What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[mayserwegener]

Windsor mark possibly late 1950s and a recent arrival.

 

[Michael A]

Running errands this Saturday and trying to get the feel of this new high crown from Sweden.
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Ragnar Fedora by Hufved Hatmaker color cognac
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Wow, Reggie. That is one supremely nice hat. And I'm liking that jacket a lot as well.

Excellent color on that one

Thanks Alan. My eye sees some green in the hat and a bit of bronze in the ribbon, but I can't make the camera see it that way. But it is a nice dark tone, whatever the color.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[alanfgag]

Still can't see the pics, but knowing your collection I can rest assured it's a good one.

It's a puzzling wrinkle. When I view my post in Google Chrome I see the same reference for the URL - the image does not display in the post. If I click on the icon and select open in a new tab or in a new window, the image displays fine. And it all works as normal in Safari. I'm guessing it's an incompatibility of the Lounge software with Google Chrome on Mac... but who knows. Just another excuse to make the day a little harder than it should be. 8^(

 

[RossRYoung]

Reaching for this one several times a week, today being one of them.
1930s Stetson No. 1

 

[Dlaniger]

Wow, Reggie. That is one supremely nice hat. And I'm liking that jacket a lot as well.

Thanks, Alan. My eye sees some green in the hat and a bit of bronze in the ribbon, but I can't make the camera see it that way. But it is a nice dark tone, whatever the color.

Thanks,
Michael

Thanks, Michael. The jacket is a goat suede number from Orvis. They opened a store two doors down from my office, so it's always tempting to walk through when they have a sale or when the seasons change. My buddies go there for their flyfishing stuff. I go there for clothes.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Hornskov Alberti

 

[DaveProc]

Hornskov Alberti

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That's a real beauty!!!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Reaching for this one several times a week, today being one of them.
1930s Stetson No. 1
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Sharp, Ross! You look correct under that fine old western. Self perception tells me I wouldn’t be able to pull off those prodigious proportions.

 

[Michael A]

Thanks, Michael. The jacket is a goat suede number from Orvis. They opened a store two doors down from my office, so it's always tempting to walk through when they have a sale or when the seasons change. My buddies go there for their flyfishing stuff. I go there for clothes.

Orvis next door would probably end badly for me. They have/had some very nice items in a clothing way. i have a few of them.

Michael

 

[deadlyhandsome]

That's a real beauty!!!

Thanks, Dave. I can’t stop playing with the felt on this hat: it’s addicting.

 

[Blare]

Thank's Joe. The hat is very well made. Mikael Einarsson has an artist's flair for hat-making and really appears to take the craft seriously. The stitching, bow work, and attention to detail are evident. The 50x beaver felt is what I would consider medium weight and is certainly malleable as I had to lower the crown some from its original configuration. It has a dimensional brim 2 5/8 front to back and 2 3/8 on the sides and has a nice feel and snap. It's a fun hat.

Good to hear. It is a great looking hat and really looks sharp on you

 

[Blare]

Hornskov Alberti

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Wonderful Brent. Peter’s work looks great too.

 

[steur]

Yet another wonderful Italian parade, Stefan. I just love the colour and ribbon on the Linea. Not often you see a Borsalino like that.

Thanks, Steve. I'm being a bit unjust towards it, just because it's green It is a fine hat hat though.

A very dark, damp, and cold day in my part of the world. To cheer me up, I wore my @Randall Renshaw Adam Majestic conversion with Randall's wonderful bow treatment. Who says black hats are boring?

Have a good weekend folks.
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You wouldn't expect a black hat to brighten up a dark day, but it does. Looking fine, Steve.

Running errands this Saturday and trying to get the feel of this new high crown from Sweden.
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Niiiice! Great looking hat, Reggie.

 

[Rmccamey]

A great hat and a very unique color.

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One that I took completely apart this week for a reblock, reflange and rebuild, but able to resew on all the original components.
It’s been re-Strated.
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[steur]

Windsor mark possibly late 1950s and a recent arrival.

Very nice, Steve. The ribbon treatment is fantastic on that one.

It's a puzzling wrinkle. When I view my post in Google Chrome I see the same reference for the URL - the image does not display in the post. If I click on the icon and select open in a new tab or in a new window, the image displays fine. And it all works as normal in Safari. I'm guessing it's an incompatibility of the Lounge software with Google Chrome on Mac... but who knows. Just another excuse to make the day a little harder than it should be. 8^(

The wonderful workings of software...

Reaching for this one several times a week, today being one of them.
1930s Stetson No. 1
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Not something I could wear, but, man, what a hat!

Hornskov Alberti

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Great colours and proportions, Brent.

 

[Frunobulax]

Standard features at Stetson - we have come to expect not necessarily. More pics here: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/side-by-side-hat-comparisons.65983/page-29#post-2153720

Very Stetsonian like.

I had a 3X pass through my hands a few years ago that was similar, but didn't carry the Whippet name.

 

[Rmccamey]

Excellent conversion, Randall. Here are a couple of "before" pics.

View attachment 282137 Here’s one that I remodeled from a JW Hats 7X Beaver 7 1/8 short and badly tapered crown “Aussie” styled hat that Randy McCamey @Rmccamey gave me.
Said he wished to use this hat as a thank you for sending him an eBay link to a mint 7X CB. He didn’t have to do that, but as y’all know, the Professor is a real good fella.
I’ve turned it into a Strat clone in black. Dyed some dark green 3/8” ribbon using a Sharpie. The vintage pure rayon grosgrain wouldn’t take black Rit dye!
Yes, the sharpie ink may bleed into the felt if it gets wet, just a bit, but hey, it’s a black hat.
2 1/2 bound brim. 5 1/2 open crown.
Threw in one of my new patented sweatbands and an old liner from a Mallory to make for another fine Frankenhat.
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No, my sweatband stitching isn’t really patented. But I haven’t seen anyone else doing it and have to wonder why?

Thanks, Joe.
Yeah, wish I took a few before pics.
Randy probably has some photos of it. He gave it to me knowing it would make a good base to build a good hat. He was right.

 

[RossRYoung]

Sharp, Ross! You look correct under that fine old western. Self perception tells me I wouldn’t be able to pull off those prodigious proportions.

Not something I could wear, but, man, what a hat!

Thanks, guys. I wasn’t sure I could pull this one off either. Still not 100% sure I can now, but damn if I just don’t feel right the moment I throw it on!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

A Staurday afternoon walk in a Stetson Premier.

Morning dog soiree in a 50's Whippet.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Daniele Tanto]

The week of autumn colors is over, in reality the hats stuck in a container are finished.
I selected another one and thought I'd call this week, as my friend Steve says, the one with pre-shaped hats (machine formed hat)

I have seen some horrible and also beautiful ones. European industry has churned out millions of various shapes and qualities and some of them even excellent

Let's start with an Italian hat, probably made about forty years ago in Monza

Gold Star "Lepre Garantita" size 60.
The felt is of medium consistency with a short fur and the shape has been lightly machine made, with a little steam it takes other shapes

The color is light gray with contrasting black ribbon, excellent quality finishes. New, it is a warehouse stock.

Thanks for your likes.
Happy Sunday to all of you and keep showing me your hats, they are a source of inspiration