What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[Dinerman]

Did you set your camera on a tombstone and do the self-timer?

I went with a friend, so no, I had this one taken of me. The ones we took of us together were done that way, though.

 

[indycop]

It was a Camp Shirt and Camp Draft today. Wore it to the local tea party!

Did you have unsweet or sweet?

 

[indycop]

Royal Stetson

Awesome hat!:eusa_clap

 

[jazzncocktails]

Michael, I think that optimo just keeps getting better looking.

For me today it's an Adam branded Panama straw, Pana-Brisa style:

Fantastic combo, HPG...that shirt and the navy ribbon are perfect.

 

[jazzncocktails]

I lost a good buddy recently, and he was always a fan of my top hats. So in his honor, I'm wearing this wacky number today: A Jaxon Mid-Crown with added bits and pieces.

Slouch-Hat...

Captain America AND the Joker on the same lid? What would Bruce Wayne say??

 

[St.Ignatz]

Sorry about your bud slouch. So exactly what shoes would one wear with that hat?


Slouch-Hat...

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[bolthead]

Sorry about your bud slouch. So exactly what shoes would one wear with that hat?


Slouch-Hat...

Has anyone ever told you that you resemble a young Dom Delouise? [huh]

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Thanks Indy, Mr. Paladin, and jazzncocktails.

I've got a few straws starting to see the light of day and a passel of aloha shirts! Really enjoying wearing them. Most are one dollar wonders from local thrifts so I splurged.

 

[Colby Jack]

Did you have unsweet or sweet?

Sweet IC...Sweet...
Then it was BBQ time...so I broke out the Weber...

Hamburgers and hotdogs on anti- tax night...

 

[bolthead]

Sweet IC...Sweet...
Then it was BBQ time...so I broke out the Weber...

Hamburgers and hotdogs on anti- tax night...

What's the Brim width on that "Weber"?

 

[chanteuseCarey]

beautiful HPGene, but what...

does Pana-Brisa mean?? Especially the 'Brisa' part dear...

For me today it's an Adam branded Panama straw, Pana-Brisa style:

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

does Pana-Brisa mean?? Especially the 'Brisa' part dear...

Not sure. Maybe Dinerman will elaborate. I noticed he used that term for his hats that are of the same weave as this Adam. He knows his stuff so I parroted.

 

[Dinerman]

brisa's a loose weave cuenca. The panama I wear was made by Adam and that's the model name on the sweatband.

 

[chanteuseCarey]

thanks!

Now, what is cuenca?? Hey, I gotta learn all this hat stuff someplace...

brisa's a loose weave cuenca. The panama I wear was made by Adam and that's the model name on the sweatband.

 

[jazzncocktails]

Breaking all the rules in CA...

is it still okay to wear the cool season hats, do I get to wear them until Labor Day- like waiting till then to bring out the suede bucks for guys?? Just wondering...

"Ah, the straw hats that bloom in the spring tra la..."
Okay so a mood struck-(as my teenage DD would say) deal with it...lol

I don't know that anyone follows those seasonal standards any longer, CC, especially not those of us in California, where the weather is considerably milder year 'round than in the northeast, for instance, or Europe. My understanding is that many of the etiquette guidelines for straw hats and boaters, for instance (or for wearing white), come from those areas--and often from Ivy League schools or the socialites residing there. Given the ideal climate in CA, we can take a pass on those rules and guidelines...at least in my humble opinion.

Great broad brimmed Easter hat...being called "colorful" is definitely a good thing, far superior to the alternatives (bland, non-descript, etc.).

 

[chanteuseCarey]

thanks for the input here Jazzn....

I've heard tales that out here in N Cal the Art Deco folks get kinda serious about these things. We've been to a number of their events over the years, but only just joined the ADSC this March. Hey, we're hoping to make the Art Deco Queen Mary event Labor Day weekend- do you go by chance to this? Perhaps we can meet and visit in person...

I don't know that anyone follows those seasonal standards any longer, CC, especially not those of us in California, where the weather is considerably milder year 'round than in the northeast, for instance, or Europe. My understanding is that many of the etiquette guidelines for straw hats and boaters, for instance (or for wearing white), come from those areas--and often from Ivy League schools or the socialites residing there. Given the ideal climate in CA, we can take a pass on those rules and guidelines...at least in my humble opinion.

Great broad brimmed Easter hat...being called "colorful" is definitely a good thing, far superior to the alternatives (bland, non-descript, etc.).

 

[chanteuseCarey]

"colorful" apparently is perfect for the 40s I've just been told...

Yeah, one gal at church (who is my coloring too, but dresses mostly in black and neutrals), even went to far as to say I dress "very theatrical". I did take that as a definite compliment, though secretly I don't think she really meant it as one...

I was talking yesterday to my vintage guru "Miz Jula" actually asking her opin about a color combination for an VI outfit I was considering to go with a very special vintage tilt hat- I'll be wearing it on Sunday to the California Pops Orchestra's Big Band concert. Ya'll will just have to wait and see- no other early info will be given!

Miz Jula said the forties had LOTS of color and wonderful color combinations that you never find today. As I am a "Spring" season, I'm all about color- she said especially the ladies print rayon dresses were fabulous for this and perfect for how colorfully I like to dress. Woohoo , I fit in somewhere at last! As for my non-vintage wardrobe its typically solids and separates, so finding vintage 40s print dresses that have good colors for me and that fit is a real treat.

Great broad brimmed Easter hat...being called "colorful" is definitely a good thing, far superior to the alternatives (bland, non-descript, etc.).

 

[gtdean48]

Very nice out but still cool enough for felt...

Royal Stetson Casual...

 

[Carlisle Blues]

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Good pix, GTD & CB.

Dobbs Milan for me today: