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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

DaveProc

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Bluegrass green Campdraft
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Actually, this was yesterday's hat wearing. Took a day off of Stingymas to visit Mike Miller at NW Hats. Had a great BS Session about hats and such. Wore my new gray overcoat that Santa let me buy from my Haberdasher in Albany. Since I was going to see Mike, I wore the famous "Olcott" 1912 homburg. Love this hat, it does not get the outings it deserves. I might have fell in love with a fluffy aubergine rabbit...a 1920 style homburg in the works. I thought I remembered a children's story about the "Aubergine Rabbit", Googled it, and was a little embarrassed...

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Short Balding Guy

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Dog soirée while wearing a Stetson Avenue. This is a special hat with the quality of felt and appointments. I can not imagine the designer had a dog walk through the cool Minnesota woods as consumer use.

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Home and filling bird-feeders and moving the ashes out of the fire pit. I am wearing a Stetson 7X Clear Beaver Quality fedora. This hat is stiff. I always think of the James Bond villan Oddjob when I put the hat on. I have thought of trying to take some of the stiffness out as I would wear the hat more frequently.

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Cheers, Eric -
 
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Outstanding hat, Greg. I wonder if the little tufts on the ribbon ends were done on purpose.

Following the lead of Daniele and Joe. I thought I would don my seasonal green shortest brim Melusine I could dig out of the pile.
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Borsalino with the classic peluche finish.

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Not really a stingy brim, but it was the best I could do today. Thanks for all of the likes and kind words. Have a great week.
Having to dig Borsalinos out of a pile is telling us something about your collection, Reggie. And finding one that matches tells us even more! Looking good.

Thanks Stefan!
The black hat thing wasn't meant to bd a theme, but hey! Here's another!
This J. C. Penney's Marathon Genuine Velour with it's up-brim overwelt and unique bow is from the Twenties.

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In sunlight

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Have a great day!
I tricked you into a theme, John. Glad I did; that Penney's is a marvelous hat. The height of luxury back in the day for sure.

View attachment 293423 View attachment 293424 View attachment 293425 View attachment 293426 View attachment 293427 View attachment 293428 View attachment 293429 View attachment 293430 View attachment 293431 Took two hats with me this weekend to perform in a Victorian opera house in Lead, SD. An 1890s top hat in which to perform, and my Texas Hatters silver belly derby to wear offstage.
I like to pay a visit to Wild Bill and Calamity Jane every so often; hats off to those legends.

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Looking good, Jeff. That topper works very well for the setting, I think.

On the eighth day of Stingymas a Lounge friend gave to me...the 880! Been saving this one for today. My friend Brent from the Fedora Lounge gifted this beautiful Resistol 880 to me a while back. It is part of a series of models commemorating the "Jet Age" of the late 1950s/early 1960s. They had all the airliners, mostly by Boeing. The Convair 880 came out against the Boeing 707 and did not take off (pun intended). Elvis Presley bought one as his personal plane and named it the "Lisa Marie". I love a hat that tells a story!
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Very cool, Mike. Doesn't look that stingy to my eye. Great colour on it as well.
 
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Very nice, Dave.

Looks great on you, Perry. Nice contrast between felt and ribbons.

Life doesn’t get any better than having a never-worn lid ready and waiting. It says a lot about our state of affairs.
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Well, you've worn it now; things will never be the same:) Excellent hat, Charlie.

Another StingyMas day with this Patterson & Co 1.5 inch brim.
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Very soft felt if I recall correctly. Suits you very well, Steve. We could do with some sunshine over here as well.
 

Michael A

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Beautiful Borsalino
Thanks Joe.

On the Ninth Day of StingyMas...

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A trio of Stingy Straws

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Two 60s Crofut and Knapp Milan Braids

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And a modern Stefeno “Milan” straw

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Merry StingyMas

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Nice collection of stingy milans, Joe. I think I have a few of those myself, though packed away for the winter now.

Like most things, that's the great thing with hats: wear them like you want to, not how others say you should :)

Cool look, Michael!
Thanks Steve

Michael
 

Daniele Tanto

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Following the lead of Daniele and Joe. I thought I would don my seasonal green shortest brim Melusine I could dig out of the pile.
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Reggie this is a Borsalino I like more than others. The color and felt finish are great. Complimenti!
Thanks Stefan!
The black hat thing wasn't meant to bd a theme, but hey! Here's another!
This J. C. Penney's Marathon Genuine Velour with it's up-brim overwelt and unique bow is from the Twenties.

Bellissimo, anzi fantastico!
 
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Yes, you did, Stefan. I still think this is the nicest felt of any of my hats.

Wasn't Augusta Sepia a Roman Emperor? Certainly looks like a hat fit for one.

Thanks,
Michael
Thanks, Michael. There may have been one; the Italians have a habit of getting rid of their leaders rather quickly: keeps them on their toes;)

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Have a good evening,
Michael
It does work very well with the brim up. A firm number one!

On the Ninth Day of StingyMas...

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A trio of Stingy Straws

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Two 60s Crofut and Knapp Milan Braids

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And a modern Stefeno “Milan” straw

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Merry StingyMas

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You're not grasping at straws now to get to twelve I hope, Joe?:D These stingies work very well for you. looking forward the next days!

Hey all!
This furry green Botta, a bit linty, not tall
With a brim that appears two sizes too small.

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Have a Grinch-y Stingymas!
A furry little Botta, stingy and green?
To believe that, it just has to be seen!

I have been wearing it for a few days now. Still feels odd to me. A little costum-ie a little Blues Brothers. I am not sure if I can really embrace a hat I don’t find overly practical. I still prefer the wider brims of my fedoras and Akubras.
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Annabelle (my youngest) and I went for a little nature jaunt to see if we could locate the Giant North American Vampire Woodpecker
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we didn’t see it but we sure heard it. :eek:
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stay safe everyone
Johnny
Great pics, Johnny. And cool hat.

Very nice!
 
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Actually, this was yesterday's hat wearing. Took a day off of Stingymas to visit Mike Miller at NW Hats. Had a great BS Session about hats and such. Wore my new gray overcoat that Santa let me buy from my Haberdasher in Albany. Since I was going to see Mike, I wore the famous "Olcott" 1912 homburg. Love this hat, it does not get the outings it deserves. I might have fell in love with a fluffy aubergine rabbit...a 1920 style homburg in the works. I thought I remembered a children's story about the "Aubergine Rabbit", Googled it, and was a little embarrassed...

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Perfect outfit, Mike. That Olcott was a succes and deserves some head-time. If the aubergine hat gets any fluffier it wil greet you at the door! Looking forward to your new project.

Haven't had the German velour back bow out lately
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And a bit earlier in the morning with a heavier coat
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I think some last minute grocery shopping might make the agenda today.
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Have a good day,
Michael
Velour and green ribbon; it doesn't get any more seasonal than that, Michael.
 

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