What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Steve1857]

Love the hat, vest, shirt, and boots Greg. But I just have to ask, what's in the glass? Jack? Jim? Or something else?

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[deadlyhandsome]

Resistol:

 

[Bamaboots]

Love the hat, vest, shirt, and boots Greg. But I just have to ask, what's in the glass? Jack? Jim? Or something else?

Thank you, Steve. Lagavulin 16.

 

[jonesy86]

Does the label say Stratoliner?

never mind. It looks as though the last photo is from a different hat.

Oops, you are right. Fixed it.

 

[seabass]

Hi

Great to see you again Che!!!!
I have missed your post, I bet your grandson has really grown.
Hope to see more of you and your hats.

Hi Rusty
Good to hear

Great to see you again Che!!!!
I have missed your post, I bet your grandson has really grown.
Hope to see more of you and your hats.

Hi Rusty
It’s so good to hear from you here
It’s been too long and I’m still Hatted
The Boy is big and doing very well thank you
Hopefully I can stick around here a good while
In still in the Nor Cal Delta I’m assuming your still in the big Delta as well. I miss being here it’s a good positive place.
Glad your still here
Respectfully
Che

 

[Blare]

Penney’s Marathon.

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Beauty

 

[Michael A]

Two really good looking hats Michael!

Thanks ET.

The gay prince without its saddle stitching. Nice hat Michael

Thank Joe. Maybe I'll have to try my hand at stitching?

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Dobbs Gay Prince
Ultra thin velvet/velour like grey felt
5 inch crown as shaped - 5 1/2 to 5 3/4 open
2 3/4 brim with saddle stitched edge
7/8 self felted band with saddle accents

This super cool hat was enabled by Jonathan @TheOldFashioned. I was actually keen to let it pass on as I have a tan Gay Prince that doesn’t get enough wear... however the seller sent an offer which opened the door to some haggling and hooked me in. I really like the grey color on this one. My Tan GP appears to be a 1940s hat based on its manufacturing tag. This one has no such tag a few cues point to this being a slightly later hat. There is a very crinkly oil skin like liner protector... not the silky one from the later 50s though. The Dobbs Gay prince logo has the gold embossed carriage which also points 50s. I’ll probably do a side by side on the soon... but a quick impression is the felt is very similar to the 40s if possible slightly thinner and softer... however it seemed less obedient in holding a pinch. That was rectified somewhat when I opened up the crown and removed the rather deep center dent it was preferring. With a more shallow dent the side dents held very nicely and gave the crown a much fuller look. The grey felt shifts slightly to green hues in the late afternoon light... showed some more neutral to blue tones in other light. The hat over all is in extremely nice Shape... the saddle stitching is fully in tact and it has its original Gay Prince signature feather in all its glory! Or close anyway Only thing I found was a small hole in the liner tip. Will do up a side by side on my two GP soon.

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The sellers photos were so lovely... decided to keep them for posterity

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Very nice. Looking forward to the side by side.

Michael

 

[Michael A]

A breezy day under a Dobbs Sixteen-fifty. In serious need of a brush up I see.
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Have a good evening,
Michael

 

[Blare]

Thanks ET.

Thank Joe. Maybe I'll have to try my hand at stitching?

Very nice. Looking forward to the side by side.

Michael

Thanks Michael.

 

[Scooterz]

Resistol:

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Nice. Kinda wishing I hadn't watched all those alien invasion movies last night. Pretty cool with the light filtering thru the straw.

 

[Scooterz]

Stratoliner Sage tone on tone, modern

Sat on the back patio and burned some cedar boards in the chiminea while partaking of a CAO Brazillia. Then the wife made me grill some pork and then she made a satay sauce for it and served with pickled cucumbers and onions (which I failed to get a photo of as I was overcome by hunger). The second round came with steamed broccoli and more grilled pork satay (a peanut and thai curry sauce).

Alas no pickled cucumbers and onions included on round two, I was too busy consuming what lay before me to ask for the pickled veggies. I think the broccoli may have had some of the pickle juice on it. For dessert, I added a chocolate ale which is made with cacao nibs and vanilla extract. I polished off the CAO Brazillia with the ale. My life is hell.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Thanks, for the answer, Bill.
Is the quality something you can easily feel in the felt?
I recently acquired a western No. 1, but it’s an early 60s model in mint condition. Feels as good as any 3X from that era, but imagine the quality was way better in the 40s and 50’s.

I don’t have any 60s to compare. But I can tell the difference between my early 50s (maybe late 40s) 3x and the mid to late 50s #1 quality.

 

[Blare]

Stayed with the Dobbs Gay Prince for a visit to Lion Country Safari. A hat that somehow says both safari and style at the same time. A great day with the family.

 

[The Shoe]

Kangaroo leather for yard work and barbecuing today. Ribs in a sweet and spicy Memphis dust rub. Etsuko’s wearing a hat of no particular note. Also some salmon, marinated veggies, smoky spuds and onigiri (rice balls).

 

[HuangCheng]

Before and after pics would be interesting. One heck of a profile.
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Can find the old pics, It's a black OR with some holes , holes got bigger after I reblocked the crown , So I turn it to this look.

 

[Steve1857]

Smokey, nice!

Thank you, Steve. Lagavulin 16.

 

[DaveProc]

Adam Romabout this morning for a trip to the office.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Yesterday afternoon I enjoyed a Clear Beaver Stetson 7X.

Dog soirée this morning while wearing a Knox Twenty.

A 50's Whippet was my yard picking up fedora.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Steve1857]

Out and about on this very gray day in the newly acquired P&C Habig. It's such a light hat.
The brim works well down, but I preferred it up today

 

[Blare]

Out and about on this very gray day in the newly acquired P&C Habig. It's such a light hat.
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Looks good Steve