What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[GregNYC]

Charlie, Mr. Blue-eyes with the matching hat! Anyway, the word I am familiar with is the Hindi word "mahout," for "elephant driver."


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[hatsRme]

That's what keeps coming up on Google searches, Greg. But "mahout" was the name on the mfr. ticket attached to the felt, according to Art F. So, maybe it's an old term for something we have yet to uncover?

Thanks for the nice comment. Glad I matched the hat to something today. Certainly wasn't my shirt!

 

[Tedquinton]

Advintage 'Crystal Skull' in beaver, granite coloured, felt.

 

[RJR]

I like the CS in granite,very nice.

 

[hatsRme]

Very, VERY nice, Greg! Such a potent color.

 

[1mach1]

Resistol conversion.

 

[GregNYC]

Harv, those colors look really good together! One of my favorite combos of yours!


Greg, you have that mid-century Fedora noir look really dialed in. It really looks super. So I'm really looking forward to the Bogart that Mike is doing for me. He did that great one for you, and seems to know exactly what I have in mind! Bravo to you, sir!

 

[1mach1]

S4C, that is a nice look! Bet you were the best dressed today. I'll take a bow tie over a long tie any day.

Greg, looks like the cold won't get to you today!

Sam, I really like that Wegener. What vintage is that one?

Charlie, I like the mahoot better each time I see it. Brim width?

Greg, the Advintage is beautiful. Great color, and nice CS style!

 

[hatophile]

Very, VERY nice, Greg! Such a potent color.

+1

Nice conversion Harv!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

>>No, the one John Galt cleaned for me is another Stagecoach with smaller crown, smaller brim and narrower ribbon.


I'm guessing that 'smaller' brim is all relative Joao!

That Stagecoach have a 4.5" brim, the one John Galt fixed for me have a 3.5" brim, so... it's smaller

 

[alanfgag]

Stetson 5X Clear Beaver Quality

Of the Stetson clear beaver felts I've had the pleasure of handling, this is my favorite... circa 1940.

 

[hatophile]

Alan,
Hat, jacket, sunglasses=very cool:eusa_clap

 

[1mach1]

Greg, Perry, thank you!

Alan, that is a very pristine looking CB. Fantastic diamond to boot!

 

[GregNYC]

I agree with Harv, clean and pristine. I like the brim. And crown too!


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[alanfgag]

Thank you! As a pre-WWII clear beaver, it is quite a rare example. The crown, if I remember correctly, is 6". It takes a tall crown and a supple clay-like felt to be able to do justice to a telescoped diamond crease.

You might enjoy the dedicated thread to this hat, with links to an equally impressive find by Lounge member Feltfan from a few years earlier.

 

[Joshbru3]

Perfect! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[metropd]

It's a light weight felt, with a vintage feel, that enables a sharp crease. I posted a number of photographs of this hat in the VS thread around December last year (the hat was a Christmas present).

Out of interest where did you get your hat? I love the vintage lines but am not familiar with that manufacturer.


Best wishes

Greg

Engel & Co. Hatters is a hat company I recently created. I do take it as a great compliment that you assumed it was a historic brand.

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

S4C, that is a nice look! Bet you were the best dressed today. I'll take a bow tie over a long tie any day.

Well, my manager's boss made me wear the bowler when they took a group shot. Something about "setting the new standard..." Most wore the look for comic effect since we're a pretty casual office. I actually enjoy dressing for work. It gives me a sense of purpose.

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Edit: Masked faces in the pic since I don't want co-workers yelling at me for sharing their pics publicly.

 

[Mystic]

Alan,
Hat, jacket, sunglasses=very cool:eusa_clap

+1

The snow looks nice also.....from where I'm sitting in Florida.

 

[T Jones]

My work hat, with the bill turned backwards!...