The Thomas Begg is incredible!

[adamgottschalk]

Just got it in the mail today. I am so pleased it's hard to describe. The hat is an absolutely perfect fit, could not fit better. Everything about the hat is unique, not just the 1" brim. The color is a deep charcoal. The center crease, instead of being a "typical" one, is more like a sunken elipse on the top of the hat. The felt is thick and lush. Hat is unworn. The sweat band has a series of v-shaped ridges at the back, I assume for added comfort (less sweat trapped), and opposite is inscribed "Cusion-Aire". Elsewhere it reads "Caravel", which might be the style name? And it says "A Thomas Begg original New York". The hat is wider at the base than I expected, at least the appearance is of a wider base with not much taper to the crown (which I prefer). It has become my second skin within only hours. I'll post better pictures asap. For now:

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[tonyb]

I can't get those pictures to show, Adam.

 

[WEEGEE]

Can not see photos

but enjoyed your web site...great jazz top five post 90's

 

[Baron Kurtz]

My word. Now that is a stingy brim!

bk

 

[adamgottschalk]

Images

but enjoyed your web site...great jazz top five post 90's

Sorry about that guys. I hadn't bothered to read the FAQ about attachments. I'll try this again. (Thanks for the kudos WEEGEE.)

Here's a shot of the wide ellipse crown. It needs to be blocked.

The cool ridges at the back of the sweat band make for an ultra comfortable fit.

 

[tonyb]

Way groovy, Adam, that sweatband in particular. Har har.

 

[WEEGEE]

LOVE that Hat

adamgottschalk,


Excellent...stingy brims i love...the older ones, like yours, i think you

said something to the point of...who ever wore it back then had a tude...

like hatatude...way beyond cool.

enjoy...you wear it well.

 

[Sardou]

So, hatters and historians . . .

Does the "wide ellipse" bash have a name? My Homburg has the same thing. Concept-wise, it works like a teardrop -- the crease is there for looks, but it accommodates a lot more head inside the hat than a conventional crease would.

For that matter, is there an accepted term for people (or their hats) whose heads are unusually tall above the line of the sweat band? High-domed? Swell-headed? Intelligent? When I put on a snap-front Ivy cap, the snap pops open. Boaters are a complete loss.

And yes, that Thomas Begg is a nice hat! Great lining too!

Sardou

 

[Feraud]

Nice hat. It looks good on you.

 

[nrousselca]

Thomas Begg

I rmember now, there was in 1965 a Hatco store named "Thomas Begg" in the old Met Opera house on Broadway (between 39 40) NY This building was demolish in 1967

 

[pgoat]

muy bueno and muy stingy!!