What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[tommyK]

Wess that ribbon is crazy. Still a cool hat just the same, adds a little variety here!

3X Open Road
The older of the two I have and it has a 3 inch brim!

Almost as thin and floppy as it's Borsalino cousins

 

[Frunobulax]

I love that one Jim

I'm a huge sucker for a hat that looks like that

Well, I was tipped off to buy it from a fellow who said he wouldn't wear it - wait a minute, it was you!!

Sort of a dark day here today with storms predicted for later. It may be one of the last times for wearing a black felt for this season. Ritch Rand Tom Horn (sorry for the under exposure).

Black hat Tuesday?

Oddball hat today. 1940s Hopkins. Hard to find things that match this crazy ribbon.

That's a great looking hat, Wesslyn!

 

[moontheloon]

that bed shot is the stuff dreams are made of Tommy ... absolutely everything I love about hats in one picture

... and I think I have that same quilt ...or at least something very very similar ... it was my grandmothers

 

[tommyK]

Thanks Anthony, the thin ribbons are getting a lot of wear these days.

It may very well be My wife Terri's grandmother's quilt as well. All my pics these days are at my In-Laws who are generously putting us up as we continue house shopping

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I had a young lady tell me the other day that a black felt was the only acceptable hat for evening wear. Leave the white straws at home when the sun goes down.

If you're outside after dark or inside a club or saloon with the AC on, then felt is felt. Doesn't matter what color it is. I agree with her; felt is always considered more formal or dressier for the occasion.

 

[rclark]

Wess that ribbon is crazy. Still a cool hat just the same, adds a little variety here!

3X Open Road
The older of the two I have and it has a 3 inch brim!

Almost as thin and floppy as it's Borsalino cousins

Awesome hat! I have an older OR with really thin felt as well - very similar to my Borsalinos. The felt is so thin and pliable I can change the bash on a whim with absolutely no steam. That one you have there is a gem! And I love the last photo with the Borsalinos!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Overcast, and 45'F finds me out and about in a Barracuta and a vtg. Stetson Beachcomer.

The Beachcomber joins the Gannon (green moss), Mallory 10 and the Akubra Campdraft (FLBG).

Pretending it is warm enough to be a beach comber, Eric -

I like the dimensions of the Beachcomber.

 

[Wesslyn]

that cannot be original ... right ?

quite odd to say the least

It's original all right. From what I understand Hopkins made some weird ones.

 

[RJR]

Cool and rain today so FED IV.

 

[hatsRme]

...1940s Hopkins. Hard to find things that match this crazy ribbon.

Change the ribbon then?! Gorgeous felt; classic, conservative brim binding!! As Moon (and others, I'm sure) wants to know, did that hat come to you with the ribbon? I'm a slow typist and you beat me to the punch with an answer here. I still wonder if it wasn't attached by a hatted hippy in 1969.

 

[mmbarnes]

It's original all right. From what I understand Hopkins made some weird ones.

Oddball that I am, I love it. It's a "let your freak flag fly" ribbon. Just really cool.

 

[EstherWeis]

I have a similar vintage ribbon that looks a lot like that.

 

[Wesslyn]

Change the ribbon then?! Gorgeous felt; classic, conservative brim binding!! As Moon (and others, I'm sure) wants to know, did that hat come to you with the ribbon?

Yup. Considering the age of it, it's always possible it's not original but it really seems lie it is. I like how strange it is. I'm a sucked for tacky patterns and I've got other grey hats with "normal" ribbons for when I'm feeling a bit more conservative.

 

[1mach1]

Wess that ribbon is crazy. Still a cool hat just the same, adds a little variety here!

Love that, Tommy!
A 3" brim on an OR is super cool.
She's a crown jewel.

 

[Wesslyn]

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Change the ribbon then?! Gorgeous felt; classic, conservative brim binding!! As Moon (and others, I'm sure) wants to know, did that hat come to you with the ribbon? I'm a slow typist and you beat me to the punch with an answer here. I still wonder if it wasn't attached by a hatted hippy in 1969.

Bonus points for Jethro Tull, by the way

 

[hatsRme]

Overcast, and 45'F finds me out and about in a Barracuta and a vtg. Stetson Beachcomer.

The Beachcomber joins the Gannon (green moss), Mallory 10 and the Akubra Campdraft (FLBG).

Pretending it is warm enough to be a beach comber, Eric -

HOW SPECIAL is the Beach Comber!?!!!?!!! Wicked. Awesomely. VERY!!

 

[1mach1]

Inspired by Matt today.
Stetson Flagship.

 

[hatsRme]

Bonus points for Jethro Tull, by the way

Jethro DOES deserve eXtra points. Here comes another flashback!!

Harv, HARV, HARV! DELICIOUS!!!

 

[Bob Roberts]

NOS Stetson "Dexter." Dark Chocolate. Imperial Quality.

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[hatsRme]

Attaboy, Dexter! Great look, rich color, Robert!