Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}

[Landman]

That's a hat box he is carrying not a Drum kit as the photo caption says.

You would think a website called Fashion Magazine could recognize a hat box.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

You would think a website called Fashion Magazine could recognize a hat box.

Most Men's Fashion sites are real lacking in knowledge of men's fashion them think a ball cap and a hoodie are men's fashion.

 

[TheDane]

You would think a website called Fashion Magazine could recognize a hat box.

Not necessarily. But I certainly wouldn't think most hat wearers could tell the difference between Mr. Spader's hat box and a drum case, either. If you haven't handled quite a few drum cases, I would wonder if you could tell the one small detail that makes it differ

 

[KingAndrew]

Andy, welcome to the Lounge.

Perhaps you would like to post some pictures of your Borsos in the Borasalino Brotherhood thread. I know your fellow Loungers would love to see them

 

[AndyPFS]

Andy, welcome to the Lounge.

Perhaps you would like to post some pictures of your Borsos in the Borasalino Brotherhood thread. I know your fellow Loungers would love to see them

Thanks, King. I certainly could do that, posting at least a few of the Borsalinos, if I could find my way to the thread (I'll search) and figure out how photos get posted to threads on this site; I've obviously just not looked into it yet. I see on the last few BLACKLIST episodes, that he has been wearing stingier brimmed hats. Both the ones from last night's show certainly were.

 

[AndyPFS]

Andy, welcome to the Lounge.

Perhaps you would like to post some pictures of your Borsos in the Borasalino Brotherhood thread. I know your fellow Loungers would love to see them

Meant to add that the Borsalino in my avatar is one I purchased in Newark, NJ at Dan's Caps & Hats. He is still currently advertising it, even though I got it probably 4-5 years ago. http://www.danshatsandcaps.com/bors...1.html?zenid=ddb5a45a910798fc913f056e801cf5b5

 

[Cheviot]

Hello everyone.
As RBH mentioned, JJ Hat Center (NYC on 5th Avenue just South of 32nd Street) is featured in one of the early episodes showing Spader's character buying a hat there. The hat he wears most frequently and appears to be the hat used in the graphic image used for the show (the one with Spader in a hat, trench coat, and seated in handcuffs), is a classic black fur felt Brosalino with a 2⅜" borderless brim, which JJ Hat Center happened to have in my size and was quickly added to my growing collection of Borsalino hats.

Andy, I'd like to get one of these hats but I'm far from NYC. What info would I need to id the hat elsewhere?

 

[EliasRDA]

Umm, is the difference between a mens hat box & a drum kit cover that the hat box is round whereas the drum kit cover maybe has a flat area to keep it from rolling?

 

[EliasRDA]

drum kit cover = drum case.
Sorry, I dont play the drums so made the wrong reference. [huh]

 

[RBH]

Here is JJ Hat Centers catalog.

http://www.porkpiehatters.com/collections/felt-hats?page=1

After seeing the brim on a few of these I can understand why he said he didnt like stingy brims.
A few of the hats he wears on the show are rather short brimmed but are not stingy comparied to a some in JJs catalog.


I would not be surprised if this one was a modern Dodds.

http://www.hats-plus.com/p-206-dobbs-toledo-straw-hat.aspx

 

[trestiton]

I am a newcomer to the site and I'm almost certainly doing something wrong. But I would like to explain to you ( I am a m. doctor and I am interested in psychoanalysis ) the meaning of "Stinghy brims " !.
Also I hate the tight ones, such as those of Trilby so prevalent today.
Well, to wear a hat with a wide brim it is necessary that the wearer has a strong personality, to be self confident , have the ability to deal with others. He is a self-confident person. If I'm not mistaken you call such a guy "Badass" ! Am I right ?
Nowadays, the strong and individualistic personality are rare, the Society is standardized, people are afraid to come out from the herd.
I would say that the width of the brim is proportional, millimeter by millimeter, to the personality of the wearer, until of good taste, of course!
My best regards to all and good conversation !
Aldo Mercanti
Italy

 

[TheDane]

Umm, is the difference between a mens hat box & a drum kit cover that the hat box is round whereas the drum kit cover maybe has a flat area to keep it from rolling?

Yes, a drum case may have a flat area on the side, but it's not always the case (no pun). I have handled thousands of drum cases, and I'm actually not dead sure. It no doubt contains a hat, but it could be a rebuild drum case for a 14x8" side tom. A quick search on eBay showed only one round case. Round cases for bass drums are not as rare as the ones for smaller toms and snaredrums, but you still see the smaller from time to time.

Anyway, factories that made these fibre cases for drums very likely also made cases for hats. I would like to see it up close. Had it been another person in the image, I would have said "drum case", but Spader ... "a hat case, no doubt!"

 

[TheDane]

I would not be surprised if this one was a modern Dodds.

http://www.hats-plus.com/p-206-dobbs-toledo-straw-hat.aspx

I think you're spot on, Rusty. I don't know if they make it with that ribbon, but he could very well had it changed. I've been told, that some fedora wearers are divas, when it comes to their hats [huh]

 

[Cheviot]

Matching a hat from The Blacklist

Having already found and purchased the hat James Spader wore in the pilot of the Blacklist, I'm moving on to a more difficult to match hat.



I must apologize, as these are captures from video, none are very sharp. Can anyone ID the maker and/or model hat? I've found similar panamas, but none quite match.

Thanks!

 

[gear-guy]

there is another thread about the blacklist hats that James wears. There might be something about this hat in that thread. He does wear it well. doesn't he?!

 

[Greyryder]

Biltmore's got some panamas with ribbons about that color. Hard to tell, with the way some grosgrain seems to change color depending on angle or lighting.

That brim looks wider in the second picture, than it does in the first. But these look close. http://www.menshats.com/product/1130/fedoras www.menshats.com/product/1356/fedoras

 

[fedoracentric]

Spader seems to like 2-1/4 inch brims.

 

[Greyryder]

Man after my own heart.

 

[Cheviot]

Biltmore's got some panamas with ribbons about that color. Hard to tell, with the way some grosgrain seems to change color depending on angle or lighting.

That brim looks wider in the second picture, than it does in the first. But these look close. http://www.menshats.com/product/1130/fedoras www.menshats.com/product/1356/fedoras

Thanks, those look very close indeed, especially the second.

 

[Seth Duzan]

Man after my own heart.

^ this