What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Mallory XV circa mid 1950s today. Love this hat, shark's gills and wide brim binding. Presentation in my Russian History class today, have to look good. Still can't get the button on the wind trolley to behave... View attachment 118170 View attachment 118171 View attachment 118172 View attachment 118173

Hey Red: total love this one. Especially the gills. Speaking of..how’d you get the bird feeder thingy in the gills?
Russian History??? Brainiac!!!
B

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings All:
This one to go to the Pharmacy and refill my Anti-arrhythmia script before i go on in this thread. Then more punishment!
B

 

[alanfgag]

Dunlap hem and haw for that not quite spring not quite summer sort of spring thaw felt straw day.

 

[alanfgag]

So I have posted approximately 5,880 photos to the Fedora Lounge over the past decade and all of the links still work. Just sayin'... 8^)

 

[RJR]

View attachment 118200 Greetings All:
This one to go to the Pharmacy and refill my Anti-arrhythmia script before i go on in this thread. Then more punishment!
B

 

[sergejvandervreede]

Feeling a bit under the weather yesterday, I decided to take a personal day. As we all know, idle hands are the Devil's workshop, so after laying around a bit I finally motivated myself to finishing this refurb. About a month ago, I found a Dobbs Hanover Square at an estate sale for the astronomical price of $2.50. A little beat, and a bit dirty, with a few nibbles, but all in all still in acceptable shape. In preparation for a bath, I had my first bad Lexol experience. After treating the sweat, I went back and looked several hours later and the leather had separated from the reed assembly in such a way it was not repairable. So a call to Bond set me up with a new sweatband. I gave it a naphtha bath, a good steam bath, ironed out the crown, and re-flanged it. I took the opportunity of being at home yesterday to cut and install the new sweat (in addition to putting a new sweat in a hat for my wife).

So today, a Dobbs Hanover Square. Hat by Dobbs, unfinished sweat by Bond, refurb by Fruno.

Some of the original sweat. There were no store debossments.

Sent directly from my mind to yours.

Nice Job, Jim! And a personal day put to good use!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-J510FN met Tapatalk

 

[sergejvandervreede]

Howdy! Long time no post cuz I haven't had anything new to share.

Wearing a '50's Knox Twenty today. I wouldn't call this one a refurb -- more like a resurrection...

She photographs well so it was impossible to tell from the listing photos that the body was COVERED in deep moth bites. So much so that I couldn't pounce them out entirely without damaging the structural integrity of the felt. The worst area was the break -- full 360 of moth gnashes. I couldn't smooth that out so I covered it up by stretching the crown height by 1/8". And to boot, the sweat was dry and cracked...

I'm really curious about how this was stored because despite the aforementioned issues, the liner is pristine. Anyway -- she does photograph well and I love the fit so all-in-all, not disappointed.

The resurrection worked out well. Beautiful hat. Great color on both the felt and ribbon.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-J510FN met Tapatalk

 

[sergejvandervreede]

Two hat day today. Started off with the Borsalino Ghiaccio.

View attachment 118188

Second one was the Ecuadorian supernatural (only just fits the width of the picture).

View attachment 118189

Two great and very different summer hats, Stefan!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-J510FN met Tapatalk

 

[Desert dog]

Dobbs Cool man today. Temperature is supposed to be 90° by Friday. No sign of felt days ahead.

Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings again all:
Back from the Pharmacy, waitin for the full effects to kick in then it’s this one while i cut the grass or maybe more like bale the hay. Eeek!! Where’s a kid when you need em?
Retired Maine Game Warden Stetson.
Be well. Bowen

 

[bowlerman]

Ecuadorian supernatural



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Bamaboots]

Ecuadorian supernatural



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a great hat, Jeff that looks great on you. Had one just like and wasn't comfortable wearing it and moved it on. Those Supernaturals are so well made and rare as well.

 

[hatsRme]

Two hat day today. Started off with the Borsalino Ghiaccio.

View attachment 118188

Second one was the Ecuadorian supernatural (only just fits the width of the picture).

View attachment 118189

Stunners, Stefan!!
And, there’s room under that straw brim for company! Beautiful!!

 

[Bill Hughes]

Howdy! Long time no post cuz I haven't had anything new to share.

Wearing a '50's Knox Twenty today. I wouldn't call this one a refurb -- more like a resurrection...

She photographs well so it was impossible to tell from the listing photos that the body was COVERED in deep moth bites. So much so that I couldn't pounce them out entirely without damaging the structural integrity of the felt. The worst area was the break -- full 360 of moth gnashes. I couldn't smooth that out so I covered it up by stretching the crown height by 1/8". And to boot, the sweat was dry and cracked...

I'm really curious about how this was stored because despite the aforementioned issues, the liner is pristine. Anyway -- she does photograph well and I love the fit so all-in-all, not disappointed.

Great save.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Dunlap hem and haw for that not quite spring not quite summer sort of spring thaw felt straw day.

That’s wonderful Alan. Any idea on the age?

 

[hatsRme]

So I have posted approximately 5,880 photos to the Fedora Lounge over the past decade and all of the links still work. Just sayin'... 8^)

Asking for us all, Alan... So, you’ve never used a 3rd party photo host?

 

[alanfgag]

That’s wonderful Alan. Any idea on the age?

Thanks... 1940s somewhere.

 

[alanfgag]

Asking for us all, Alan... So, you’ve never used a 3rd party photo host?

I've always used a folder on my website for hat photos. I expect sometime I'll make a mess of it, but until then, you've got my mug to look at relentlessly.

 

[Wyldkarma]

Headed to work in a vintage Peters Bros (60s) with VS ribbon treatment. Art’s work is awesome. It was his choice to to forest green.

View attachment 118109 View attachment 118110 View attachment 118111
View attachment 118113 View attachment 118114

Can't go wrong with that Peter Bros....awesome!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Stratoliner

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk