have trouble getting a block out of a tight hat?
 
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got a fresh batch of custom band blocks today, made from a conformateur tracing. Art Fawcett used to have that service; maybe Dave, his succesor, still does View attachment 281359 . They aren't just my size; they are actually made to the shape of my head.
After a week or so, the sweatband adapts to the wooden block. Also, after you wear the hat for a while, the sweatband tends to shrink a little bit, so the next time you put the hat on it will feel tight.
If you store the hat on a block, it won't.
And when Max becomes famous they can be sold as two inch casts of Max’s forehead ;)
 

Rmccamey

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Byer Rolnick Resistol Twenty soft bowler; mid to late 60's I'm thinking. And it is soft! I could easily dry crease this one into a Homburg with little effort. With a brim of 1 3/4, this one is about 1/4 inch smaller than my other stiff bowlers and it carries a slightly shorter crown as well but it looks well proportioned. I am pleased to finally add a mid-brown to my derby collection.

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