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Hat Head

One of the Regulars
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114
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Packing away the summer caps

Putting away my favorite summer cap - seersucker that I found at Target, of all places!

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Al

One of the Regulars
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103
Location
Northern California
Hey Dude, Nice Cap!!

I like this transitional time of year, I look forward to wearing my Fall/Winter Collection.

Welcome to the Cheap Hats Brotherhood.
 

vonwotan

Practically Family
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696
Location
East Boston, MA
Where are fellow denizens of the lounge purchasing their caps these days? I have been disappointed by the fabric selections from some of my old favourites.
 

Dinerman

Super Moderator
Bartender
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10,562
Location
Bozeman, MT
Canadave said:
Cool hat! Also nice to have the provenance.

When did you move to Halifax, Dinerman?

David
Yeah, I like it, nice full cut.

I moved to Halifax at the end of August for school. Nice town.
 

rgraham

A-List Customer
Messages
309
Location
Nor Cal
Filson double Macinaw.

Here's a cap I just found at a 2nd hand store. I live in a part of the world that has little use for such a cap, but I couldn't resist buying it. I know nothing about these classic looking caps, and that's what I'm wondering about.

How long has Filson been making them? I see that Cabella's still sells them, but the sheep fur on the sides of the cap look about half of what's on this one.

One thing I do know, is that if it gets cold enough to wear it, it will keep me vehwy vehwy woorm.





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deanglen

My Mail is Forwarded Here
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3,159
Location
Fenton, Michigan, USA
Terrific cap there, rgraham!
I love the fact that when some folks see this pattern and style cap...they cringe!lol Here's one of mine from the archives, one of my favorites, back when I was using the Just For Men on the beard:

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dean
 

carter

I'll Lock Up
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5,921
Location
Corsicana, TX
deanglen said:
Terrific cap there, rgraham!
I love the fact that when some folks see this pattern and style cap...they cringe!lol Here's one of mine from the archives, one of my favorites, back when I was using the Just For Men on the beard:
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dean

Dean, It's nice to see you posting! What are you using on the beard these days? ;) :)
 

skbellis

One of the Regulars
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207
Location
DeKalb, IL
"Wind That Shakes the Barley"

Forgive me if that has been asked before or if I am posting in an inappropriate spot, but is there a source for those more full cut (sort of massive) flat caps that all of the men are wearing in the film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"? I know of tons of places that have the more normal size ones, but I was curious if anyone new of someplace to get the more full ones.

Cheers,

---Scott
 

rgraham

A-List Customer
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309
Location
Nor Cal
skbellis said:
Forgive me if that has been asked before or if I am posting in an inappropriate spot, but is there a source for those more full cut (sort of massive) flat caps that all of the men are wearing in the film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"? I know of tons of places that have the more normal size ones, but I was curious if anyone new of someplace to get the more full ones.

Cheers,

---Scott

Maybe these guys can "fill the bill". I have one of the full cuts, and it's pretty puffy.

http://www.hatpeople.com/cuts/tourcut.html

I've posted some images here.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=4972&page=6
 

Godfrey

One of the Regulars
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243
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Tweeds

A quick question of cap protocol. I've heard that if you are wearing tweeds the cap should be of a different pattern/ colour. ie - they shouldn't match. Does anyone know if this is correct?
 

Sefton

Call Me a Cab
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2,132
Location
Somewhere among the owls in Maryland
Godfrey said:
A quick question of cap protocol. I've heard that if you are wearing tweeds the cap should be of a different pattern/ colour. ie - they shouldn't match. Does anyone know if this is correct?
Well, I don't know if it's "correct",nor do I know who writes these rules of correctness. However, to answer your question it seems to me that a cap that matches a suit in color looks a bit too much like a uniform or stage costume (especially if the pattern also matches). A little contrast might give a better balanced look. Just my opinion, not a rule.
 

Dave the Hick

New in Town
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29
Location
CA
Hat Head said:
Putting away my favorite summer cap - seersucker that I found at Target, of all places!

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Hey, I have that exact one! I love it. It's light, and not huge and floppy.
 

Torpedo

One Too Many
Messages
1,332
Location
Barcelona (Spain)
Hello,

In the wake of the 8-panel cap I showed the other day in the Newsboy Caps thread, here I introduce Bookster's flat caps.

I copypaste the general info...

These are made-to-order caps. You choose the material and the style. Bookster is specialized in tweed suits, so the selection is the same you have for suits: more than 100 :)p ) to choose, different patterns and weigths. You choose the liner colour, too (13 available).

Bookster website...

http://www.tweed-jacket.com/Tweed ...nd Hats.html

They have some styles not shown in the website. I asked for larger-crowned flat caps, and they offer a more voluminous version of their Hereford, called the Kingston.

So, here you have a Kingston, in various views for you to better appreciate the shape. This one is made in a tweed pattern known as Ness.

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I ordered another one in Glenhunt cloth:

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I certainly recommend Bookster caps. Very good material and manufacture, and excellent communication.
 

Gutshot

One of the Regulars
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137
Location
Oregon
Had this one for years... got it at K-Mart 15 years ago I think. Yeah, K-Mart. Remember them?

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Oh, and this isn't a fedora... and vintage? Oh they've been around centuries!

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cco23i

A-List Customer
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472
Location
Phoenix
I LIKE IT!! I am looking to get a newsboy and I will check Burlington coat factory. Any other vendors you all may suggest? Oh, and I have my 31 white sox cap on.

Scott
 

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