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Lee Commentator
Good day folks. I am wearing my Lee Commentator. Olive brown with olive ribbon hat commpliments a large variety of clothing.
The hat arrived recently and I just completed preping the hat for wearing. A big thorough brushing, bath in white gas, brush, cleaning liner, treating leather, steam and a brushing makes this hat ready for Fall.
Lee Commentator is not seen often. The dimmensions of this Black Label, Du Pont Water Repelent treated hat are different than many of the Lee hats I have frequently worn. The hat is decidedly rounder in shape. The hat was blocked on a much different shape and it shows when it is on my head. Not bad, not good, just different. The crease is a factory done. Cleaning meant the hat was brought to open crown, after cleaning and the start of steaming it jumped into the factory crease. It was amazing how it went to the crease. I only imagine that it was done in a big press so that the hat, fibers and all, will never forget the crease. In a nod to the hat designers, I like the crease.
The hat is a medium or heavy weight felt. It has heft and texture to the eye and touch. The brim edge is folded over and then stiched. The stich does not come thru the top of the brim - very nicely done. The stiching is even throughout the brim edge. The felt is consistent in helft and denisty throughout. I have a few hats that the felt does vary. The ribbon details are clever. The middle of the ribbon, that holds the bows, has a over hand twist, that is a novel feature. The ribbon does have some twisting to the shape from the material stretching and showing age. The aged ribbon material used, does not stretch evenly in all directions and this does show as stretch marks (puckers) as the material ages. Darn gravity!
I like the hat. The color and overall dimensions will make it frequently a go to hat.
Commenting on my Lee Commentator, Eric -
Good day folks. I am wearing my Lee Commentator. Olive brown with olive ribbon hat commpliments a large variety of clothing.
The hat arrived recently and I just completed preping the hat for wearing. A big thorough brushing, bath in white gas, brush, cleaning liner, treating leather, steam and a brushing makes this hat ready for Fall.
Lee Commentator is not seen often. The dimmensions of this Black Label, Du Pont Water Repelent treated hat are different than many of the Lee hats I have frequently worn. The hat is decidedly rounder in shape. The hat was blocked on a much different shape and it shows when it is on my head. Not bad, not good, just different. The crease is a factory done. Cleaning meant the hat was brought to open crown, after cleaning and the start of steaming it jumped into the factory crease. It was amazing how it went to the crease. I only imagine that it was done in a big press so that the hat, fibers and all, will never forget the crease. In a nod to the hat designers, I like the crease.
The hat is a medium or heavy weight felt. It has heft and texture to the eye and touch. The brim edge is folded over and then stiched. The stich does not come thru the top of the brim - very nicely done. The stiching is even throughout the brim edge. The felt is consistent in helft and denisty throughout. I have a few hats that the felt does vary. The ribbon details are clever. The middle of the ribbon, that holds the bows, has a over hand twist, that is a novel feature. The ribbon does have some twisting to the shape from the material stretching and showing age. The aged ribbon material used, does not stretch evenly in all directions and this does show as stretch marks (puckers) as the material ages. Darn gravity!
I like the hat. The color and overall dimensions will make it frequently a go to hat.
Commenting on my Lee Commentator, Eric -
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