What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[Rogera]

That hat looks good with any crease Roger

Thanks Richard. I've had this one for about six years and it was my first vintage hat. I just couldn't handle the change.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Love that hat! Looks good on you, too!

Thanks, the Borsalino "Caffé" is one of my favourite of these weeks

Whew...85 in the first one then went blind!!!
Caution...view at your own risk (pleasure).
Incredible Sir!
Be well. Bowen

Bowen, you see the surface
Others are floating between boxes and home, cars and so on.
Thanks a lot!

 

[GHT]

The factory crease they put in is not what I would have chosen, but it is ok for now.
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Looks fine to me, but then I'm biased. It's not that far removed from a bespoke hat that a Belgian milliner made for me.

 

[Richard Morgan]

TAR Tuesday Gannon

Have a fantastic day


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[Michael A]

Biltmore President out playing in the frost this morning.
DSCN9192 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN9194 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN9195 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Not sure when this is from, but the original sticker price was $120.
3-13-2018 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Will have to see how the morning shapes up, could be a bit too much brim for the wind conditions
Have a great day
Michael

 

[hatophile]

Knox


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[hatophile]

Biltmore President out playing in the frost this morning.
DSCN9192 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN9194 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN9195 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Not sure when this is from, but the original sticker price was $120.
3-13-2018 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Will have to see how the morning shapes up, could be a bit too much brim for the wind conditions
Have a great day
Michael

FAntastic suit and hat combo Michael.

 

[mayserwegener]

another super looking felt Steve, highest class indeed.

Richard, Thanks!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Good morning. Traveling end of last week thru yesterday, I got to only witness the terrific parade of hats. Truly excellent. Thanks to all for sharing!

Yesterday evening a VS (dove beaver felt Stratoliner clone) was my head cover.

Earlier this morning my heathered vtg.Borsalino. The felt and colors of the hat make me smile when I pick it up.

Best to all, Eric -

 

[Daniele Tanto]

It is quite sunny

Modern Tonak in blue

Felt and color are really outstanding for a contemporary hat, the rest of the components are good

A real interesting hat for the modern times. The shape is alittle bit banal, but you can change it

Felt is one of the best, for price around €100, you can find on the market

Have a nice day and thanks for the likes on the Ecuyer & Thomas

 

[JC225]

Thought I better take her out for a turn around the town!

 

[hatophile]

It is quite sunny

Modern Tonak in blue

Felt and color are really outstanding for a contemporary hat, the rest of the components are good

A real interesting hat for the modern times. The shape is alittle bit banal, but you can change it

Felt is one of the best, for price around €100, you can find on the market

Have a nice day and thanks for the likes on the Ecuyer & Thomas

Very nice Danielle.

 

[Michael A]

FAntastic suit and hat combo Michael.

Thanks Perry. I have to get my wear in on this suit while the weather is still amenable. You've been killing it in the shawl collar sweaters lately. The Knox makes for a perfect pair today.

Thanks
Michael

 

[Redfokker]

Thank you. The only history I've been able to find is what's in the Demon Hanover thread, based mostly off one newspaper article. I've never seen another Hoyt beyond the few DHs, no ads, nor other hat models.

Being in Danbury ("Hat City USA"), one would think there is something, but my Google-fu has been weak in this area.


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Is this the article? With a substantial amount of searching on Newspapers.com this is what surfaced. It is from the Hanover PA Evening Sun, 10 November 1948. Enjoy. Sure is a purdy hat.

 

[Redfokker]

Thanks for all the likes and compliments on the Demon Hanover yesterday. Sorry, Bowen, I didn't see your post until this morning. I'll be sure to include the horsey next time!

Youthfully smart Tuesday...Mallory "Ten" Premier Quality.

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Love that ribbon treatment Jim. Super hat. Check out the research I did on the Demon (posted on the post from yesterday).

 

[Redfokker]

Stetson Royal DeLuxe for the fun this morning. A little bit of ice turned what should have been a fifteen minute drive into an hour. Crashes galore. Bummer.

Happy Tuesday.

Great look with that jacket and tie Matt. Nothing finer than a pristine Royale Deluxe. The epitome of "hat".

