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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

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HarpPlayerGene

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I hold my own in the fedora-wearin' department, but dang! All you guys are really looking great in this string of posts.

Super photo of a super look there, Alan!

Hey Fats, rub it in why don'tcha'? Another guy who can wear one of those flat caps and look good doin' it. Wish I could do as well.
 

AlanC

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Thanks for all the very kind comments.

Bingles said:
Alan, you look FANTASTIC!! Wow, does that hat suit you!! I have been dying for a Chesterfield coat.. where did you find it?? :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

I was able to pick up the Chesterfield from a guy over at Style Forum who was selling it a couple of years ago. I'm a sucker for a velvet collar.
 

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Great hats everyone! AlanC, that is a classic look and photo. BobC, like the Fed, but love the snow; 'course I might not if I had it all winter long but we don't get much here!
 

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Super Lids, one and All.....

The wife and I.....my family, and some close friends went into Manhattan Sat. night for Dinner and drinks. I wore the Resistol that I got from Gene, during a recent swap.

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Sorry, this was of course after a few drinks.......:D

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:eusa_clap :eusa_clap Alan as always! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap




bolthead said:
The wife and I.....my family, and some close friends went into Manhattan Sat. night for Dinner and drinks. I wore the Resistol that I got from Gene, during a recent swap.

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Sorry, this was of course after a few drinks.......:D

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Bolt... super photos and you of couse look great. As for Mrs Bolt she looks FANTASTIC!:eusa_clap Now just get her in a hat!:D


JtL, Jim what can I say. WOW! but I like the thin ones best!:D
 

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Bolt, GREAT shots (but it does look like your camera's been drinkin' :D ) !! I get the biggest kick outta' seeing you wearing that Resistol. I'm so glad you wound up with it!

Jimmy, that is an awesome Stetson, pal. Keep 'em comin'!
 

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Bolt...

You look great! Always likin' the lids you've got....makes me wanna swap a few with Gene myself.....hint hint Gene! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
 

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Stetson Project

This is my Stetson conersion/refurb project that I'm working on. It's my first attempt at doing this sort of thing. I know it's probably not appropriate, but I've been wearing it without a ribbon. But I'll have that fixed soon. And sorry for the bad lighting and background. The details of the dark hat don't really stand out well against the white.

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Mr. Paladin said:
Great hats everyone! AlanC, that is a classic look and photo. BobC, like the Fed, but love the snow; 'course I might not if I had it all winter long but we don't get much here!

I'd be happy to pack you up some, Mr. P, and send it on down, but if you wait a while longer I can probably send more. Hard stuff to ship though. lol
 

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JTL and Bolthead--Looking quite dapper!

BobC--Only if you promise it will stay no longer than a week. Any more than that and the tow companies can't keep up and I can't work that many wrecks!
 

rrog

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jecoe@earthlink said:
Rrog -

Was that a cowboy style Stetson before? What kind of bash did it have? And was the brim much wider? Looks good so far...

Well, um :eek: , it was a Homburg. :eek: I had posted some questions about it when I first got it off eBay and the general consensus was to NOT try to make a fedora out of it. But I love to tinker and learn new things and was willing to possibly lose the hat if I messed it up royally, so I decided to give it a try. Here's a link to that post with some "before" pictures: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=32994&highlight=homburg+rolled+brim

So far I've been pleased with the results. My biggest challenge was to shrink the hat down from a 7 1/2 to a 7 1/4. I did this by spraying water on and underneath the sweat band and letting it sit overnight. I did that three times. I then read some posts here that said using a blow dryer might help too. After doing this several times, it started to feel like it fit. I used some foam strips in the front and back but after a while I even took those out. Now it fits perfectly and is the most comfortable hat I own. (but my Akubra is on its way!)

I'll try to take some better pictures of it to show what the crown looks like. It's sort of a tear drop shape. I'm going to send it to Optimo in Chicago to have it rebound and a ribbon put on it. But thanks for the encouragement.

rrog
 
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