What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[deadlyhandsome]

Akubra Bushman:

 

[Dlaniger]

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OPS Era Portis Swansback - Breeze Lux
Steel Grey bluish tones
4 1/4 Pork Pieish crown as shaped - 5 1/2 open
1 3/4 cobalt grayish blue grosgrain ribbon
2 1/2 brim with tight underwelt

For Election Day I am debuting my very first Portis. The OPS tag points to an early 1950s (1951 to 1953) dating. Prior to today I had only seen it in poor lighting and didn’t realize the blue tones in the felt and ribbon. Had assumed it to be silver with black ribbon.. but it turns out it’s more of a steel blue with a cobalt blue/dark grey ribbon. A beautiful combination. The original owner had left a piece of point board type material inside... I assume he used for forming the pork pie shape in the crown. I’m not soled on the crown shape but it will stay for now. The Swans Down finish is super soft and smooth. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Portis hats and this one for me supports those thoughts. If I remember correctly this one came off a tip from @BobHufford Thanks Bob!!

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This one arrived in this super cool Lee Pan Am Hat box. Would have loved to have found this one too!!

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Wow, gorgeous hat! Love the color and the bash looks great.

 

[Blare]

Wow, gorgeous hat! Love the color and the bash looks great.

Thank you so much Reggie. I appreciate it.

 

[Dlaniger]

Excellent hat show, guys! Moss green V.S. Broad Street I believe.

 

[Rumad]

Excellent hat show, guys! Moss green V.S. Broad Street I believe.
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Lookin good Reggie. Neat bow work.

 

[Dlaniger]

Lookin good Reggie. Neat bow work.

Thank you, Alan. Yes, that was one of Art Fawcett's signature bow treatments. He sure does have the touch.

 

[Blare]

Excellent hat show, guys! Moss green V.S. Broad Street I believe.
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That ribbon treatment is a thing of beauty

 

[DaveProc]

 

[Dotneck]

This morning I tried my new to me Porkpie. Don't see many of them around here. Dobbs 20.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Knox with a Cavanaugh Edge this morning.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Blare]

This morning I tried my new to me Porkpie. Don't see many of them around here. Dobbs 20. View attachment 279145

Very cool. Reminiscent of the Dobbs Gay Prince without the bound edge. I think @DaveProc may have posted an old ad with one similar. Beautiful hat... is that blue?

 

[Blare]

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Looks good Dave

 

[Blare]

Knox with a Cavanaugh Edge this morning.

Cheers, Eric -

One beautiful Knox Eric

 

[Dotneck]

Very cool. Reminiscent of the Dobbs Gay Prince without the bound edge. I think @DaveProc may have posted an old ad with one similar. Beautiful hat... is that blue?

Yes it's got,the same band as the Gay Prince. I wondered if it was a GP with a PP bash or if it originally sold as a PP. Not sure if the GP came as a Dobbs 20.

It's black.

 

[Blare]

Yes it's got,the same band as the Gay Prince. I wondered if it was a GP with a PP bash or if it originally sold as a PP. Not sure if the GP came as a Dobbs 20.

It's black.

Could also have originally been open crown and shaped that way by the owner.

 

[DaveProc]

Looks good Dave

Thanks Joe

 

[Michael A]

Caught a break in the rain to get some pics of today's Champ
IMG_7239 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_7233 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_7238 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Seems like most of the wear today will be indoors, but might get out for a walk in the fresh air.
11-10-2020 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Have a good one,
Michael

 

[hatophile]

Royal Stetson

 

[DaveProc]

Very cool. Reminiscent of the Dobbs Gay Prince without the bound edge. I think @DaveProc may have posted an old ad with one similar. Beautiful hat... is that blue?

@Dotneck @Blare
Joe, I believe this hat is the Dobbs Finian's Rainbow from the late 60's

 

[Frunobulax]

I don't think the Finian's Rainbow would have enough crown to pull off that porkpie, in addition to Dotneck's brim appearing significantly wider. I'd be inclined to think somebody trimmed the whipstitch off a Gay Prince.