What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Randall Renshaw]

Wrapping up the weekend in the Mallory Director:
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Such a great looking hat! Love the name and it’s colors, too.
You wear it well.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Dog soirée in the dark this morning. I took no pics in the cold pitch dark morning.

Home this later, 9:00am, morning I can see the sun! Wow the sun! Shortly ago I went out to fill the bird feeders. An un-lined 30-40's Borsalino was my hat choice.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Today the intense gray started early in the morning and never cleared up, now it's raining and there's a sirocco wind

I opened the wardrobe and found this unique colored French hat

Mossant Qualité Supérieure in soft green-gold felt with a medium fur finish. Size is 6 1/2, so a 60 cm.

The label says it is pure hare without any other indication

The proportions are those of a hat made in the sixties. New, comes from A. Meer - Strasbourg

Have a nice Monday
Thanks a lot for all the likes and kind words about the hats from Verona
One of these days I will post a complete photo shooting about the lobbia Barbisio Rex

 

[Michael A]

A Marathon this morning
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A bit nippy with fresh overnight snow today
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Have a good Monday,
Michael

 

[alanfgag]

A compadre to Eric's old Borsalino, this bombetta which lives the next phase of its life in the U.S. thanks to our generous friend Daniele.

 

[alanfgag]

ps... has anyone else found that the >insert photo URL< (the landscape icon) button no longer works from Google Chrome? It does seem to function normally from Safari.

 

[Blare]

ps... has anyone else found that the >insert photo URL< (the landscape icon) button no longer works from Google Chrome? It does seem to function normally from Safari.

I’m mostly on safari so I haven’t seen that one. But all of a sudden just now I See when I press Like.... are you SURE you want to like this? YES.. I’m sure... it’s one of Alan’s incredible hats!

 

[hatophile]

Dog soirée in the dark this morning. I took no pics in the cold pitch dark morning.

Home this later, 9:00am, morning I can see the sun! Wow the sun! Shortly ago I went out to fill the bird feeders. An un-lined 30-40's Borsalino was my hat choice.

Cheers, Eric -

Great hat, love the sweater too, Eric.

 

[Steve1857]

Thanks for sharing the liner and sweat, Daniele. Your Barbisio Rex is as wonderful inside as it is out. Definitely a king of hats.

Thanks for the appreciation and kind words
To complete the Barbisio Rex introduction in FL here there are some details
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Complete interioi with white lining and a "new to me" Barbisio trade mark and hatt appellation
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Details of the stamps on the sweatband
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Paper label under the sweatband. As I said previously there is no date inside the sweatband, usual in the hats for the German market, only a little stamps in ink very difficult to decipher.
Buona giornata

 

[Steve1857]

Jaw droppingly wonderful, Alan!

A compadre to Eric's old Borsalino, this bombetta which lives the next phase of its life in the U.S. thanks to our generous friend Daniele.

 

[alanfgag]

I’m mostly on safari so I haven’t seen that one. But all of a sudden just now I See when I press Like.... are you SURE you want to like this? YES.. I’m sure... it’s one of Alan’s incredible hats!

Thanks Joe and Steve. I am thrilled to have this hat and to wear it from time to time.

I haven't looked more into the browser issue... noticing the images don't display, I've just uploaded them in recent weeks rather than using the image link tool. Today, when I found the images display in Safari, I prepared my post in that browser and posted it without issues. But when I looked at the thread on Google chrome, the images do not display. I've seen some other oddities with content display using Chrome. I would have thought Safari to be the problem browser...

 

[Blare]

Thanks Joe and Steve. I am thrilled to have this hat and to wear it from time to time.

I haven't looked more into the browser issue... noticing the images don't display, I've just uploaded them in recent weeks rather than using the image link tool. Today, when I found the images display in Safari, I prepared my post in that browser and posted it without issues. But when I looked at the thread on Google chrome, the images do not display. I've seen some other oddities with content display using Chrome. I would have thought Safari to be the problem browser...

Definitely do see issues with images from time to time between browsers. But it seems inconsistent. I checked your post one chrome was fine. But is was chrome on IOS so not sure if different on different OS

 

[alanfgag]

Definitely do see issues with images from time to time between browsers. But it seems inconsistent. I checked your post one chrome was fine. But is was chrome on IOS so not sure if different on different OS

Yes, fine on IOS but not on my Mac desktop. And a recent issue too. I've used Chrome to post for years.

 

[steur]

That self ribbon Stetson is a beautiful bird. <applause>

Thank you, Alan. It deserves to be let out of its cage more often.

 

[steur]

What a sweet blue Mac!

Thanks, Daniel!

Yet another dreary rainy day had me with this old friend Rossolino Milano

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Then this evening the sun peaked out just long enough to get some photos of this new arrival.


Hales and Hunter Co
(By Beaver Brand Hats... I believe)

Open Road Clone - Silverbelly
5 inch crown
2 3/4 brim with 3/16 bound edge
1/4 Inch 2-ply silver grosgrain ribbon

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That Hales&Hunter is a nice find, Joe.

The MacLachlan is a heavy hitter. That's one powerful homburg and of course, the Dobbs is probably one of my all-time favorites.

Thanks, Reggie. Some very fine American hatmaking on display on both of them.

It looks like my wish came true tonight. This blue, 1960s Dobbs Gay Prince is on it's way to me. Sellers pics
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And there you go! Nice catch, Dave. Cool colour.

Wow, don't recall seeing a blue Gay Prince, very cool score Dave!

I'm taking hat build #2 out for a spin, this one is based on Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue hat. I made it out of a nutria/rabbit blend body that I bought from Art Fawcett.




