What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[delectans]

Alanfgag, all that back and forth yesterday inspired me to do the same this morning.

Very nice, z!

Wonderful old Optimo, Robert! Is that ribbon original to the hat, or one of Graham's new ribbons? I really like the thinner ribbons he is using on some of the finer Montecristis.

Panama here too....

Great looking Optimo! Vintage or new?

I am out and about with my Stetson Royal Flagship.

What a magnificent hat, Eric! :thumb: Definitely needed the wind trolley today.

I chose a Schoble Mainliner that came my way from a FL friend.

Gorgeous, Alan! Wonderful color.

 

[zetwal]

Very nice, z

Thanks delectans ...

 

[Brando11]

I was thinking it'd be fun to meet up with a few of you out-of-towners when you're in Chicago, but you guys are dangerous.

 

[delectans]

Sounds like fun, Brando11! I am as dangerous as Lydia will allow me to be! lol

 

[rlk]

Wonderful old Optimo, Robert! Is that ribbon original to the hat, or one of Graham's new ribbons? I really like the thinner ribbons he is using on some of the finer Montecristis.

Thanks Al, it appears to be the original ribbon. A hat that looks the same was worn by Walter Brennan in the 1938 movie Kentucky.

 

[Michaelshane]

Great looking Optimo! Vintage or new?




Rodgers Peet 1933...

 

[Henry Gondorff]

Those are two pictures of the hat I chose today: Panama hat "Tarbes" made by Mayser
http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n623/Gondorff/?action=view&current=Panama2.jpg
http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n623/Gondorff/?action=view&current=Panama2.jpg#!oZZ2QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs1143.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn623%2FGondorff%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3DPanama.jpg

 

[hatophile]

Wekony the Hatter.

 

[alanfgag]

Very nice!!

 

[cookie]

Colossal weave when viewed from the underside pic.

 

[Neophyte]

Oooh that's a cool one, Hato!

 

[danofarlington]

Wekony the Hatter.

Good one on you. The light color suits you.

 

[T Rick]

Web cam pic, waiting for my brakes to get done (no time to do them myself as I had less than 24 hour notice of a job start out of town tonight). It's the Stetson I fished off the 'Bay about a Month ago (waiting for me when I returned from Florida).

The brakes unfortunately cost 1.5 to 2 x the cost of a Custom pure beaver hat... but on the plus side, I'll be employed again, the car will be good to travel... and, I'm wearing a great hat!

 

[hatophile]

Excellent hat, T Rick. You don't look too happy about getting a brake job, though.

 

[Joshbru3]

Wekony the Hatter.

Great color on that one, hatophile. The contrast of that thin black ribbon to the white/light grey felt looks great.

 

[hatophile]

I thought the color combo was unusual, too. This hat went for quite a bit more than I planned, but I really like it. It's a nice summer felt look.

 

[alanfgag]

Web cam pic, waiting for my brakes to get done (no time to do them myself as I had less than 24 hour notice of a job start out of town tonight). It's the Stetson I fished off the 'Bay about a Month ago (waiting for me when I returned from Florida).

The brakes unfortunately cost 1.5 to 2 x the cost of a Custom pure beaver hat... but on the plus side, I'll be employed again, the car will be good to travel... and, I'm wearing a great hat!

Lookin" good, T Rick!
Now if we could just find a way to have the brakes installed on this hat thing... would be much less expensive in the long run.

 

[Joshbru3]

My Summer Champ "Beater" Milan

So I picked this up from the bay for .99 cents + Shipping. When I got the hat, the brim was completely misshapen, the crown had dents, and the thing was really dusty. However, the straw was in excellent shape and the sweatband was like brand new. Im not a fan of the low tapered telescope look, so I used my FF3 Stetson block and reblocked the hat. I then gave it high front pinches because the pug is so damn wide. Its very cool and comfortable to wear, but Im still looking for that vintage panama.

Before:

After:

The auction link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=290565291228&si=aEFVm%252FdenFDCuzE%252FO2glM%252BnRvDk%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

 

[hatophile]

Stylin', Josh, although the first bash was more Sinatra-ish, the front pinch is cool too.

 

[Joshbru3]

Stylin', Josh, although the first bash was more Sinatra-ish, the front pinch is cool too.

Thanks, hatophile! I thought about leaving the Sinatra crease, but it didn't have that Optimo Line going down the crown, so I figured it wasn't close enough to Sinatras hat to leave it.