What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[mmbarnes]

Here's some more pictures of it, excuse the rain droplets. The way the ribbon is stitched in the back looks factory done to me, and considering how to-size it is with the hat makes it seem pretty authentic. Not a whole lot of info on Hopkins hats. But what I have seen is that they made some oddballs.
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The more I look at that ribbon. The more I covet that hat. It would go perfectly with the tie dye suit I plan to have made one of these days. What a hoot.

 

[tommyK]

Really got to find that emoticon with the mind blown! Wow, Harv! The glorious Flagship and now this! A banner day

 

[javadave61]

A great day in the Stetson Tulsa OR .

 

[alanfgag]

mind bending

so amazing !

Thank you Anthony. I pulled this out earlier today to photograph for the faded ring discussion. Oddly, the faded ring on this hat seemed much subdued over what I remember. I hadn't worn it in a long while. It was the first Vita-Felt that I handled - my thought at the time was that the felt was like a pair of old furry slippers.

 

[1mach1]

Really got to find that emoticon with the mind blown! Wow, Harv! The glorious Flagship and now this! A banner day

Thanks Tommy!

 

[moontheloon]

Thank you Anthony. I pulled this out earlier today to photograph for the faded ring discussion. Oddly, the faded ring on this hat seemed much subdued over what I remember. I hadn't worn it in a long while. It was the first Vita-Felt that I handled - my thought at the time was that the felt was like a pair of old furry slippers.

it is absolutely beautiful Alan

I would love to see any of the sweat markings on it if you ever gat a sec to photograph them

 

[alanfgag]

Here's the post from the Vita-Felt? thread with more photos.

 

[moontheloon]

Here's the post from the Vita-Felt? thread with more photos.

thank you Alan

very satisfying pictures ...

 

[Denton]

Happy Monday, folks.

Headed out under the vented Stetson Bantam by way of Rick. (And doing a poor imitation of Tommy and Charlie's over the glasses gaze.)

Have a happy day.

Wonderful, perfect, beautiful Bantam!

Also I am full of envy for Harv's old western with a Fray sweatband.

 

[mayserwegener]

P. & C. Habig Wien "Spezial Qualität", 1930s maybe older. I only have two pre 1930s or older P. & C. Habig Wien Soft Felts, after looking for a long time.

Hair Wax / Pomade stains?

Unique black sweatband

 

[hatsRme]

Deal me in too! I'm your huckleberry.

Now we need an ultra-wide angle lens, too...

 

[TheDane]

P. & C. Habig Wien "Spezial Qualität", 1930s maybe older. I only have two pre 1930s or older P. & C. Habig Wien Soft Felts, after looking for a long time.

Beautiful, Steve! Is that their old door sign you've scored?

 

[GHT]

I had a young lady tell me the other day that a black felt was the only acceptable hat for evening wear.

Well there you go:

That photo is one that I have lifted off the Aloha shirts thread. To be honest, I haven't got out of my pyjamas today. I've come down with the worst strain of man-flu there is. The wallowing in self-pity strain, it's dreadful, probably life threatening. I'm thinking about a hot bath and going back to bed.

 

[1mach1]

Beautiful, Steve! Is that their old door sign you've scored?

Kinda looks like it. Whatever it is, it is super cool!

 

[TheDane]

Kinda looks like it. Whatever it is, it is super cool!

Absolutely! I can't find any references talking about a street number 79, though

 

[Mm25]

If you guys are playing western hat poker I want in. Here's a spaghetti western. Longhair borsalino el cowboy supreama. In the pic you can see the fur blowing in the wind.

 

[1mach1]

If you guys are playing western hat poker I want in. Here's a spaghetti western. Longhair borsalino el cowboy supreama. In the pic you can see the fur blowing in the wind.

Fantastic!

 

[mayserwegener]

P. & C. Habig Wien "Spezial Qualität", 1930s maybe older. I only have two pre 1930s or older P. & C. Habig Wien Soft Felts, after looking for a long time.

Hair Wax / Pomade stains?

Unique black sweatband

Beautiful, Steve! Is that their old door sign you've scored?

Ole, Thanks! I have had this old plaque a for a while (now mounted and hanging on the wall). It could have been part of display of liner art work. This one (No. 79) is in English so for the American / UK markets.

Harv, Thanks! Great old Stetson on your part!

 

[TheDane]

It could have been part of display of liner art work.

I thought of that too, but it puzzles me, it's not mirrored

Beautiful in any case!

 

[mayserwegener]

I thought of that too, but it puzzles me, it's not mirrored

Beautiful in any case!

I am thinking it was for display purposes (mounted) only.

Here is a Halban & Damask hat display I picked up a while ago. Unfortunately I have never been able to find a Halban & Damask hat.