What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[RBH]

Today in County Fair attire:



Me and my son in our hats:

Welcome to the Lounge!

 

[RBH]

Good look on you CJ, good to see you posting, hope you're doing good.

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[Mr. Paladin]

You forgot about the purely manly Lord Byron's Smokers Candle. If she'll agree to that then you can have a candle present.

lol lol lol

 

[Mr. Paladin]

It was the Akubra Adventurer today along with the new Fatheadz sunglasses...

Looking good, Colby Jack. Glad to see you here today. Hope all is going well.
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[chanteuseCarey]

Our vintage dealers Jula and Roberto who go us jump started on vintage clothing and where Chuck got almost all of his pieces from, told us about lavender for keeping moths away from the wool things. There are lavender dryer sachets out here sold at the Trader Joe's markets. So we have those bags hanging on the hangers of the vintage wool clothing and keep them with the hats. BUT the hats don't end smelling like lavender!

I don't see the guys at your construction sites appreciating hats that smell like lavender!

 

[Garrett]

Pre-1934 Bergson Panama for today's hot weather

 

[djgo-cat-go]

This is what I mean when I say, "Harp".

this just screams for a mp3-posting.. do you have a place on the internet where we could enjoy your music?

 

[Mario]

It's my old Peschel today.

 

[djgo-cat-go]

It's my old Peschel today.

that looks like velvet on your head! beautiful. Is that a dark green?

 

[Mario]

No green here - it's a very deep charcoal gray. But you are right about the felt, as it has a very smooth, velvety quality to it. Really beautiful. Reminds me a lot of the Antilope finish I have on another one of my hats.

 

[Colby Jack]

Looking good, Colby Jack. Glad to see you here today. Hope all is going well.
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Thank you Mr. Paladin...feeling pretty good right now... Of course a fedora adds to the therapy!lol

 

[jimmy the lid]

No green here - it's a very deep charcoal gray. But you are right about the felt, as it has a very smooth, velvety quality to it. Really beautiful. Reminds me a lot of the Antilope finish I have on another one of my hats.

Looks great, Mario!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Mario]

Thanks Jimmy.

BTW: A German hatter from Hamburg told me recently that, in the old days, they used shark fins (!) to achieve the Antilope finish, a special kind of felt treatment that used to be a trademark of German hat manufacturers. I don't know if this finish - and the technique to achieve it - is still in use these days.

 

[Chiliarches]

Today in County Fair attire:



Me and my son in our hats:

You pull that off great!

 

[Torpedo]

Nope. Never had anyone recognize one of my straws as being anything different from one of the $10 - $40 Made In China jobs sold for yard or golf use. Oh well...

Hi, I would like to add to this...

It is the same for me.

Although some of my friends do detect there is something different in my hats, as compared to what is seen in the street, and make remarks as to them being specially nice or the like, and some of them are genuinely interested and ask about them...

...the greater part of people are utterly unable to distinguish real fur felt hats from the cheap wool or cloth lids available in shops, or well made straw hats from the beach hat or tourist hat quality counterparts. In many occasions my acquitances or relatives have pointed me to such hats and they sincerely see them as comparable to the ones I wear, and say so in good faith, because they really believe I could be interested in those.

I would say the only times they are truly forced into perceiving some difference is when I sport one of the more unique styles, like a bowler or a straw boater, and this is because these are so different from the mainstream.

And this is because this site is so specially treasured for me! Here I feel like at home in good company of like-minded people!

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

this just screams for a mp3-posting.. do you have a place on the internet where we could enjoy your music?

I'll drop you a PM...

 

[Dundee]

I'll drop you a PM...

Gene, send the information my way also. The hat and jacket combonation looked great.

 

[Herzen]

Pre-1934 Bergson Panama for today's hot weather

That's a stunning hat!

 

[gtdean48]

Gene, send the information my way also. The hat and jacket combonation looked great.

:arated: Me, too! Love to hear a well played Blues Harp, anytime!

 

[Bevman]

Love harps!

Gene, how about some info here..:eusa_clap