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[Rmccamey]

Certainly is a standout liner!

Following on from the hat addition posted on Friday
- this one is from the Christmas batch too:

It's a "Luxor" too: Homburg in a dark grey with dark grey binding
open crown at 13.5 cm; centre dent 11.5; curled brim 5-5.5
The felt is nice and soft but very stiff - feels like a Bowler/Melone
The Luxor logo is the same as before, but the paper label and
the overall finishing are different, which I think is due to
the manufacturing period - I guess 70s (?).

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I have a couple of these hats and I really like them. I know they don’t block as much sun as a non-ventilated hat, but they block a lot and they are very breezy. Unfortunately, it’s a very small 7 5/8 so this one isn’t staying. Anyone interested?

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

I wonder if the hats are European in origin. When I looked into the King Felton hat I found that the retailer Alf W Goodwin was born in 1891 as Alf Thoresen and changed his name to Goodwin when he emigrated to the US. He returned to Norway in 1920 but kept the name. It could well be that he set up a connection for importing hats from the US. The King Felton hat and the Luxor hats you showed all have a straight liner seam, which is a feature of most American hats, while European made hats usually have the liner seam at an angle. It's very speculative and there are exceptions of course, but it's all I've got.

Thanks, Stefan, for the input and your view of things/the thing.
This may again be one of the mysteries that we (currently - perhaps never) cannot solve.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

nice "Luxor" hats Santa brought you, Matt.
I don't think there is one, but there ought to be a Scandivavian Hats / Hatmakers thread.

Thank you, Steve, for your kind comments.
And I was wrong: when I introduced the "Italian-Pseudo-Danish" Danfelt-Homburg,
I was looking for a Scandinavian thread, but didn't find one. Maybe it's also because
these hats are so rare (for us?) and therefore a "collection" didn't make much sense.
In your opinion, has this changed and would a new thread be appropriate?

 

[steur]

Thanks, Stefan, for the input and your view of things/the thing.
This may again be one of the mysteries that we (currently - perhaps never) cannot solve.

Only one thing for it, Matt: we need more examples and therefore hats!

 

[Steve1857]

Thank you, Steve, for your kind comments.
And I was wrong: when I introduced the "Italian-Pseudo-Danish" Danfelt-Homburg,
I was looking for a Scandinavian thread, but didn't find one. Maybe it's also because
these hats are so rare (for us?) and therefore a "collection" didn't make much sense.
In your opinion, has this changed and would a new thread be appropriate?

I definitely think it would be interesting to start a Scandinavian Hat Makers / Hat Shops thread, Matt. In fact, I've been contemplating starting it myself after having seen your post about not finding one.

Apart from the hat makers / shops of old, there are now two very accomplished custom hat makers in Denmark and Sweden.

It would be nice to collect the old and the new in one thread.

 

[Samson25]

Hornskov and Vladimir Moroz ( if he's your style) in DK ?
With a little charm, I'm sure Advintage - DE will also make you what you want.
My first custom just arrived and is on my head.
Will post with pics as soon as the wind weakens and I can take some pics.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Only one thing for it, Matt: we need more examples and therefore hats!

My girlfriend will... Oh, why am I telling YOU!?

I definitely think it would be interesting to start a Scandinavian Hat Makers / Hat Shops thread, Matt. In fact, I've been contemplating starting it myself after having seen your post about not finding one.

Apart from the hat makers / shops of old, there are now two very accomplished custom hat makers in Denmark and Sweden.

It would be nice to collect the old and the new in one thread.

I really like the idea of bringing together the old and the new
- and also the apparent/disguised beeing from somewhere else
I was already thinking about a great cheeky name today,
but I haven't come up with anything suitable yet...
So please let me know when YOU have set up one.

 

[Steve1857]

So far this year, I've picked up two ca. 1920s/30s hats. I'm so pleased to say that the newest arrival was made in February 2022.

I never thought my first bespoke hat would be ordered in Canada, nor that it would be a Pork Pie. Just goes to show, you never know.

A big thanks to Robert of Wolfbrae Custom Hatters @belfastboy for his work on this one.

Tonak heather felt. Thick, but soft to the touch
10cm crown
5.5 cm raw edge brim
2.5cm vintage slate grosgrain ribbon with frayed edge.
Blue Paisley liner with the Wolfbrae logo.
Very soft and comfortable leather sweat.

I originally wanted a Fedora style hat that could be worn brim up or down, but then changed my mind. Thankfully, Robert was into the idea.

I thought I'd be wearing this one "classic" Pork Pie style, but as soon as it came out of the box, I knew it had to be brim down. It has a sporty, "Rat Pack" look to it.

A big thank you to Robert for his openess to my wishes and not least to his expert advice and abilities as a hatter.

I can wholeheartedly recommend Wolfbrae Custom Hatters to all on the Lounge!

 

[steur]

So far this year, I've picked up two ca. 1920s/30s hats. I'm so pleased to say that the newest arrival was made in February 2022.

