Excellent work Justin!'50's Penney's Marathon - my latest refurb. I sized it up two sizes, added a new sweat from @bond , and gave it a new-vintage wide maroon ribbon with a couple paintbrushes in the keeper.
Such a beauty Matt!After morning business, I dropped by Chateau Doofus and picked up the Crofut & Knapp Forty for the rest of this bright day.
Y'all got some great looking hats out there.
Have an enjoyable rest of Thursday.
Looking good, Mike. Oil change or hat: choices, choices
Gustin Vintage Heavyweight Sweatshirt - Natural Rainbow Nep - $119 Rugged 14oz cotton that gets better with every wear. 
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - #395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. 
Himel Bros. - The Ross Mk. 1 Leather Jacket Classic D-pocket motorcycle/aviator style jacket. Perfection, Fabio!Yesterday night, the vintage Tress & Co. and a vintage suit with beautiful big lapels and a four pockets waiscoat.
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Who are you and what have you done with Karl?
Totally different look for you, Karl. Love the brim stitching on that Borsalino.Gorgeous looking hat.
It's a wonderful looking homburg, Matt. But I can see what you mean with the white spot. I wouldn't feel the same with some mothing or other wear though; strange...I'm wearing my first homburg, today. Premier Vita-Felt.
It's got this white spot on the crown from when someone must have spilled a drop of some bleaching substance on it. Unreasonable creature that I am, that little spot drives me bonkers. Oh well...
Have a beautiful day.
Ha..thinkin bout a Hendrix Star Spangle Banner or Oldfields Tubular Bells from the Exorcist. LolLove the Bantam Bowen! I have a feeling that your neighbors might know you have new speakers soon...
Good looking Gannon, Jim. Good idea to buy a hat to cheer yourself up; works for me every time.I am despondent.
Opening Day. Cancelled. No baseball. No Reds.
It's raining. Dark. Overcast. There's no baseball until tomorrow. Blech.
So I laugh in the face of TAR Thursday with this Moss Green Gannon.
I'd wish everybody a happy Holy Thursday, but this is a tragedy of immense proportions. Perhaps I should buy a hat to cheer myself up.
Sent directly from my mind to yours.
Very nice, Michael. Cool colour.Mallory The Dallas on a damp morning
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And some old Swedish and Norwegian clothes
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Off for the weekly grocery shop soon. Need anything from the store Karl?
Have a good one,
Michael
Thanks Red. I too like the pockets on the coat. It's a very handy bicycling and day tripping coat with all of the pocket space. The pin came with it.
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I Touch the Future Through Education, in case you can't make it out in the photo
Thanks Jim. I would say not at all stiff, nor yet floppy either. I think it has to be the thinnest felt of any brim I have. Feels like it's about 1/64th inch. The crown actually feels much thicker, but also softer.
While I was out shopping today a guy asked me if I was wearing an Open Road. He had on a nice looking thin ribbon too, so I asked him if he was after saying mine was a The Dallas. He said his was a Royal Stetson. He thought that was the model name. It was in very nice shape inside and out, except that the sweatband hat dry rotted and was missing the two parts where the model might have been stamped. I think it might have been a Stratoliner, but could have been an OR too. Or something else. It as a nice fairly dark brown hat in any case, and he was wearing it with style.
Thanks all,
Michael
Very nice, DAniele. Hope you're feeling better. Where did you get your information on Tirard (I couldn't find anything on the brand)?Thank you for your likes and I regret not being able to answer you, but I was put KO, temporarily, from a seasonal illness
Today first day of free exit with Tirard Ragonda to continue the French series in black
The hat is very well finished and Tirard Freres was the first of the big French brands to close in the 50s
The felt is very malleable and "buttery" and the finishes of the first class
The brims are edged in black, in short, a black on black for a classic of elegance for occasions that are worth a dress suitable for the occasion, at least in Europe
Buon giovedì!
You did well with that hat, Justin; looks great.'50's Penney's Marathon - my latest refurb. I sized it up two sizes, added a new sweat from @bond , and gave it a new-vintage wide maroon ribbon with a couple paintbrushes in the keeper.
Great look, Mike. The blue comes out well in the sun.
