Western, anyone?

[Landman]

That is a great looking "Gus". I've always like the way they look on other people but I have never felt comfortable wearing one...wish I did though.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Anyway I love that hat. I wish I had the chutzpah to wear it around town more.

If you feel confortable with it, why not use it? No one around here uses a cowboy hat, only me. I do know some people find it ridiculus but I don't care, I feel confortable wearing them, I like to see me wearing them on a mirror and in the pictures I post here. They protect me from sun and rain and I never used an umbrella since I wear westerns.

 

[bowlerman]

Thanks for the encouragement, Joao! It's hard to imagine you without one, but I get particularly conscious because of my 5'5" stature. Plus around here if you're wearing a cowboy hat, you had better be working a ranch, not playing classical music!
Actually, you're totally right. I'm going to try wearing this out more often.

 

[rlk]

Hoppy to share

 

[APB]

I am new to the forum and want to let everyone know that the conversations I read here helped me take the plunge and get my first felt cowboy hat, a custom job from Mackey Custom Hats in Shell, Wyoming. I really put a lot of thought into every detail: 100% Beaver, 3 3/4" brim, bound and pencil rolled, 1" ribbon, modified cattleman crease with front pinch, Saharah color. I have been wearing it everyday and around here I don't get a lot of comments. A few "nice hat" but mostly it's inconspicuous. I don't have permission to post pics (for some reason) but I'll do so as soon as possible.

APB

 

[gtdean48]

.... I don't have permission to post pics (for some reason) but I'll do so as soon as possible.

APB

Welcome & congrats on the new custom lid.
You have permission to post photos from the start, only Private Messaging requires 15 or more posts.
You do have to use a hosting website like Photobucket & use an IMG reference to the desired photos.
The bulletin board does let you believe that just uploading is available but that feature is not active here in the Lounge.

 

[msm007]

Looks perfect!!!

Here is my 40+ year old Texas Hatters western that I recently re-crowned with a double teardrop a la Roy Rogers.

I had always felt the original crown was a bit too high, now I wonder if it is too short. What are your thoughts?

 

[randooch]

 

[hatophile]

I love that hat. I like that whiskey too!

 

[randooch]

It has a great look, doesn't it? All plush and swoop.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

+1 on hat and whiskey

 

[hatophile]

Now if I could only grow a handlebar mustache like that!

 

[bowlerman]

+1. It's very impressive. Makes me wish I liked whiskey.

 

[rlk]

Wooly White Western

 

[alanfgag]

Wow... you're on a roll today. That is a massive horsehair braid. The hat looks great open crown. Not sure about the shoelace.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

It looks like more than one hatband.

 

[hatophile]

It looks like more than one hatband.

More than one hat!

 

[gtdean48]

Looks like the hat band is setting on the stampede string/laces...

 

[alanfgag]

Looks like the hat band is setting on the stampede string/laces...

give that man a cigar. :eusa_clap

 

[rlk]

Thanks! All of the above.
It has a medium width Ivory Grosgrain ribbon/bow, a wide Horsehair and a cheap shoelace/Stampede String. The Horsehair band isn't attached so it tends to ride up on the Stampede String--which would look better as another Horsehair Braid. Genuine 100% Clear Sheep.