So I find a nearby...

[Tampahound]

vintage clothes shop that has a number of hats in the background of pictures on their website! I'm excited about my first journey to try and find hidden treasure! I'm leaving in about 10 minutes and will report back my results.

I'd love to hear YOUR stories about your first trip to a vintage clothier or consignment shop in search of a new lid! Please share!

 

[Tampahound]

nothing in my size of interest...

 

[RobFedoraField]

that's the most disappointing story I've heard in a long time.

on a brighter note, any in a 7 1/4?

lol lol lol lol

 

[ironhead]

I went to an antique place 45 minutes away from my house. I found an older Dobbs that originally came from a store that has been cloed for 30 years. To my surprise it fit my tiny head. The hat was in spectacular condition. Its hard to find a hat in great condition in a size 7.

 

[jpbales]

Usually we hear "to my surprise, it fit my big ol' head!"- from what I've seen, it's usually harder to find vintage hats in large sizes than smaller ones, even really small sizes. At a size 7, you should be able to find a lot of nice hats!

 

[ironhead]

Here in northern Maine not may survived. Or at least never made it to the antique dealers.

 

[jpbales]

JohnnyPhi probably has a bunch of hats in size 7:
http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii79/johnnyphi/?action=tags&current=Size 7
That's an album with his size 7 hats. The unsold ones should eventually come up for auction in the "merchants" forum here on the lounge. He also has a bunch of hats at even smaller sizes, that he's put up for sale as "holiday gift" hats:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=36353