What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[RBH]

That hat was made for you, Rusty! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

So, here's an observation -- I find the thin felt on the Borso Alessandrias to be a bit too insubstantial to fend off the deep cold of winter. I like something a bit thicker in terms of felt for the winter months. Anyone else have views on that?

Cheers,
JtL

You are right, the Alessandria is super thin and I wore it for the style and not so much for function.

That's a great casual combination. i find with the lighter hats, I get less "indy" comments.

Thanks Rob! I get more 'cowboy' comments than anything.
But the 'Indy' comments dont bother me, at least they have the right style of hat.

 

[RBH]

That Alessandria is such a great looking hat.:eusa_clap I think of that colour in terms of "Pearl" is there a proper name for it?[huh]
I definitely don't have anything as nice a colour in my stable

Woody the color is listed as 'Avorio'. Which from this thread would be Ivory.


http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=4474

It would seem this is a truly vintage hat from the post in this thread.

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

it still throws me off to see current pics of you all down under in shirt sleeve shirts when I'm wearing slippers, long pants and s sweatshirt trying to stay warm indoors while it's 10 deg F. outside!

Enjoy the weather while you can:rage:

If it makes you feel any better, it's been raining pretty consistently the last few days. But it remains hot and humid.

And the rain is interfering with the cricket!!

 

[Jauntyone]

Great hat, now take it and get on the first train to Gare D'Austerlitz where you board the sleeper to Hendaye/Irun. After another half hour on a commuter called El Topo you arrive in the city of San Sebastien/Donosti Espana:eusa_clap . One of the most beautiful and wonderful places. I lived there 3 years and miss it always
Back on topic that hat is lovely :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Thanks, Scott! I have actually been thru Irun/San Sebastien several times going to Portugal by train. I even got to spend a couple of days in San Sebastien because I missed my connecting trainlol .

 

[daizawaguy]

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[daizawaguy]

At a New Years shrine festival in my VS...

 

[metropd]

Do you have more pics of that outfit? What kind of occasion would allow you to dress so formally?Still love the grey lid in your avitar.[/QUOTE]

I was stopping in to get some coffee before going out dancing and drinking. The full evening dress has become my nightly going out on the town ensemble. I reserve the fedoras and double breasted or three peice suits for more casual settings. I have always like top hats more than fedoras. I will post more pictures soon.

 

[jimmy the lid]

At a New Years shrine festival in my VS...

I love the look of that hat. Very nice! :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

 

[RBH]

At a New Years shrine festival in my VS...

I like that look DGuy! The shorter brims look better to me all the time!

 

[Musashi]

What was, until this morning, a Trackside in steel from Art. I gave it a more severe pinch this morning over coffee, as the bullhead-like pinch on the Trackside really isn't terribly complimentary of my face any longer, especially on a hat that I've nearly shrunk out of!

The colors on that hat are truly awesome. I'm gonna have to save the pic in case i get a custom done sometime.

Now whats this about your head shrinking??

 

[RobFedoraField]

You are right, the Alessandria is super thin and I wore it for the style and not so much for function.



Thanks Rob! I get more 'cowboy' comments than anything.
But the 'Indy' comments dont bother me, at least they have the right style of hat.

this is fftopic: a little, but what gets me is when I wear my campdraft I get Indy comments, when I wear my fed 4 I get cowboy and Amish comments.

I wouldn't mind getting "razzed" by friends, but I wish they could at least figure out the right hat to "mock" me for.
but anyway, the outfit looked great, though I don't think I would have ever came up with the word "butter" as a descriptor as Billy'sMom did...

Have a grand start to a new year!

 

[Musashi]

Riding the rails to-day! At the Gare du Nord in Paris wearing my VS steel blue fedora:

I Know there$ a very good rea$on for thi$, but ever V$ hat i $ee $eems to look mile$ better than the re$t of the hat$ around, and fit$ the wearer perfectly. I think I know what my 'WI$H HAT" is...


(FYI No Offense intended but the '$' joke, I just couldn't help myself. I'm sure they are worth every penny, they look it in the pictures, i bet in real life they are amazing! I have heard nothing buy praise for VS and Mr. Fawcett)

 

[RobFedoraField]

Do you have more pics of that outfit? What kind of occasion would allow you to dress so formally?Still love the grey lid in your avitar.

I was stopping in to get some coffee before going out dancing and drinking. The full evening dress has become my nightly going out on the town ensemble. I reserve the fedoras and double breasted or three peice suits for more casual settings. I have always like top hats more than fedoras. I will post more pictures soon.[/QUOTE]
I suddenly feel very under dressed.....

 

[gtdean48]

...
So, here's an observation -- I find the thin felt on the Borso Alessandrias to be a bit too insubstantial to fend off the deep cold of winter. I like something a bit thicker in terms of felt for the winter months. Anyone else have views on that?

Cheers,
JtL

My ArtLite & Borso's don't get much noggin time in the winter months. They don't seem to hold heat as well as my heavier felt which makes sense. The dead air space between my head & the liners insulates the most, then the felt holding it in. Seems logical the thinner felt would release heat quicker & that's why I wear them more on warmer days. It is 19 this morning & I'm wearing thick Akubra felt to the barn.

 

[anon`]

Now whats this about your head shrinking??

I was a few pounds heavier when I got this hat (or rather, when Art sent me his conformer), and you would be shocked--shocked--at how much one's head size can shrink when one loses a substantial amount of weight.

 

[Scott Wood]

Woody the color is listed as 'Avorio'. Which from this thread would be Ivory.


http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=4474

It would seem this is a truly vintage hat from the post in this thread.

Ivory makes a lot of sense, I imagine that avorio is italian for it [huh] (I speak Spanish not italian) but I know without doubt that it's sharp:eusa_clap

 

[Scott Wood]

If it makes you feel any better, it's been raining pretty consistently the last few days. But it remains hot and humid.

And the rain is interfering with the cricket!!

Something isn't cricket there? :whistling

 

[Scott Wood]

Thanks, Scott! I have actually been thru Irun/San Sebastien several times going to Portugal by train. I even got to spend a couple of days in San Sebastien because I missed my connecting trainlol .

There is a lot of talk here about comments people get about their hats bu tin spite of the fact that about all anyone wears in San Seb for a hat is a boina(basque beret) I got all kinds of very complimentary comments about my hats there very frequently[huh]
Especially when I was wearing it on the beach, NOT! lol

 

[Scott Wood]

Do you have more pics of that outfit? What kind of occasion would allow you to dress so formally?Still love the grey lid in your avitar.

I was stopping in to get some coffee before going out dancing and drinking. The full evening dress has become my nightly going out on the town ensemble. I reserve the fedoras and double breasted or three peice suits for more casual settings. I have always like top hats more than fedoras. I will post more pictures soon.[/QUOTE]
:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
You pull it off amazingly well, Sir!

 

[Scott Wood]

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Great look, completely!
That is exactly the way I like the brim to break on my better hats. I think it looks sportier when it breaks side-to-side rather than front-to-back.