Does anyone remember how to shape a vintage derby brim? As I recall it is not as simple as steam, but I've been looking at a lot of old photos where the sides are much higher than anything I've seen in person.
Thank you very kindly for the kind words gents, after seeing some of the beautiful old grey melones that Mayser owns i've been on the hunt for a grey bowler for a long time now. It really is amazing how rare it is to see other colors pop up from the standard black.
That black cherry one really is something else. It's even got kind of a long hair finish to it as well, John Steed on the old Avengers show wore one that was more than likely from the maker of this one.
And Bowlerman, I actually had to steam the brim of that first grey bowler I posted because both sides of the brim had been were bent upwards in different directions, it took a quite a bit of steam but it eventually shaped really easy.
I was tempted to bid on it...but it was pretty small, so I didn't. I had been watching it for a while. It needs a good brushing and steaming, but after that it should polish up VERY nicely!
I almost bid on it the first time it was listed as being 58-59 cm. It'll more than likely be a bit too small, but i'm just keeping my fingers that just perhaps they were off on their measurements again in my favor.
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