Doing quite well for me. What about the 5X guts?...
And here is the second view, hopefully. I'm learning to post pics and not doing well yet.
I purchased one of the new Paris Hatter's Open Roads too. I purchased the 10x from Abe instead of the 20x that DougC purchased. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures yet but will try to post some in the next few days. I'm out of town working right now.
My first impression of it is it is a very nice hat and reminds me of my Stetson Beaver 100 that has some stiffner in it (not to be confused with a Stetson 100). It has a very soft 2 3/4" brim. You can easily snap the brim up or down without any steam. The crown is precreased in a Cattleman's crease and is not as soft as the brim. The crown obviously has some stiffner in it but it is not as stiff as the current 3x Open Roads. I went with the 10x rather than the 20x because I really didn't see a lot of difference between the two except the interior liner and sweatband. I'm sure if this turns out to be as nice of a hat as it looks I'll probably buy a 20x too.
When I get back in a few days I'll take some pictures and give you a little better review of it. I just bought it yesterday and dropped it off at home and then had to leave so I really haven't had time to play around with it.
I was in Paris Hatters too not long ago myself. It was a day or so after ZZ Top was in town. Abe said he had to take the sweatband out of that hat so Gibbons could wear it over his headband.
We started talking about different musicians and their hats and I was amazed at all the famous musicians who have bought hats from Paris Hatters over the years. The conversation started when I mentioned the Open Road that James Taylor was wearing at the Democratic Convention. Abe said it could have been one from him because Taylor had bought a few from him in the past. I don't think that was one of them though because I caught a quick glimpse of the liner and it looked vintage, almost like a Stetson 100. Somebody was able to get a vid cap picture of it and I think it is in another thread. I can't remember which one right now.
Let's see some shots of the guts = sweatband, liner, size tag....good looking lid BTW.......
I would like to apply for membership to the Guild! This hat has opened up a whole new beautiful world of hats for me.
Lookin good. Gotta love those Open Roads, such a classic hat! Welcome to the guild.
I would like to apply for membership to the Guild! This hat has opened up a whole new beautiful world of hats for me.
Thank you very much for the welcome!Lookin good. Gotta love those Open Roads, such a classic hat! Welcome to the guild.
+1 Love those M1'sNice combo!