What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[RBH]

Thanks Hoyt, Al and BMan !

 

[RBH]

Very good looking hat, David.

 

[Shohei]

Here's my grand daughter wearing my Leon Drexler Dusseldorfer. She pulls it off better than me.

I see that you taught her well, I notice shes grasping only the brim - for at least that 1 second

That is one beautiful work of Art Brando.

Beautiful borso Alan and nice work on it, looks like you just picked up from a shop!

Great VS David, sharp colour and line!

Kid wrangling @ 7am That bus is so unpredictable. Anywho trusty Stetson twenty for the bus stop.

 

[DJH]

Rusty - thanks. I get more positive comments when I wear this hat than any other. Art did such a fantastic job on this one.

Dirk - welcome to the early shift. JBS20 looking good!

 

[Chepstow]

Great Hats today.
David, very beautiful your VS.

Dirk, great night shot and Stetson.

 

[job]

Taking my son to school in my Alessandria.

 

[alanfgag]

Dirk, John... it's great to be up early for the schoolbus. Those years go by so quickly.

David, that color combination is a favorite of mine. Purple and green are the bomb. Must be why I am always opening bottles of red wine. The VS is a striking statement - looks great on you.

 

[Rodkins]

Great hats today, guys.
This weekend I spent most of my time in my "new" possible Playboy

This morning still half asleep in my VS Pecan Artlite

 

[Chepstow]

John, Mike great Hats today.

 

[hatophile]

An Optimized older cowboy Royal Stetson. I think it came out very nicely.
Nice hats so far gents.

 

[delectans]

The ranks of the morning shift here have swelled! Great lids this morning, fellas, and a terrific start to the week.





Supporting the talented young musicians from Ryan's school at the regional solo/ensemble competition on Saturday. Optimo, Silverbelly.



Sloppy, Sloppy Joe for lunch. Brought back a flood of memories for me.



Saturday evening. Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis. Cavanagh.



We had to delay supper until well after 10pm due to our hectic schedule. A much anticipated meal, just a hop and a skip from Orchestra Hall, at Vincent.



Nicollet Mall covered by a blanket of snow at midnight. It had started to snow earlier during the concert.



Sunday morning brunch buffet at Jax Cafe in Minneapolis. Back in my Optimo.



Taking a call in one of two functional old-time phone booths...no, not really, but I always enjoy the nostalgia of taking a turn in the booth.

 

[hatophile]

Al,
As usual, you don't disappoint, especially in the food dept!

 

[rlk]

Resistol BEAVER "135"

 

[Aureliano]

I love the booth photo, Al. Terrific shots as always. Now I want a sloppy joe!

 

[Redwoodjedi]

My Newly Purchased and Converted Resistol "Showdown"

Hey! It's been a while since I've shown my face around these boards. So I thought I would jump back in with a new hat. A little background; Back when I was logging in Colorado all throughout the 90's, I was virtually never seen without my felt Bush Hat. Suffice it to say, it was my favorite hat. Just the right amount of sweat stains blotching the ribbon area. Just the right amount of grime and much at the peak of the crown and around the brim. For fifteen years I have been without it because it did not survive the move from Colorado to the Pacific Northwest. Now, I am a permanent resident of the South living in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and enjoy the leisure of running my own Graphic Design Business from my office at home. I make my own hours and I fish when I want. Fantastic. I also thought that it was high time for another hat to "record" my life's adventures with and on. My ol' trusty Bush/Country hat which I dearly missed. For the last year I've been poking around stores Western and otherwise, looking on the nets and was not finding what I was looking for. I enjoy old fashioned taste as many of you do and although I found styles that were close, I could not find what I wore before.

So........long story short, I had to "make" it. I went to the local Western outfitter and found an open crowned hat that was very tall but the brim was also very, very wide. Five and a half inches wide. It was a cowboy hat but a little over the top brimwise. Not an issue. The hat in question was a Resistol "Showdown" with a very tough and superb 5X Beaver felt. Hard as nails. Exactly what I was looking for especially if I want it to survive my adventures through bush and bramble. The model I bought is a Fawn color with a thin Moss Green ribbon. Also perfect as my favorite color of daily clothing is camo! This just so happened to be the last one in the shop and at my size at 6 7/8. Lucky me!

I took it home and proceeded immediately to trim two inches off of the brim whilst I had the tea kettle on. After I trimmed the brim, I commenced to putting a nice Diamond Crease in the 5 inch untapered crown. I then shaped the brim with what I call a standard, fedora style swoop. Once I had the crease and shape done, I then took a fine grit sandpaper to the edge of the brim to remove the unsightly bevel from the edge and give it a nice, smooth rounded appearance and then, Voila! For $170.00 American and 15 years of waiting, I finally had my daily, go-to, all around favorite hat back and furthermore, I love it way more than the first!

Here are some pics.

This is the exact model only this one is Black with a Black Ribbon, obviously

After the trim and crease

With the brim edges sanded and rounded on Yours Truly.


Nice to be back!

Erik

 

[scooter]

Well done, Erik, a hat to wear with pride.

Al, you're looking debonair as always. The booth shot is terrific, I can understand the nostalgia, it does take us back to a different era, doesn't it? I will say this, you're a bold man, eating a sloppy joe with that light colored hat! I'd never trust myself not to go home with sauce on the crown or some other tragedy!

 

[Jedwbpm]

Great hats today gents. Mike as always great look. BTW I'm jealous how you get to go to the World all the time. Al great hats wonderful cloths. Robert what can be said more about your hats. Eric looks good enjoy breaking it in. Hatophile you always look comfy.

Jeff

 

[alanfgag]

I love the booth photo, Al. Terrific shots as always. Now I want a sloppy joe!

+1, though I am going to pass on the sloppy joe. So funny that this phone booth is a dinosaur... it seems like a later species to me.

Robert and Perry - fantastic hats and outfits.

Erik, welcome back - that is a fine piece of renovation.

 

[alanfgag]

Aligned with Robert and Erik today with a 5X beaver western and some fur on the collar.

 

[Redwoodjedi]

Thanks, Fellas. Glad you like the hat. I almost can't bear taking it off to go to bed. Heh....:eusa_doh: