What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[EstherWeis]

Wow, that color suits you 100% Esther !!! Silverbelly?

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Thank you Rodolfo,

No, this color is called kashmir, but it is close to a silverbelly I suppose.

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[Chamuco]

Akubra Zephyr

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[alanfgag]

Actually from last night's work/Halloween party. Wore my Buckaroo hat that I made with a lot of help from Major Mike.

Looking swell, B. It would be nice to have another look at those photos of everyone at work on their hats at Buckaroo. That must have been a great Fedorafest.

 

[mayserwegener]

Hückel (Weilheim) "Chevreau" in Blue-Gray.

Hückel (Weilheim) Advertising Pocket Mirror Match Holder

Match heads cutoff for shipping.

 

[Bamaboots]

Hückel (Weilheim) "Chevreau" in Blue-Gray.

What a great looking hat, Steve. Color, ribbon and that bow is special.

 

[Bamaboots]

Earlier today Stetson Excellent Quality Homburg in charcoal gray, with black suit. I'm going to be hitting the last of my Tennessee White Whiskey shortly.

Looking good, HJ. A hommie suits you well. TN white sounds nice. I used to get some AL white in Jackson Co. near the TN border that was good stuff.

 

[Sonero]

Wonderful! It's hard to beat a gray homburg and aviators

Speaking of homburgs can someone school me to the different shapes of the brim. Some are completely round and some go up on the sides almost to a cowboy shape. Do they each have different origins or style names ?

I want more hommies but I only like the rounded brims.

 

[Rogera]

An old narrow brimmed thin ribbon Barbisio made for the American market - marked Lago di Como for the beautiful alpine lake in northern Italy which I had the pleasure to visit when I was a young man. The hat is a loden gray, darker than it looks here... from Illinois and the memorable collection of RLK.

More proof leather jackets and fedoras belong together.

Great combo Alan!

 

[Bob Roberts]

I picked up 3 new straws "Palma" in Tijuana recently. Some are surprisingly well made. This first one is the most interesting $17. It came with a cheap elastic band but I dressed it up with matching rope. Sometimes they sell these hats with just the rope around the hat...muy vaquero (cowboy).

Don't know if I would go to the mall dressed like this but for the beach or a tropical vacation....could be fun....JAMAICA in the spring time perhaps.

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Nice and one can "pick up" many things in Tijuana...

 

[Bob Roberts]

Earlier today Stetson Excellent Quality Homburg in charcoal gray, with black suit. I'm going to be hitting the last of my Tennessee White Whiskey shortly.

Hey! "Full frontal"
Nice homburg. Great look Jack.

 

[moontheloon]

Not so ridiculous. I said "soon" these eras will be considered vintage -- which is sort of inescapable. As decades go by, previous decades will be considered antique, no?

EDIT: Just to parse terms a bit more. From Merriam Webster -- vintage: "used to describe something that is not new but that is valued because of its good condition, attractive design, etc." It's this aspect of the term to which I was referring. Its meaning definitely implies social convention since "attractive design" is preferential and "not new" is relative. Along these lines, it actually wouldn't be out of place to call a 1980's garment "vintage" even now, especially, as Moon said earlier, if it is given the additional modifier of the era to which it is vintage.

Sorry my man
Completely ridiculous to me


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[jackm]

View attachment 59033 View attachment 59032 My new (old) whippet arrived today.

Nice catch. I love a brown hat.

 

[mayserwegener]

Speaking of homburgs can someone school me to the different shapes of the brim. Some are completely round and some go up on the sides almost to a cowboy shape. Do they each have different origins or style names ?

I want more hommies but I only like the rounded brims.

"Homburg" is an Anglo - American term to describe a Soft Felt Fashion Hat that Edward VII brought back from Bad Homburg, Germany. The curved flange of the brim is an important element. The degree of flange can vary but in my opinion it needs to be present to be considered a Homburg (not a term I am wild about). In Germany such hats were called Mode Hut (Fashion Hat).

In the following photo you can see the Flanges being used on the benches and hanging the wall (far left).

Partial View of the Brim Curling and Binding Department, Mayser (1925)

The man on the far right at nearest pentagonal bench (this is traditional) is working on the brim curl and you can see the Flange below. You can see hats stacked on the racks waiting brim binding. The lady at the far left is applying the brim binding. Super high skilled workers some with 50+ years of experience. (Click on the Photo to Expand)

 

[Bob Roberts]

Re: VINTAGE.
I like a 2000 vintage "Bordeaux."
As far as I'm concerned thats the most appropriate use of the term.
Not necessarily the best year ever but generally speaking it was a great "vintage."

 

[moontheloon]

Re: VINTAGE.
I like a 2000 vintage "Bordeaux."
As far as I'm concerned thats the most appropriate use of the term.
Not necessarily the best year ever but generally speaking it was a great "vintage."

that makes perfect sense

 

[javadave61]

It felt good to break out the Open Road.

 

[Bob Roberts]

It felt good to break out the Open Road.

It feels good to see you back where you belong!

 

[blueAZNmonkey]

Speaking of homburgs can someone school me to the different shapes of the brim. Some are completely round and some go up on the sides almost to a cowboy shape. Do they each have different origins or style names ?

I want more hommies but I only like the rounded brims.

I'm like you -- I prefer a very shallow flange on my homburg brim from side to side. I don't think there is a specific name for this type of homburg, but a less flamboyant flange is not uncommon. I've seen lots of vintage Stetsons*, Adams, Dobbs, and Disneys that all have a relatively straight angle to their homburg brims. I'm tempted to say that sharply curved homburg flanges are more common in European versions of the hat, although my Borsa homburg's brim has only a very shallow curve to it.

Sidenote: I recall that you like wool hat bodies, but I have yet to come across a production wool homburg that didn't have a very pronounced flange. You could ask Luisa at D'Aquino to make you one since she does offer a wool homburg.

*The Stetson St. Regis is a good model to be on the look-out for: https://www.etsy.com/listing/462168738/vintage-stetson-homburg-with-box

 

[javadave61]

It feels good to see you back where you belong!

Now that the felts are out.... Good to get back in the swing of things!

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[blueAZNmonkey]

Sorry my man
Completely ridiculous to me


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You don't find this front closer to be the epitome of "attractive" or "valuable"!?!?