The Cap Faction

[LeFonque]

Hello all
I am thinking of buying a Mamie Blue Retro sport, normally I am a size 61 which comes up in a 7 5/8 I notice on the ebay sight t62 is 7 5/8.

Can anyone help me before I take a plunge and ship here to Aus?

 

[Johnny J]

LeFonque, go with the cm size and you will be ok. The 7 5/8 size is different in some countries.

 

[seabass]

yea do like Johhny says
I had the same problem ended up with 2 large fitting caps...
HaHa Johnny bought them he is a size bigger than me...
man i still have 8 of those Retro-Sports Nice caps
But no comparison to Johnny J 's Or Simonds caps
there fabric has a small polyester content.
I do like mine though

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Hello all
I am thinking of buying a Mamie Blue Retro sport, normally I am a size 61 which comes up in a 7 5/8 I notice on the ebay sight t62 is 7 5/8.

Can anyone help me before I take a plunge and ship here to Aus?

Really check out Johnny's cap's They are much better than the Retro Sport one's. As you can get one in a fabric you want and not just what they have in stock.

 

[seabass]

Ok here is a cap i scored at the Rosebowl Flea Mkt
10 bucks & i just picked it up from the drycleaners 8 bucks nice & clean now
I dry clean some caps as long as there is no leather

real shearling under the ear flaps

Has a puffy body but not that annoying mushroom you find on modern caps
so this might be early 30's

Moco will grow into it.

Great wool weave

 

[seabass]

Caps Made in Japan out of vintage fabrics.
I scored these at the Inspiration Show in Long Beach where i had met Johnny J
The seller was so cool looking in his cap so i went crazy $30.oo ea. & a lot discount. I bought 6

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?69807-Che-at-Inspiration-LA
Ill focus on my fave of the bunch

He even used vintage snaps on all the caps !
Linings are simple cotton

Yea there not huge bodys & high in the back & fancy linings,
But This guy made a great cap at a great price with crazy vintage fabric & snaps & fit me perfect,
So I am very pleased & the CapMaker was just so cool
So he said he will return next year ! Im gonna bumrush his booth for sure !

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Atomic fleck nice fabric they don't make that style fabric much any more. The cap has the modern oblong 8 panel cap layout. Instead of the round of vintage.

 

[seabass]

Ok So here is more pics of the Japanese Cap Makers Caps made from vintage fabrics.
I should have steamed them to justify his hard work. But being the procastinator i am here they are as purchased

Similar but great diffrences in the flecks & weaves with these 2 black caps

I really feel bad that i am too lazy to steam & iron these smooth for the pics.
The Cap Maker just deserves better, but here they are I hope you all can vision these in a neater shape.

Again note the fantastic diffrences in the fabric on these 2 grey gaps

 

[howardeye]

Great caps Seabass. Watched Gene Kelly in Singing In The Rain and saw a short clip of this great cap. I never noticed it before. I would like to have one of these great caps he was wearing.

I think this is the same cap earlier in the movie

 

[DamianM]

^^^ I just made one in white linen for the coming summer just like that.

 

[DamianM]

Ok So here is more pics of the Japanese Cap Makers Caps made from vintage fabrics.
I should have steamed them to justify his hard work. But being the procastinator i am here they are as purchased

Similar but great diffrences in the flecks & weaves with these 2 black caps

I really feel bad that i am too lazy to steam & iron these smooth for the pics.
The Cap Maker just deserves better, but here they are I hope you all can vision these in a neater shape.

Again note the fantastic diffrences in the fabric on these 2 grey gaps

These look so good.
I was thinking of doing this with some fleck slacks for kids.
I could revive them into a baby blue fleck cap!

 

[seabass]

Damian,
I am so tempted to do the same, well I mean sending to Johnny J or Simonds.
Sorta like organ donating & giving things a 2nd chance

I just recently sold a Ricky Jacket like the last grey fleck in my post with identical fabric it had a black Gab inner that was a 2 for one Jacket.
would have been a cool set.

The Cap maker only had 1 of each cap fabric made.

Please post your Caps !

 

[Johnny J]

Great caps Seabass. Watched Gene Kelly in Singing In The Rain and saw a short clip of this great cap. I never noticed it before. I would like to have one of these great caps he was wearing.

Great lookin cap! I'm just finishing up my first (believe it or not) 8 panel cap. I will post picks up in the Cordova Caps when done tonight.

 

[DamianM]

Damian,
I am so tempted to do the same, well I mean sending to Johnny J or Simonds.
Sorta like organ donating & giving things a 2nd chance

I just recently sold a Ricky Jacket like the last grey fleck in my post with identical fabric it had a black Gab inner that was a 2 for one Jacket.
would have been a cool set.

The Cap maker only had 1 of each cap fabric made.

Please post your Caps !

I'll post pics soon.

Well I got a messed up cap and decided to deconstruct it to make patterns out of it.
It was so easy!

I have been going to thrift stores and finding dollar wool jackets to make the caps or just raw linen (very Great Gatsby, Im told)

I had no idea what to do with those slacks and now I know.

 

[Johnny J]

Well I got a messed up cap and decided to deconstruct it to make patterns out of it.
It was so easy!

Thats the way to do it!

 

[DamianM]

did you use lots of steam and a little higer setting then normal...thats how I get mine done

 

[seabass]

when i get a old cap,
I do steam i use a Jiffy hat steamer which directs the steam up & leaves both hands to get to buisness,
But not lots of steam
the wool dampens quick & can get mushy compared to a Beaver fedora..
I always stay away from any leather sweats (learned the hard way) but i do flip em inside out first & lightly steam & more on the exterior.
than i place cap on a hat block & iron at wool setting.
I learned this from my tailor in SF who made me a bunch of caps. & this works great on new caps
so its a finishing touch for new caps as well, really brings the body out well & straightens those crooked bills

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Bert that is one sweet cap Gene Kelly is wearing would look great in the summer. Johnny's new 8 pannel looks just like it.

 

[alanfgag]

Beautiful fabric and caps, Che. :eusa_clap

 

[seabass]

Alan,
Thanks Amigo
& i dug your comment in the inspiration thread about the Cap packin trip !
Yea its easy to take a bunch when traveling , But hard to choose which cap to wear !
A Fedora is a must though ! cant leave home without 1 at least.