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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

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Mystic

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Today I'm wearing my new-to-me late 40's/early 50's Stephen L. Stetson with a Carter Detachable Sweatband. Because the sweat was still so pliable and soft, I decided for the first time to try and remove a carter sweatband using the button holes. It worked perfectly! What a wonderful idea. The sweatband attaches with 5 very flat buttons and acts as a floating sweatband similar to a Resistol Self Conforming. This hat is by far one of the most comfortable that I own. Thanks so much, Mike!!

At one point in this hats history, the brim was trimmed down. I'm not sure how wide it was originally, but its was trimmed down to 2 1/8. The cut wasn't bad but needed some sanding around the edges, so I went around with 100 grit to smooth the sharp points out, and then again with 600 for a velvety finish.

Nice SS, Josh. I have a SS Madison with a 1 1/16" ribbon, 2 3/8" brim with a 3/8" brim binding. I like the wider ribbon on yours better and the liner is nicer in yours. The trimmed down brim gives it the appearance of one Cagney's old tall crown style hats.

My SS also has the Carter Detachable leather...but I never had the intestinal fortitude to attempt detaching the sweat.
 

seabass

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Josh,
Amazing SS
I have a dark brown with the same sweat band & it's great for LO heads conforms so easy...
Outstanding hat you have !
 

rlk

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Churchill Ltd.

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Joshbru3

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Nice SS, Josh. I have a SS Madison with a 1 1/16" ribbon, 2 3/8" brim with a 3/8" brim binding. I like the wider ribbon on yours better and the liner is nicer in yours. The trimmed down brim gives it the appearance of one Cagney's old tall crown style hats.

My SS also has the Carter Detachable leather...but I never had the intestinal fortitude to attempt detaching the sweat.

Josh,
Amazing SS
I have a dark brown with the same sweat band & it's great for LO heads conforms so easy...
Outstanding hat you have !

Thanks for the compliments!!! :yo:

I wonder if all Stephen Stetson's used Carter sweatbands? My head is pretty close to a long oval, maybe more like a mid oval, and this sweatband feels wonderfully comfortable. It molded right to my head as soon as I put it on.
 

EggHead

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Over the weekend we went to the Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.
I was wearing 100% beaver felt Blacksheep Hat.

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Living roof
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Guess who is that animal behind me?
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It would be a rare felt hat!
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A bunch of old hat blocks
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bowlerman

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What a rich color, Perry-- molto bueno!

Josh, I agree with the others-- beauty of an SS, and you wear it really well. My SS does not have the Carter sweatband, at least not that I know of. I'll have to double check but I think it's just a sewn in black leather. It's about the season for me to start breaking it out, too.
 

Joshbru3

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What a rich color, Perry-- molto bueno!

Josh, I agree with the others-- beauty of an SS, and you wear it really well. My SS does not have the Carter sweatband, at least not that I know of. I'll have to double check but I think it's just a sewn in black leather. It's about the season for me to start breaking it out, too.

Thanks, Jeff!! I'd be really interested in seeing if there are any markings under the sweatband of your SS if its not a Carter. I wonder if its a replacement. [huh]
 

seabass

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PORTIS, the new slant:cool:
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Lite Felt & krazy ribbon
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I remember Art Fawcett came to my house saw this Portis & he said, This is what hat's are all about !
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