My friend says "that's an ostentatious hat band," the perfect reaction!

Nice work, Jared. I'd say you came pretty damn close.

Stetson Vita Felt

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The gold medal is well deserved, Bill.

Dobbs Twenty this morning.
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A stunner, Dave. I don't it gets much better than that one.

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Fabulous, Perry.

Good morning all!!
Black Sheep Hat Works today. Bob’s meticulous blocking really sets this one apart...
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Enjoy your day!!

O my! Speechless.

Blue 1930's Kensington fedora meet Minnesota snow. Snow meet the blue fedora.

Cheers, Eric -

A thing of beauty, Eric. Has my heart racing.

 

[steur]

Knox Twenty on a nippy and damp morning
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Had to pull out an overcoat for the first time of the season.
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Have a good Friday,
Michael

Gotta love a good Knox. They made such grand hats. Coat is a beauty too.

This is a photo of yesterday, today it was raining and it still rains
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The last of the hats bought a few weeks ago on my head, some a little bit tight to be wear and one is going on the other side of the world
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A Borsalino made up by Charles Hatters, High Quality, size 60. The color is "Dattero" (date) and the finish of felt is defined as "Greggio" (raw)
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Felt is firm enough for an Italian hat, but this was the "marketing shot" to make it look English. Felt is rough and thick in texture
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Thanks for your appreciation of these days
My compliments to everyone for the fantastic hats seen here during this week

Excellent, Daniele. Dattero always works.

Stefan and Dave’s hats were giving me the blues.... had to do something about it.

Blue Dobbs Twenty from @jlee562

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There is blind stitching on the brim. I had originally thought it was decorative stitching on the guild edge. Which was something I had not seen before. Someone in another forum made a suggestion that the original Cavanagh edge had been trimmed. And then the hatter who did the modification had used to blind stitching to emulate a Cavanagh edge as best he could. If that is the case it is masterful work. This theory does make sense considering the short brim on a probably 1950s hat. ( based on manufacturing tag). Any thoughts on this.

I apologize if I am using the term blind stitching incorrectly. What I am referring is tiny stitches on the welt that do not go through the underside of the brim.

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Oooh, I like that one. Gives off a cool thirties vibe. Nice!

Goodevening. Excellent Quality Stetson Noble in True Blue this Friday.
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I am very pleased with this hat. I had forgotten how malleable and rich the felt feels for a modern production fedora. The hat is sturdy and comfortable. Stetson did a pretty good job with this one.
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You look happy with it, Reggie. Rightly so!

And looking at my photos I saw I forgot to post yesterday’s Taupe Fawn CD:

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You're going all Akubra now, Brent? Nice colours on those hats.

 

[steur]

Things are warming up in the southern hemisphere. Nothing standard about the 30s Stetson Standard Quality - from Ivano's amazing Canadian stash find.
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Wonderful hat, Wayne. Good get. The little swetband bow in blue is a neat touch.

Just out in the yard doing chores, this lid is kinda new yet still old. It's not new, but it's never been worn much though I think that will change now.

Wife had a go at doing a new ribbon for my Silverbelly Campdraft, look at this ribbon, her first attempt and I think she rocked it in. I love the bigger kicks on the ribbon she did, she went from Grasshopper to Master in her first go

Beautiful. Excellent work!

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Have a great Saturday,
Michael

Always enjoy seeing that one, Michael.

Dinner at the Thai place we frequent. First time wearing my Hornskov wool felt out & about. It may be Hornskov’s entry level custom hat, but I like it a lot. My wife is wearing a Maxim
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Gorgeous hats, great pics, Gary.

 

[Frunobulax]

Stetson Imperial Quality "Sportsman."

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Finished sewing the original ribbon, bow and sweatband back in this dark blue Dalton. I’ve posted the hat before when it wasn’t complete. I was able to dye the original ribbon back to its uniform blue color. It had faded quite red in places from sweat and wear. Didn’t think it could be fixed but it surely did.

 

[steur]

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Very cool, Randall. Interesting colour combination with the warmer coloured brim binding.

I'm digging that Flagship!

Thanks, Randy. I'm very grateful that Mark @M Hatman let that one go (like he did with some other American hats btw).

My latest Optimo Chicago Panama today, with the black ribbon. I count 625 WPI. I don't know how much it would cost directly from Optimo, but I bought my first one three years ago from them (pictures at the bottom, with the blue ribbon). It has 381 WPI, and the price was 2 thousand dollars.

I also think that the weave on the new one is straighter and more even.
I like the color in my first one more, because it is a little lighter.
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Looks wonderful, Max. Hats to cherish.

Morning temps in the 30s brought out an overcoat and the first wearing of this Borsalino Ecospo in Pineta:
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Well, it's green isn't it? But seriously: nice hat, Jonathan.

A Panizza for grocery shopping. My wife’s in my Country (Japanese brand) hat. She claimed it because I very seldom wear it nowadays. I like the colour and shape, but it’s cotton and having had a few years of wear, it’s kind of lost its shape a bit. That said, it was the hat that started me on this journey, so it does hold a somewhat special place in my collection.
I’ll be in kangaroo leather later on - chicken tikka coming up at the pit!
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A thousand mile journey begins with the first step...

Yesterday actually ... me in a Banana Republic (Beaver Brand) and she in a Resistol.

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Very nice, Bob!

This an OPS-era Game Bird.

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Super parade of hats, Jim. You're not my size, so I'm not going to choose.

Royal Deluxe Stetson this morning
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Seems to be settling into winter mode here with snow predicted for later today
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Have a good Sunday,
Michael

Classic hat, love it!