What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[bolthead]

Nice job JT....

Adam, Majestic Quality. An "Open Road clone. It came with a factory "C" crease. I took it apart, stretched it from 6 7/8 to 7 1/8, put it back together, and went with a diamond crease.

Looks Great, you're putting that contraption to good use I see. :eusa_clap

 

[RBH]

:eusa_clap Great fedoras everyone

 

[GI Joe]

Thanks all, for the compliments.

GI Joe - I couldn't tell you exactly HOW "vintage" my S.A. is ( such an absurdly subjective word ), but the closest I've seen, in terms of felt texture, sweatband, wind trolley, etc... was a mid sixties Stetson Open Road, so I'd place it around that time ( but that's a real amateur estimate ). I do know that, try as I may, I haven't found an OR or knock-off ( Bailey, et al...) that has been comparable. They're all stiff as an anchorman's hair, with even less character. There's another thread under "HATS" that has a lot of people singing the praises of the Akubra Campdraft ( which, if I remember the advert correctly, even has a wind string ). It's, for all intents and purposes, an Open Road: Akubra even had licence to produce the OR, once upon a time. It seems to be the only "modern" option when it comes to this style, unless you go cu$tom.

Kiltie,

Thanks for the info. It gives me another name to look for on eBay. Seeing all these great hats makes it hard to decide on one for me!

 

[Marty M.]

What a great picture Kiltie. Ya know, the lid ain't bad either :eusa_clap .
Marty Mathis

 

[kiltie]

My goggles...

Thanks...I hardly ever HAVE to wear my glasses, but I was using them as goggles cuz it was so bleedin' windy.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Thanks...I hardly ever HAVE to wear my glasses, but I was using them as goggles cuz it was so bleedin' windy.

I checked it out, once. The average wind velocity in Corpus Christi is actually GREATER than in Chicago!

 

[Tone]

It's the crisp chill that goes with it that makes the difference.
That look goes with the Chicago theme, Kiltie. It just looks like it belongs in the windy city. Perfect. :eusa_clap

Man, all of you guys have some great hats! Dinerman, I'm amazed at how often you pull out a different lid on any given day.
Rover, J.T., all of you guys have great stuff!

But Brrrr! Chicago looks chilly. Bushman today.

 

[kiltie]

ALRIGHT J.T.!!!

Lemme put up something a little more definative...
Street scene:
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/safdkiltie/HPIM1884.jpg

The first snow I've seen in ten years:
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/safdkiltie/HPIM1921.jpg

Me an' Bob Newhart, comic genius ( and my buddy Aaron's finger ):
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/safdkiltie/HPIM1892.jpg

The hat I wore while piping:
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/safdkiltie/mnn.jpg

Other hats of interest:
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/safdkiltie/HPIM1957.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/safdkiltie/HPIM1951.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/safdkiltie/HPIM1953.jpg

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/safdkiltie/HPIM1982.jpg

Now, if I had been in Corpus Christi, I woulda been next to the Selena statue wearing a Tejano!

 

[kiltie]

Tone...

VERY dynamic and versitile ( not sure how close that runs to being redundant, but it deserves more than one adjective ) looking hat! I'd like to get that action on the brim of my Adventurer. Very smart.:eusa_clap

 

[Spatterdash]

Kiltie, good to see the Pipers feet shod in spattery so fine it gaiters the heart.

 

[Slouch-Hat]

Today I wore a black, no-name safari-style fedora I made out of an old, beat-up and ugly cowboy hat I found.

 

[Slouch-Hat]

I've worn my knox 15 since friday.

I'm loving the Knox 15. Where'd you pick it up?

 

[indycop]

Bushman today.

More my speed, Palm trees and an adventurous hat!!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Like the shirt too, what brand is it? Looks very much like a 5.11 brand.

 

[metropd]

More hats coming

I wore This today, Gus Miller again.
<a href="http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r191/metropd/?action=view&current=3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r191/metropd/3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

I am getting my Optimo hat revamped and my 1954 Stetson 20 back which I will post. My Optimo is a light silver color and is a summer feather weight felt.

 

[Dinerman]

I'm loving the Knox 15. Where'd you pick it up?

I got that at a local antique mall. Only good thing I've ever found at the place.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Vintage Milan Optimo crown.

 

[Dinerman]

early Mallory homburg.

 

[RBH]

You are styling Metro!!!!

Lucky, you make the short brim look so good!!!

Dinnerman, you look like like a Banker!

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Metropd, Great total look!

Mr.Lucky, I really like the color and ribbon on that Milan!

Dinerman, You're living proof that sometimes a short brim and a bit of taper can look very good!!! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Colby Jack]

Still wearing my Bushman...Love that hat!