What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Randall Renshaw]

Yes, lay it brim down on a table and press down from the top of the crown. It is spring loaded but should collapse with not too much pressure. The catch to hold it in the collapsed position engages as it reaches the end of its travel. It should pop open with a rap on your thigh. Never owned one that didn’t operate well, but obviously take it slow and easy.

Thanks, Alan.
Tried it and it works very well and easily. Took some work but I shaped the brim a little to give it more attitude. Was too flat. I like how it looks on. Really didn’t think I would.
Sewed the sweatband seam today.
After rechecking, I paid $28, which seems like a good deal for what I’ve seen others go for. Though, I’ve not paid much attention to them.

 

[jonesy86]

Dobbs Rosebud Florentine Milan Straw today. A plastic hat comes in handy when there are intermittent rains on my local beach.

 

[The Shoe]

Christys trilby for corona-time karaoke. I believe I was butchering Sweet Jane by The Velvet Underground in this picture!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Tesi Sisol: An airy flyweight summer hat!

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks, Alan.
Tried it and it works very well and easily. Took some work but I shaped the brim a little to give it more attitude. Was too flat. I like how it looks on. Really didn’t think I would.
Sewed the sweatband seam today.
After rechecking, I paid $28, which seems like a good deal for what I’ve seen others go for. Though, I’ve not paid much attention to them.

Great! Certainly a very good price. It's almost time to get back out and visit the opera.

 

[Hats Matter]

Not alot of thought went into today's choice as I went out to run some errands. Optimo Manhatten Dark Blue fedora.

 

[Mm25]

Campdraft.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Another semi-calado from Northwest for an ice cream supper/social.

 

[Edward Reed]

Vintage Royal Stetson Whippet fur felt. (probably mid to late 50's) The grosgrain ribbon has what appears to be a darkened stain from perhaps the glue used to adhere it to the fur felt? otherwise the fedora is in fantastic condition.
I found this cool cotton canvas waistcoat so I thought I'd try it on with a standard Walmart Wrangler shirt and 1942 style army Khaki chinos. Threw on the A-2 leather jacket to get a sense of what it might look like as an ensemble... a bit "Dr. Jones" but I feel comfortable in it. Now I await November weather so I can walk about town looking all Indy and the Temple of Dumb.

 

[The Shoe]

Two hat day today. My Knox raffia for a Costco dash into the emergency zone that is Osaka.
Excuse the snarl…it’s hereditary. Etsuko calls it my father’s face.

Etsuko wore her Borsalino.

The morning clouds drifted away and it turned into a very pleasant afternoon/evening for outdoor eating.

No barbecue smells to worry about today, so I chose my Akubra Range.

Etsuko chose a squishable Maxim.

 

[steur]

Hats of this week.
Penumbra panama (when it was still undamaged). The wind blew it off a table yesterday and it landed exactly on the pinch, damaging the straw. Witnesses, if there were any, might have seen me cry a little).

Stetson 3x beaver Open Road (excuse the gloomy look; it was still very early)

Borsalino Mogano

Panizza cinabro

Hückel chamois helgrau

J Heinrich ITA

Mayser Spezial

 

[Randall Renshaw]

40s John Cavanagh ridin’ High in my new to me four by!

Ran some grey decorative stitching around the raw edge brim to give this Cav some curb appeal. Grey thread on top and black on the underneath for a little change up.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Hats of this week.
Penumbra panama (when it was still undamaged). The wind blew it off a table yesterday and it landed exactly on the pinch, damaging the straw. Witnesses, if there were any, might have seen me cry a little).
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Stetson 3x beaver Open Road (excuse the gloomy look; it was still very early)
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Borsalino Mogano
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Panizza cinabro
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Hückel chamois helgrau
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J Heinrich ITA
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Mayser Spezial
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Wind. Enemy to hat guys throughout time. Firefighters, too. My brother is one.
I like the Huckel best, though they all look great. That outfit with that hat is top tier! I don’t have any reason to be in a suit very often, but enviously, you guys sure bring men folk up!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Campdraft. View attachment 339696

Lookin’ sharp, dude!

 

[jlee562]

Vintage Royal Stetson Whippet fur felt. (probably mid to late 50's) The grosgrain ribbon has what appears to be a darkened stain from perhaps the glue used to adhere it to the fur felt? otherwise the fedora is in fantastic condition.
I found this cool cotton canvas waistcoat so I thought I'd try it on with a standard Walmart Wrangler shirt and 1942 style army Khaki chinos. Threw on the A-2 leather jacket to get a sense of what it might look like as an ensemble... a bit "Dr. Jones" but I feel comfortable in it. Now I await November weather so I can walk about town looking all Indy and the Temple of Dumb.

Nice color on that Whippet. The discoloration is probably sweat that came through. A Stetson of that era should have all sewn components, no glue.

 

[alanfgag]

Hats of this week.
Penumbra panama (when it was still undamaged). The wind blew it off a table yesterday and it landed exactly on the pinch, damaging the straw. Witnesses, if there were any, might have seen me cry a little).
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Stetson 3x beaver Open Road (excuse the gloomy look; it was still very early)
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Borsalino Mogano
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Panizza cinabro
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Hückel chamois helgrau
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J Heinrich ITA
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Mayser Spezial
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I'm sorry for the windblown scrape... collateral damage we face when sharing stuff with our hat friends. I can still remember every popped stitch I've caused hunting for clues behind sweatbands. As always, many thanks for your excellent photos of beautiful hats.

 

[Edward Reed]

Nice color on that Whippet. The discoloration is probably sweat that came through. A Stetson of that era should have all sewn components, no glue.

cool! thanks for that info. I wasn't sure if they tacked it down with glue... it does indeed use small tack stitches to tack everything down. fortunately the slight dark staining is not as noticeable in person. for some reason it shows more in photos.

 

[alanfgag]

Extreme softy... manufactured by Anton Peschel for Oviatt's.

 

[bowlerman]

Couple o’ straws for the past few days. Montecristi ultrafino, Dobbs Milan, and Texas Hatters Cuenca bowler— my three go-to straw hats.

 

[Bill Hughes]

I don't usually wear the same hat two days in a row but that's exactly what I did today. Northwest Hats semi-calado / same as yesterday.