I never thought my first bespoke hat would be ordered in Canada, nor that it would be a Pork Pie. Just goes to show, you never know.

A big thanks to Robert of Wolfbrae Custom Hatters @belfastboy for his work on this one.

Tonak heather felt. Thick, but soft to the touch
10cm crown
5.5 cm raw edge brim
2.5cm vintage slate grosgrain ribbon with frayed edge.
Blue Paisley liner with the Wolfbrae logo.
Very soft and comfortable leather sweat.

I originally wanted a Fedora style hat that could be worn brim up or down, but then changed my mind. Thankfully, Robert was into the idea.

I thought I'd be wearing this one "classic" Pork Pie style, but as soon as it came out of the box, I knew it had to be brim down. It has a sporty, "Rat Pack" look to it.

A big thank you to Robert for his openess to my wishes and not least to his expert advice and abilities as a hatter.

I can wholeheartedly recommend Wolfbrae Custom Hatters to all on the Lounge!

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Nice looking felt. Steve and fine finishes too.

 

[The Shoe]

So far this year, I've picked up two ca. 1920s/30s hats. I'm so pleased to say that the newest arrival was made in February 2022.

I never thought my first bespoke hat would be ordered in Canada, nor that it would be a Pork Pie. Just goes to show, you never know.

A big thanks to Robert of Wolfbrae Custom Hatters @belfastboy for his work on this one.

Tonak heather felt. Thick, but soft to the touch
10cm crown
5.5 cm raw edge brim
2.5cm vintage slate grosgrain ribbon with frayed edge.
Blue Paisley liner with the Wolfbrae logo.
Very soft and comfortable leather sweat.

I originally wanted a Fedora style hat that could be worn brim up or down, but then changed my mind. Thankfully, Robert was into the idea.

I thought I'd be wearing this one "classic" Pork Pie style, but as soon as it came out of the box, I knew it had to be brim down. It has a sporty, "Rat Pack" look to it.

A big thank you to Robert for his openess to my wishes and not least to his expert advice and abilities as a hatter.

I can wholeheartedly recommend Wolfbrae Custom Hatters to all on the Lounge!

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Nice. Does that bow have a touch of black in it, or is it just a trick of the light?

 

[Steve1857]

Nice. Does that bow have a touch of black in it, or is it just a trick of the light?

The middle part of the bow does indeed have a touch of what I'd call blue bottle black. It catches the light nicely.

 

[The Shoe]

A new Akubra arrived at our house yesterday - a Leisure Time for Etsuko.

She has been wanting to get an Akubra since seeing how my ones handled the rain. She also likes the sun protection afforded by the downwards brim both front and back. When I saw this one with feathers woven into the leather headband, I thought it might be the one.

It was, and she’s very happy with it.

 

[StoryPNW]

A new Akubra arrived at our house yesterday - a Leisure Time for Etsuko.
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She has been wanting to get an Akubra since seeing how my ones handled the rain. She also likes the sun protection afforded by the downwards brim both front and back. When I saw this one with feathers woven into the leather headband, I thought it might be the one.
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It was, and she’s very happy with it.
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I'd really like to get one of these for my wife, looks really nice.

 

[The Shoe]

I'd really like to get one of these for my wife, looks really nice.

I picked this one up from Hats by the Hundred. They had a better size and colour selection than The Hattery Katoomba. Apparently, though, Akubra stock is low everywhere.

 

[StoryPNW]

I picked this one up from Hats by the Hundred. They had a better size and colour selection than The Hattery Katoomba. Apparently, though, Akubra stock is low everywhere.

I just started looking again, and it doesn't look like anyone has one in the sand color in her size. Looks like I will have to put my name on a waitlist.

 

[The Shoe]

I just started looking again, and it doesn't look like anyone has one in the sand color in her size. Looks like I will have to put my name on a waitlist.

Looks like my wife got the last one in her size, too.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Miller Bros. Sort of a scaled down Tom Mix. The 7X Beaver felt is decent, but mostly unimpressive.

As I have a very similar Stetson i don’t think I’ll be keeping this hat.

Seeing that the liner and the sweatband both have Miller Bros. website I’m placing this as an early 1940s hat.

 

[Granville]

Just the color I was looking for and a perfect fit. Two days in the freezer, another good brushing, and I removed a spot on the ribbon with a little alcohol. White on white logo underneath main Selentino logo in tip reads "Rose" and, inside a shield, "made in Czech Republic exclusively for Selentino Hat Co." "Genuine Fur Felt" embossed on sweat band along with "cool, classic, comfortable" and another crown and ribbon logo. A little staining on the liner and some discoloration on the very edge of the front brim, but overall in great shape.

 

[Blare]

A new Akubra arrived at our house yesterday - a Leisure Time for Etsuko.
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She has been wanting to get an Akubra since seeing how my ones handled the rain. She also likes the sun protection afforded by the downwards brim both front and back. When I saw this one with feathers woven into the leather headband, I thought it might be the one.
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It was, and she’s very happy with it.
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very cool