Reshape an open crown hat into a Bogie shape.

[riccardo]

Hi to all,
I'm looking for an hat,open crown (I think could be better) for reshape it into a Boogie shape, I love very much that kind of shape (I think for me could be better with more wider brims).
What about Akubra Fedora, to do it?
Anyone have any idea about?
Anyone has a Bogie hat,any pics?

Many thanks.
Riccardo

 

[Not-Bogart13]

Miller, again!

I don't know about Akubra's Fedora. The Fedoration is nice, but the brim might be wider than you'd want. So, I have to recommend Miller again. They have an open crown hat that has a choice of three colors and three brim sizes! Use the link, and scroll down to the lower pictures, Style: 257 "Miller Raider 257 Hat" Open Crown.

http://www.millerhats.com/indiana_miller/indianam.htm

Hope it helps.
NB

 

[scotrace]

Every time I assume something I end up with egg on my face, so, just to be certain:

You want a hat shaped like a hat Humphrey Bogart would wear, is that correct? Or is there a "boogie" shape of which I'm not aware?

 

[thefedorastore]

The Open Road

I think you would be quite happy steaming any good vintage Open Road, Stratoliner, or Borsalino. They were all open crowns before they were blocked. I get vintage hats in all the time, and most of them I steam into open crowns, so when they are sold, I can provide the shape the customer likes. What size are you my friend?
Bona Sera

 

[riccardo]

Every time I assume something I end up with egg on my face, so, just to be certain:

You want a hat shaped like a hat Humphrey Bogart would wear, is that correct? Or is there a "boogie" shape of which I'm not aware?

...yes, I mean like Humphrey Bogart, an hat like him!
I'm a 7 1/2 size.
Good link, NB.
Thank to all.
Riccardo.

 

[hatflick1]

Bogie Hat

Here's another take on a style of Bogie hat which is not a pinch crown.
http://www.hats-plus.com/detail.aspx?ID=105

 

[BellyTank]

Booger Hat...

I received a green hat which had been packed in a padded postal bag once...

Flat and green.

Booger shaped.

B
T

 

[Brad Bowers]

I received a green hat which had been packed in a padded postal bag once...

Flat and green.

Booger shaped.

As long as it wasn't slimy!lol

Brad

 

[BellyTank]

Furry, no slime to be seen at all.

It was a Boogerlino.

B
T

 

[Rick Blaine]

I think you would be quite happy steaming any good vintage Open Road, Stratoliner, or Borsalino. They were all open crowns before they were blocked. I get vintage hats in all the time, and most of them I steam into open crowns, so when they are sold, I can provide the shape the customer likes. What size are you my friend?
Buona Sera

I would tend to agree, a vintage OR w/ a 2 3/4" brim would, in my humble opinion, be just the ticket.

 

[Nathan Flowers]

Vintage Cavanagh, owned by Kentucky Blues.

 

[vmtrevino2]

Thats what I was going for with this Stetsonian

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[Wesslyn]

I love the Bogie crease more than any other. A deep diamond that's not quite "perfect." It's hard to achieve when you have an egghead like me, the top always bottoms out before the sweatband snugs up against my forehead. So tall crowns and for me, a hat that's a little tighter than my normal 7 1/4 makes it a bit easier.
I'm pretty satisfied with the crease I got in my Knox Twenty. I think it's about as Bogie as I've gotten any hat to look.

 

[RJR]

I love the Bogie crease more than any other. A deep diamond that's not quite "perfect." It's hard to achieve when you have an egghead like me, the top always bottoms out before the sweatband snugs up against my forehead. So tall crowns and for me, a hat that's a little tighter than my normal 7 1/4 makes it a bit easier.
I'm pretty satisfied with the crease I got in my Knox Twenty. I think it's about as Bogie as I've gotten any hat to look.
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It looks good.

 

[kaosharper1]

I had Art Fawcett make me a Maltese Falcon style Bogart hat a few years back, but you need a 6" crown which you have to bash down to 4.5" and thebrim is 2 1/4 to 2 3/8 or so. Here's my post when the hat was new:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/art-fawcett-vs-hall-of-fame.13023/page-61#post-770494

So it would be best to go vintage, or have one made. Most newer hats don't have a high enough crown.

 

[SurfGent]

Thats what I was going for with this Stetsonian

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Looking good. That's a beautiful hat

 

[SurfGent]

I have caribou (grey) Stetsonian that's still in the box after 5 months since it arrived from Delmonico hatter's. It's so beautiful and I have so many other hats that I have not taken it out to play with shaping the crown. Cause I have my center dent temples and my tear drop whippets basically the 2 styles I wear. So thanks for the inspiration. Maybe I'll play around with this shape and see how it fits me

 

[vmtrevino2]

Looking good. That's a beautiful hat

Thanks

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[vmtrevino2]

Brim up.

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[fabiovenhorst]

Mine. Vintage Cury