What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[RJR]

Yes,they look virtually new.

 

[1mach1]

Wow Eric! Great Stratoliner collection. I really like the green and blue ones. Very different!

 

[rclark]

Wow Eric! Great Stratoliner collection. I really like the green and blue ones. Very different!

+1. Envious!

 

[g.durand]

Great show today guys. I think the Strats are winning.

teach-- to answer your question, I prefer a diamond crease in my Strats, but I have to say tommyk's center dent looks great.

Here is a new arrival, an unworn Lee Trinity from before Lee started factory blocking the crowns in their hats. Amazing hat.

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[Big Man]

Today I'm wearing my "Moose River" hat from L.L. Bean. I got the hat to wear when out hiking and having fun in the woods. Although as of late, I've started wearing it more often as just a daily hat (not for some "special" use like hiking or camping). I do believe the more I wear this hat, the better I like it.

 

[RJR]

That "Moose River"is good looking.

 

[hatsRme]

Dang, Durand!! Downright delightful, dashing, delicious! Or better, actually! WoW-zA!! They don't come like that in your size.

BigMan the Moose River is just right. I can see why it's a daily. I grew up on the Moose River; Mother still owns the land!

 

[rclark]

Nice Strats today, David, tommyk and SBG! Harv, I love the Flagship and especially the ribbon color! Really like the cap and bow tie, Greg. Michael, VERY nice Lee! I have a newfound appreciation for Lees. Big Man, that Moose River looks great! All other hats were great as well.


1950's Stetson Nutria Quality fresh out of the shipping box.

 

[rclark]

Guys, which hat crease do you usually use in your vintage strats?

Matt, I like a modified diamond but I agree with Michael on tommyk's center dent. I think a lot of it depend on shape of the wearer's face.

 

[1mach1]

Michael, I love that Lee Trinity! I want one in the worst way.

Big Man, great LLB! I see the Plymouth is photo bombing.

Rick, that is a beauty! I am jealous as he11 of that nutria! Congrats!!

 

[Big Man]

... Big Man, great LLB! I see the Plymouth is photo bombing. ...

Thanks. When the photo was snapped, I had just returned from a nice, long drive in the old '48 Plymouth.

 

[RBH]

Today I'm wearing my "Moose River" hat from L.L. Bean. I got the hat to wear when out hiking and having fun in the woods. Although as of late, I've started wearing it more often as just a daily hat (not for some "special" use like hiking or camping). I do believe the more I wear this hat, the better I like it.

The thin ribbon suits you well Big Man!
Well done!!

 

[Big Man]

The thin ribbon suits you well Big Man!
Well done!!

Thanks.

 

[tommyK]

Thanks for the kind comments on the Strat folks.

Since it sparked the eternal conversation about what creases look best on what hat or face shape, etc I thought I'd add my $.02.

I have no idea if any particular type of hat, size or shape looks better or worse on me. To some extent I favor bigger brims for the sun and rain protection. To me, the hat is the thing. A good looking hat looks good on anyone. When I buy an open crown hat or I reblock a vintage hat and I'm putting a new shape in them I start with a centerdent and a pinch. If I think it looks good, I stop. If not, I go to the diamond.

 

[Historyteach24]

Ok, so I wanted to attempt a rebash on my strat, I like a deep pinch but I suck at getting the finger spots out of the bash, I guess its ok for that traditional look that many men had that bashed it themselves

 

[GregNYC]

Tommy, I like your approach, though I have a tiny fraction of your experience. My favorite fedora look is the Bogartian teardrop or diamond. A center-dent-and-pinch is a low-impact way to see if the hat would look good that way. I have a modern open-crown model silverbelly Strat from just a few months ago. I did exactly as you say (since I visualized a teardrop more than a cattleman with it). So when I was sure, I had J.J.'s steam and pinch it like I'd never want to do anything else with it!

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Bogartian is a good word. Brilliant neologism.

 

[Miamibruno]

Love the Strat fest we're having. And +1 on the Lee Trinity. Gave mine up a few months ago, but had it a good long time. Loved it. Fit well. Running around per the usual. Wearing my funky Whippet with the name on the sweat and the homburg binding.

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[g.durand]

Historyteach--I think it looks fine. I like seeing the finger dents. They show that you did it by hand as opposed to the crease having been done in the factory like most modern hats.


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[Miamibruno]

Oh. Diamond bash for me, too.