Of course you do!Wearing my new custom Penman into the office this morning. Pic is from last Saturday before checking out the local Goodwill store for orphan hats needing a good home.
My office is big, very spacious inside, which means while the heating system is blowing I get too hot, but in between times my corner of the office gets chilly. Being too lazy to stand up and grab my jacket, I just put my hat on to keep away the chill.
I do like this Mallory. Interesting color.Inspired by 40s attempt at capturing some youthful smartness, and Dog's classified, a Mallory Dallas in the rain.
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Luv a back bow. That hat has a lot going for it. Love the overall look of it.Hey everyone!
Thanks to all for the likes and nice words on my recent posts.
Glad to read that your surgery went well, hatsR! Careful now, we don't want any injuries from trying around-the-back hat selfies too soon!
Today, this Disney "Handover".
Dunno why, but I always forget to post a pic of one of the cooler things about it.
Have a great day!
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That hat absolutely glows! Love everything about it!
Now that is a stunner! Interesting lines of the crown and brim curl. Very Nice!A men's hat today, which since it's my size (57cm) I'm happily beta testing. I've made the hat block myself and I'm pretty pleased with the modern shape, yet reminiscent of so many other styles...
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Alden 403 Moc Toe Boot - Brown Chromexcel - $680 The classic "Indy" style Alden Boot in the classic Horween brown Chromexcel. 
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.
Best sawbuck ever spent!One of the great things about Northern California (besides Dungeness crab, sourdough bread, awesome tie-dye and high-test doobage of course) is that you can have a straw day in December. Gotta take advantage of whatever sun there is this tine of the year!
An early tryout of this Borsalino Panama I found Saturday for $5. After a bit of TLC, of course.
I like how the crown turned out, even after working around a weak spot in the straw. The fit is nice and the dimensions are just about what I like in a sunny day hat. Not the finest or best Panama ever made, but still nice to have a Borso beater!
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You may not but I do. F'n Awesome! That's what it's called.
Great Jacket!Thanks Daniele. And I agree about Mallory, though no amount of work I do will rescue if from the moth holes. It's my test bed for hat torturing.
I think it was that picture from a couple of weeks ago that made me ask today.
I've moved on to my second hat of the day. Cap actually,
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An old newsboy of unknown parentage, but it was at least conceived in a union shop. It has a bit of insulation in it and most importantly today,
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earflaps.
You may notice that I added another layer to my top half as well as a scarf and gloves. Now I think I'm ready to face the bitter wind.
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Michael
Thanks Michael!
Thx Red. Dont kno the name of the color or the manufacturer of the hat body. Its western weight, maybe a Winchester body.
Breath taking! Like Wow!!!Mossant hat from the late sixties made in France
Color is "chinè orage" (storm heather)
Lievre (hare) in medium heather grey felt very soft
We often talk of felt and its colors
These are the shades that a magnificent felt, finished in a medium-haired, produces in the shade or in the sun
Thanks for the likes on the "modern" Tirard of yesterday
Love the thin ribbon bow, I've learnt a lot and gotten inspired by looking at the hats you guys post!
Thank you Bamaboots, I'm in great company!
Appreciate the kind comment 1mach1, it's a bit silly to be so proud, but this I've made form scratch and I AM proud as hell.
Thanks Blue!
They're not dents (black hats, we all know those do not photograph well), they're flat planes, sort of a cubist hat.
The bow treatment is inspired by some of the bows posted in this forum!
I just realized Esther that you are in Belgium, I hope you come to Barcelona's 13th Stroll with a Hat on Sunday April 30th 2017... more than 2000 people wearing a hat is quite a sight to seeI need more coffee.
Hi Michael, Here are some pics of the block, as you can see I first wonkily rough shaped it with a hot wire, it's made of layers some sort of high density isolation foam. I would normally make my blocks out of layers of compressed cork, but it's expensive stuff and requires a lot of elbow grease (although obviously it's more durable), but I had a sheet of this stuff and gave it a go (it's on a layer of cork, but I did not block it so high). The shape of the block is precisely the shape of the resulting block, no bashing required.
Appreciate the kind words Red!!
Love the thin ribbon bow, I've learnt a lot and gotten inspired by looking at the hats you guys post!
Thank you Bamaboots, I'm in great company!
Appreciate the kind comment 1mach1, it's a bit silly to be so proud, but this I've made form scratch and I AM proud as hell.
Thanks Blue!
They're not dents (black hats, we all know those do not photograph well), they're flat planes, sort of a cubist hat.
The bow treatment is inspired by some of the bows posted in this forum!
I just realized Esther that you are in Belgium, I hope you come to Barcelona's 13th Stroll with a Hat on Sunday April 30th 2017... more than 2000 people wearing a hat is quite a sight to see
Hi Michael, Here are some pics of the block, as you can see I first wonkily rough shaped it with a hot wire, it's made of layers some sort of high density isolation foam. I would normally make my blocks out of layers of compressed cork, but it's expensive stuff and requires a lot of elbow grease (although obviously it's more durable), but I had a sheet of this stuff and gave it a go (it's on a layer of cork, but I did not block it so high). The shape of the block is precisely the shape of the resulting block, no bashing required.
The hard work was replicating the shape in a larger size (see last pic), that takes so much more work and time than doing a new shape.
The party was more of a come and try on a hat shindig, directed both at first time hat wearers and also at hat lovers that want to try new styles. It was actually fun for me to see my hats on different kinds of people/heads... I had made some high crown homburgs that I though were a failure but lo and behold they looked awesome on some of the guys who tried them on (and dreadful on others).
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Appreciate the kind words Red!!
Save the date then, it will be a birthday to rememberHi,
We are indeed not that far away. Good plan, an idea for a birthday trip.
Uh, rather you than me, I made them in foam before a few times, and I have no patience for it it seems.
But impressive you can!
Beautiful hat!Brüder Böhm, made for the French market, post WWI pre WWII. It's rare to come across old Brüder Böhm Soft Felts.
Missing Crown Tip Patch
Deutsche Hutmacher-Zeitung (German Hat Maker News), January 11, 1930
