Show Us or Explain Your Western Hybrids

[portolan]

Johnny, I didn't see the Crossover on Art's website....

Is that something he made just for you? I really like it a lot.

 

[de Stokesay]

I have an Akubra Bushman that I put a teardrop bash into with a very sharp front crease. I imagine that this hat fits these criteria exactly as it has a westernish width brim, but has a very tall straight crown and is bashed like a fedora. David Morgan states that this hat is the predecessor to the fedora that we all know and love, and so I styled this mine accordingly.

Unfortunately I can't upload pictures now (lost the camera somewhere in the manse) but if you look up Akubra Bushman you'll know what I mean.

I like this hat for wear with jeans, a brown leather jacket, and my Courteney Tracker veldschoen (boots) whether in town or in the actual bush. It doesn't work well with a suit however.

de Stokesay

 

[jimmy the lid]

Here's my entry -- my North Valley "Field & Stream." When I first posted this lid, I mentioned that the objective was to come up with a hat that would be rugged enough to use regularly as an outdoor hat, but still have looks suitable for more civilized settings. In essence, it is probably this particular quality that is central to a hybrid...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[deanzat]

Stalled conversion

At last, I know what to call my stalled conversion! It's a hybrid!

From this:

to this (pardon the rain-drenched look)

 

[johnnycanuck]

Mickey D:

A "Crossover" style "Blue Smoke" with 3" brim, diamond crown, 3/4" ribbon, and will flange it in a western style.

Portolan:

I think Art gave it a name so it can be a regular style. Just ask him and I am sure he can do one up for you with your own spec's.
Hope that helps.

Johnny

 

[johnnycanuck]

when I got it

http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=41585&highlight=best+wife+ever

Johnny

 

[Sam Craig]

deanzat — great hat!

Dean,

That turned out terrific.

You'll find, I believe, that hat will just get better and better with age and wear.

If you enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed mine, you'll find yourself looking for other colors to expand the wardrobe.

One tip.

If you decide to go with a wide ribbon on any of them, put in the effort to start with Petersham and don't fall for the craft-store poly satin grosgrain ribbon.

I made that mistake when I first started converting and now I've started replacing the ribbons.

The Petersham — rayon — ribbon makes a huge difference. It forms to the crown much better.

Good luck!

 

[portolan]

Thanks so much for all the great pics...

I really enjoy looking at these. Some wonderful hats here.....Keep em coming...Phil

 

[gtdean48]

100 & 25

The Open Road has long been marketed as East meets West = the original Crossover in my book.
Here are my 2 Open Road style Stetsons.
Stetson 100

Stetson 25

 

[Sam Craig]

Jimmy Steward good

gtdean's OR fedoras are great.

I was a teen when I first realized that was what Jimmy Stewart wore in part of The FBI Story and I have always thought this was the best use of an open road.

They look great and they are tough old hats.

I have one that's been through several mission trips to Honduras — where it got more than its share of rain and sweat and dust — and it still comes up looking good!:eusa_clap

 

[leo]

A "Western/Aussie Hybrid" from Nathaniel's of Colorado:

 

[portolan]

That's a great hat....I don't see it on

Nathaniel's website. Is it a custom? Phil

A "Western/Aussie Hybrid" from Nathaniel's of Colorado:

 

[Preacher Man]

Johnny that is one great looking hat and it looks great on you! I really like it.

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

In 1979, I went hunting with some friends and had a thin ball cap when it got a lot colder. Seemed okay to me, but my friend who had the land tossed me a dusty old cowboy hat with a cut in the crown. Told me that he had been wanting to dispose of it and to keep it so I would be a bit warmer. I looked it over and saw that aside from the cut, it was a pretty respectable Beaver Brand hat. That night, I wet and reshaped it to wear backwards. Taking the cowboy curl out of the brim gave it sort of an Aussie look. I gave it a center dent with a tight fedora pinch and left it fairly close to the fireplace to dry over night. This field expedient work got me through the hunting trip in comfort, if not style. I thought about tossing it as my initial efforts were only partially successful, but went back to having the front in front. Tried another experimental reshape to a lower front crease which closed the slit and hid it from view. The fedora slouch was then pleasing.

The ribbon was badly discolored and tattered, so I made a leather one:



After playing with the crease and pinch, I was much happier with the look:



After reading about diamond shaped crowns here at the FL, this tired hat might receive yet another crease...

Fed

 

[T Jones]

Nice hats Gents! I like this thread! It's about time sombody started one like this. There's a lot more to fedoras than all that dressy la dee da prim and proper gentleman headwear! What I like best about the Western / Fedora Hybrids are their versatality. They can be worn with either dressy or casual attire. Unlike a Gentleman's fedora that's limited more to the clean shaven, finely pressed, wrinkle-free suit and tie types, the Western Hybrids are a true every man's fedora. You don't have to worry about tucking in your shirt tail and wearing freshly pressed pants. A pair of jeans are perfect to wear with a Western Hybrid fedora, (just don't press the jeans with a crease)!..and you don't have to worry if you miss a day shaving!

Here's my contribution to the Western Hybrid Fedora. This started out as an OR. I put different crease in it and just put on this contrasting dark brown mid-ribbon. This particular OR has a generous 2 7/8 wide brim which I like. I took the idea of the bow from a few pictures that gtdean posted of a Stetson Wanderer...

 

[Joao Encarnado]

This particular OR has a generous 2 7/8 wide brim which I like. I took the idea of the bow from a few pictures that gtdean posted of a Stetson Wanderer...

Generous? Does that mean all OR are narrow brim?

 

[T Jones]

Generous? Does that mean all OR are narrow brim?

Not generous compared to what you're used to wearing OR brim widths were all over the board actually. I have a few with 2 5/8, a 2 3/4, and a 2 1/2. The one pictured above is a 2 7/8 brim. But for a fedora, 2 7/8 is pretty generous.