TELL me this fedora went to YOU!

[Benny Holiday]

Superb-looking "Open Road", Marc - congratulations!

Like Magus and Sharpetoys, I have to say the first sky piece you posted didn't move me much. But the Open Road-style hat is a hummer! Great buy!

 

[Visigoth]

I *almost* took that Open Road... didn't know anything about the maker, so passed. Now I'm kicking myself.

 

[WEEGEE]

Cool

The hat is...most...very cool.

congrats!!!

 

[funneman]

I wasn't that impressed with the stitiching, but..

...you gotta love "Noclevermoniker".

 

[WEEGEE]

HAS STYLE

fashion is fleeting....but style is forever. ...

opinion...got style.

 

[tonyb]

Yup, he's one of us, and the keeper of a quite impressive collection. Hats off to him for scoring that deal.

 

[feltfan]

Dusty you dog!

Looking forward to the pix.

(nothing anyone else who can use the search
function could not have found out on his or
her own)

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Yeah ... but for some reason, Dusty hasn't said a peep about it here.

 

[Lieutenant]

Darn

Don't know how I miss that one.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

It happens to the best of us.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

That one is a very nice hat. Good eye.

The first is Madeline's friend Pepito.

Who is "Pepito"? I didn't get the allusion. [huh]

 

[scotrace]

You need a daughter.

In the Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline stories.
("In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.")

Madeline's next door neighbor is the Spanish Ambassador. The Ambassador's son, Pepito, is such a naughty fellow that Madeline pronounces him "A Bad Hat."

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Thanks! You're right: I do need a daughter.

 

[scotrace]

Even if there are none handy

Get at least the first book. The illustrations are wonderful and unique. I should try and scan some for you. My daughters outgrew them long before I got tired of reading them. Set in 1930's Paris.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I'll look at it, if only to see Pepito's hat!

 

[Garrett]

.

Or to any Fedora Lounger.

Look at the STITCHING!
Look at the leather detailing on the inside back of the sweatband!
Look at the SIZE!
Look at the PRICE! (And "Buy-It-Now", no less!) And this was a $20 hat in the 1940s.

Here it is in all its glory. Did you win it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52369&item=8284212273

.

Apologies for reviving this but after finding it I really wanted to see a pic and the mystery buyer who was a lounge member...........was there any light shed on this at a later date? Dusty, if you're out there show us a pic of that Crofut & Knapp!

 

[feltfan]

Thanks! You're right: I do need a daughter.

Wow, MC, you sure took Scotrace seriously.
This board really can be life changing.

Unfortunately, Dusty is no longer on the Lounge.

 

[zetwal]

Unfortunately, Dusty is no longer on the Lounge.

What happened to Dusty anyway? I was thinking about that in connection with the recent 'who do you miss' thread. When you look him up it says 'suspended' under his name. What does that mean anyway?

 

[duggap]

Yes, I to have often wondered what terrible act of discreditation should one commit to be titled "suspended". [huh]

 

[Feraud]

See the FAQ for general guidelines. Not abiding by the house rules can result in a suspension.