 

[Redfokker]

Looks fine to me, but then I'm biased. It's not that far removed from a bespoke hat that a Belgian milliner made for me.
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I'm sure that my modern production Stetson is no match from a stellar Weis creation. Love this one.

 

[Redfokker]

Biltmore President out playing in the frost this morning.
DSCN9192 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN9194 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN9195 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Not sure when this is from, but the original sticker price was $120.
3-13-2018 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Will have to see how the morning shapes up, could be a bit too much brim for the wind conditions
Have a great day
Michael

Is this one as navy blue as it appears in the image? I just love it. The name of the store it came from is a total hoot!

 

[Frunobulax]

Is this the article? With a substantial amount of searching on Newspapers.com this is what surfaced. It is from the Hanover PA Evening Sun, 10 November 1948. Enjoy. Sure is a purdy hat.
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No, I hadn't seen that. There's a longer article in the DH thread that talks about him racing the horse and giving his employees the day off to see the race, etc.


Story in Time Magazine, Monday, Aug. 23, 1948:

The Happy Hatter

Harrison Hoyt is a chunky, red-faced man who lives in Connecticut and makes hats. Unlike most fairly well-to-do men who own harness horses, he likes to race his own in the big time. At Goshen's Good Time Park last week, tradition was against him as he maneuvered his prize three-year-old into line for the start. No amateur had ever won the famed Hambletonian, trotting's Kentucky Derby.

Hatmaker Hoyt was in a sulky instead of a saddle strictly by accident. Several years ago, he bought a saddlehorse named Louis Cobb, which had been a trotter. Just for the fun of it, he decided to put him back in a sulky. After four victories, Driver Harrison Hoyt was a wholehearted harness horseman (he even named a hat the Louis Cobb). He began to buy harness horses. At a Harrisburg (Pa.) yearling sale two years ago he paid $2,600 for a bay horse named Demon Hanover and got a bargain.
Like all harness horses, Demon Hanover had to learn not to break into a gallop or canter, a process known as teaching a trotter "good manners." The Demon caught on beautifully. Last season, mostly on half-mile tracks, Demon Hanover won twelve races in 14 starts. Last week, Hoyt felt so certain of his chances in the big race that he closed up his Danbury hat factory for the day.

Most of his 85 employees turned out at Goshen, N.Y. to pull for the boss: he had promised them their day's pay if he won. There wasn't much doubt about the first heat. Demon Hanover stepped along in front easy as could be, with the boss, in his goggles and cap, driving like a professional. Demon Hanover won the heat without straining. His time: 2:03 1/5. If he could repeat in the second heat, there would be no necessity for a third. In the second, Demon Hanover trotted even better (2:02), won the Hambletonian, the richest harness race in the world. His share of the purse—$32,500.

Hoyt had already turned down $75,000 for his $2,600 buy. Now that he had won the Hambletonian, he might accept the offer, if repeated. And his 85 employees expected soon to be turning out a new hat called Demon Hanover.


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[Redfokker]

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Navy O'Farrell today.

Love that color Bob. O'Farrell goodness.

TAR Tuesday Gannon

Have a fantastic day
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Very sweet Gannon Richard.

Knox
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The felt on that Knox is nice and supple. You can see it in how thick the brim is. Premier?

Good morning. Traveling end of last week thru yesterday, I got to only witness the terrific parade of hats. Truly excellent. Thanks to all for sharing!
Yesterday evening a VS (dove beaver felt Stratoliner clone) was my head cover.

Earlier this morning my heathered vtg.Borsalino. The felt and colors of the hat make me smile when I pick it up.

Best to all, Eric -

I'm really liking the tone of the Dove Gray, maybe worth a trip down to southern Oregon to see it in person. That heather Borso is to die for Eric!

It is quite sunny

Modern Tonak in blue

Felt and color are really outstanding for a contemporary hat, the rest of the components are good

A real interesting hat for the modern times. The shape is alittle bit banal, but you can change it

Felt is one of the best, for price around €100, you can find on the market

Have a nice day and thanks for the likes on the Ecuyer & Thomas

Today is shaping up to be a "Blue" day. This modern offering from Tonak looks like it is very nice quality. Super Daniele.

Thought I better take her out for a turn around the town!

Ah, the first outing. One of the best days you can have. Impressive!