Stetson Gaylord

[thunderw21]

I'm interested in this hat. Does anyone have it and what do you think about it?

linky

 

[indycop]

It looks good to me! no 7 5/8 though:eusa_doh:

 

[Mr. Lucky]

I was looking for that hat last year. And, like poor ol' Indycop, I have a big noggin' and that model wasn't being made anymore in the large sizes. I came across one and it has an almost suede feel to it. I really like the lid and the price there is pretty righteous!

 

[tonyb]

I'll let you know what I think of it once mine arrives. The picture and the price alone prompted me to order one. I'm hoping I can bump up that 7 1/8 enough to make it fit me, but if that turns out to be unadvisable, I'll make a gift of it for a 20-something guy I know who wears proper hats and whose head is a size or so smaller than mine.
Thanks for posting that, thunderw21. I didn't know that Stetson makes a model that so suits my sense of what a fedora should look like.

 

[thunderw21]

Thanks for posting that, thunderw21. I didn't know that Stetson makes a model that so suits my sense of what a fedora should look like.

Sure. I just hope they don't sell out before I get a chance to order one.
It does look like a 'real' fedora which surprised me since it is a modern Stetson. I like the color and they have a size that'll fit me.

 

[tonyb]

Sure. I just hope they don't sell out before I get a chance to order one.
It does look like a 'real' fedora which surprised me since it is a modern Stetson. I like the color and they have a size that'll fit me.

Ditto on the style and color. Gotta like it. Anything keeping you from pulling the trigger? I'm guessing that Aaron has that model marked down because he's clearing out the last few he has in inventory.
Izzat right, Aaron? Is Stetson still producing that model? No?

 

[Benny Holiday]

It looks pretty good. There are so many comments to be made about the name, however . . . lol

 

[thunderw21]

Ditto on the style and color. Gotta like it. Anything keeping you from pulling the trigger? I'm guessing that Aaron has that model marked down because he's clearing out the last few he has in inventory.
Izzat right, Aaron? Is Stetson still producing that model? No?

Money at the moment. Darn college.
Maybe for Christmas...

 

[carter]

Ditto on the style and color. Gotta like it. Anything keeping you from pulling the trigger? I'm guessing that Aaron has that model marked down because he's clearing out the last few he has in inventory.
Izzat right, Aaron? Is Stetson still producing that model? No?

I have to agree. The style and color are terrific. And the price is hard to beat.

If Aaron is going to restock this hat, I'd like to know. There may be a 7 5/8 in my future.

 

[Edward]

It looks pretty good. There are so many comments to be made about the name, however . . . lol

I do suspect that name must predate the modern usage of the word..... unless Stetson's market research folks have identified big pink dollars in a specifically targetted hat model?

lol

It's an interesting looking hat.... is it just the angle of the photo that makes the crown look proportionately so tall? 2 3/8" isn't that small of a brim, surely.... Though with a teardrop or C crown it might look shorter? Aside from the obvious brim difference, it puts me in mind of a homberg I own with those tall sides and the centre dent.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

I just did a search on the Stetson Gaylord, and it looks like it may be a dedicated model for Aaron Hats. Is that the case?

 

[thunderw21]

On October 17 of this year Aaron's blog said the Stetson Gaylord was his favorite hat from this year. Here's another picture of it.

http://aaronhats.com/blog/?m=200710

Also while searching for the Gaylord, I found this quote from Jamespower:

I bought myself a Stetson Gaylord a while back just to see what they are producing now. Junk to say the least. The sweatband was made of some psuedo-suede stuff. Glued in liner of course and the stitching looked like it was done by a machine that needed adjustment. It literally tore up the binding when it went through it. The ribbon around the crown looked like it was stapled onto the crown by the way the stitches held the ribbon on. The block looked like a five year old had smacked it a few times with a wiffle ball bat and the felt had wrinkles in it!

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=13926

So I'm interested to see what others who have ordered this hat have to say.

 

[tonyb]

I, too, took a look at a thread from about a year ago wherein one of our more experienced members had some less-than-glowing things to say about his example of that particular model. I take some comfort in knowing that his standards are quite high, and that there is always the chance he got the one bad one in the barrel.
I have relatively little money into this one, anyway, so what the heck. And I've said more than once that if Stetson et al made hats in styles more to my liking, they'd get some of my dough. So they get some of my dough. Not much, mind you, but some.

 

[Feraud]

It is a great looking hat for the price.

 

[Edward]

I, too, took a look at a thread from about a year ago wherein one of our more experienced members had some less-than-glowing things to say about his example of that particular model. I take some comfort in knowing that his standards are quite high, and that there is always the chance he got the one bad one in the barrel.
I have relatively little money into this one, anyway, so what the heck. And I've said more than once that if Stetson et al made hats in styles more to my liking, they'd get some of my dough. So they get some of my dough. Not much, mind you, but some.

Sometimes you do just have to take a punt on these things. While I obviously bow to the superior knowledge and experience of so many Loungers, I think sometimes too you have to factor in that they might have different requirements in a hat. For a start, if budget is not an issue, then clearly a full on bespoke will pretty much always be superior to a cheap off the peg; also as with any consumer good the law of diminishing returns will apply to hats, and it becomes very subjective very quickly from that perspective whether a hat is "worth the money." I think the best way to view it is that those with the experience can offer very valuable advice, but it would not necessarily be the correct path to choose to take that as instruction.

 

[tonyb]

True enough, Edward, but bargain that that new Stetson is, it's still costing me two or three times as much as I've paid for some very, very nice vintage lids. So I am taking something of a leap here.
I don't doubt for a second, though, that it's a far better deal than I'll likely ever find down at the local hat shop.

 

[BellyTank]

Ahem... Gaylord, MI

Given the style and colour choice, I would hazard a guess at Gaylord, MI.
Gaylord, MI. is a self style Tyrolean village, apparently.

Let's ask DeanGlen.

I had my eyes on one when Aaron first mentioned it- for that exact Tyrolean imagery it evoked- but without the kitsch-ness of the stereotypical Alpine hat. It has a slightly narrower brim and the crown is not so tall.

I have seen it, a while back, available from another hatter.

JP's rave review is somewhat unsettling though.
Looks like I missed out on my size.

B
T

 

[carter]

I just did a search on the Stetson Gaylord, and it looks like it may be a dedicated model for Aaron Hats. Is that the case?

J.T.,

I called Aaron Hats and the lady who answered the phone did not think the Gaylord is a dedicated model but was not certain. No one else is working there today so she suggested I call back tomorrow.
Perhaps Aaron will be on this forum today.
I have also PM'd Matthew Range (HATCO). He should be able to answer this question.

 

[BellyTank]

When I was looking for one, I definitely saw it at another hatter's web site,
I even save the picture from there- let's see...

But I think only one other hatter online.

B
T

 

[Aaron Hats]

The Stetson Gaylord was not special made for us. I believe it was only available for one year and has since been discontinued. I'm not in the store today but I think there are only two or three left. If anybody has specific questions about the hat I'd be glad to answer your questions. Give me a call tomorrow at the store.

As far as a negative review about this hat, is that really a surprise? You can't go more than four posts without reading something negative about modern production hats.

Aaron