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Vintage versus modern ´quality´

SteveFord

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You are correct, Homburg it is - I was kind of rushed and used the eBay description.
I guess I'll see how it holds up. I remember my last homburg from decades ago as being really substantial so was really surprised to see how flimsy this one feels.
 
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You are correct, Homburg it is - I was kind of rushed and used the eBay description.
I guess I'll see how it holds up. I remember my last homburg from decades ago as being really substantial so was really surprised to see how flimsy this one feels.

You want a dress hat that feels “really substantial?” I want them to be light and thin. To each their own.


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You want a dress hat that feels “really substantial?” I want them to be light and thin. To each their own.


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I guess it depends on the hat. For the most part, I agree with you, and prefer most of my hats to have thin, dense, felt. However, some models are, I believe, supposed to carry some weigh, such as velours. You have more experience with velours than I do, but those and longhairs are necessarily thicker, correct?

Plus, the thicker ones are warmer on my head in January in Ohio, and I don't want to wear a Ushanka!
 
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I guess it depends on the hat. For the most part, I agree with you, and prefer most of my hats to have thin, dense, felt. However, some models are, I believe, supposed to carry some weigh, such as velours. You have more experience with velours than I do, but those and longhairs are necessarily thicker, correct?

Plus, the thicker ones are warmer on my head in January in Ohio, and I don't want to wear a Ushanka!

True enough. The longer the nap the thicker the felt. It’s also nice to have a more substantial hat when the weather is cold. I’m wearing a modern Stetsonian today, which is a hat that only comes out when it’s cooler due to its heft.


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