What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Steve1857]

J. Hückel ´s Söhne "Alpha" "Seal Velour" possibly late 1920s early 1930s.

J. Hückel´s Söhne, Display Cards, 10 cm x 4 cm, possibly mid to later 1920s.

Wonderful Hückel velour, Steve.

 

[alanfgag]

I see trees of green, clouds of white…

Suede Finish Imperial Stetson
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really nice!

 

[Blare]

New in just arrived from Wosfbrae Custom Hatters (@belfastboy). It is silverbelly, 160gr Ukrainian rabbit felt, suede finish. 2 7/8" raw brim, 6" open crown with top crown and side venting, and unlined with bright copper grosgrain ribbon, and neutral brim binding. I’m digging it.

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Stunning!!!!

 

[alanfgag]

Phoenix Hat Company:

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Handsome hat and it looks great on you.

 

[hatsRme]

New in just arrived from Wosfbrae Custom Hatters (@belfastboy). It is silverbelly, 160gr Ukrainian rabbit felt, suede finish. 2 7/8" raw brim, 6" open crown with top crown and side venting, and unlined with bright copper grosgrain ribbon, and neutral brim binding. I’m digging it.

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Super lid! Great proportions, and a très versatile color. AND, you have your next album cover shot!!

 

[alanfgag]

View attachment 371455 MaxLachlan Golden Beaver Hundred. The X was unintentional, but since it took two months to have the hat restored by Optimo, and we cleaned it, replaced the ribbon, reblocked it, and duplicated the crest in the new sweatband, I decided to leave it. View attachment 371456 View attachment 371457 View attachment 371458 View attachment 371459 View attachment 371460 View attachment 371461

No sweat on that putt Max... but maybe a less precious hat for the harder ones? Optimo did a great job on this.

 

[Jesse John]

That’s class.

As with yours my friend!

Great example Jesse, looks almost unworn! I found a vintage OR with the same ribbon treatment, don’t see too many of those either.

Would love to see this.. please direct me to a post if you’ve posted it already. Thank you Ross! I’m quite happy with it!

really nice!

thank you sir! I’ve realized we have a mutual love for photography- yours is quite amazing, Alan. Along with your collection of lids. Thank you.

 

[RossRYoung]

Would love to see this.. please direct me to a post if you’ve posted it already.

<a href="https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-open-road-guild.7047/page-167#post-2658632">The Open Road Guild</a>

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Borsalino, shortly post war... more photos here.

Thanks for the link to more pics of your Borsolino tobacco hued thin ribbon. It is truly a one of a kind. You and the hat cut make a sharp pic.

Willoughby velour. Thankfully, View attachment 371443 View attachment 371444 it stood the test of on and off showers.

I am underrating velour in its weather steadfastness. I look forward to your posts Steve. Thanks for sharing your beloved hats.

View attachment 371455 MaxLachlan Golden Beaver Hundred. The X was unintentional, but since it took two months to have the hat restored by Optimo, and we cleaned it, replaced the ribbon, reblocked it, and duplicated the crest in the new sweatband, I decided to leave it.

A Mac(x) 100 out for a round of golf - wow! I hope your golf score benefited from having that amazing hat on your head.

J. Hückel ´s Söhne "Alpha" "Seal Velour" possibly late 1920s early 1930s.

J. Hückel´s Söhne, Display Cards, 10 cm x 4 cm, possibly mid to later 1920s.

Steve; Man you got some hats! I tune in and pause with your posts. The uniqueness of the felts, hats, shapes, hues and of course the juicy details. I appreciate your hat passion. Thanks for my daily fix with today's Seal Velour. That is quite a felt.

I see trees of green, clouds of white…
Suede Finish Imperial Stetson

Great pics of a minty fedora. Thanks for sharing Jesse.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Following your lead Reggie @Dlaniger with my Stetson Pinnacle in Caribou.

You wear all kinds of brims and shapes with distinction. Terrific neighborhood as usual.

Whippet Wednesday….

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Decided to widen out the crown a bit into more of a diamond

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I like the shape in a diamond crease. It gives a high rise kind of top line to the crown crease. Congrats on the Whippet. It is a sharp hat. Whippets are not Whippets. This one looks to have some quality appointments.

Stetson Playboy on another beautiful day of hat weather. Enjoy!

Glorious Playboy. Thanks for sharing.

This old Dobbs...

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It's hip to be square.

But there is no denying that, It's hip to be square!

Lovey hat this morning.

Not only for Winter. My vintage Nutria started out as a "Oppenheimer" style hat.

I would honestly love to have more vintage Nutria hats to add to my collection...

Even though it was a Western the felt is also thin and light enough to be a fedora for Spring and Summer wear. I really like these vintage Nutrias.

Just exquisite sir. The pics showcases the thin felt very well. You got some hat skills.

Coloring up for late October here in New England with this Custom Hatter of Buffalo (NY) by Gary White. I grabbed two hats from Gary some years ago when he had a small quantity of Borsalino blanks with manufactured brim edges. He only had two (slim-brims) in my size, so the choice was easy as long as I didn’t mind the tiny brims.
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Apologies for the dust.
All the best!!

Dust -shmush, that is a cool felt hat. Thanks Charlie for sharing your custom hat and Pendleton. It has been a long time since I have seen a post from Gary White. If you are in contact with him give a shoutout and say he is missed.

Another +1 for vintage Nutrias. While the hand on my newest find (50’s Nutria Quality) isn’t as nice as my wife’s 20’s Real Nutria Quality, the felt is very thin, very durable, and easily molds any crown bashes without steam. Really glad to have this one.
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Ross; Love your western inspired posts. +1 for your Nutria hat.

Phoenix Hat Company:

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Excellent.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

New in just arrived from Wosfbrae Custom Hatters (@belfastboy). It is silverbelly, 160gr Ukrainian rabbit felt, suede finish. 2 7/8" raw brim, 6" open crown with top crown and side venting, and unlined with bright copper grosgrain ribbon, and neutral brim binding. I’m digging it.

Jonesy; Your new hat has a grand profile to it. I love that Wosfbrae added some vent hole side and top. I love that option and look. It looks cool, therefore it must be cooler to wear.

I was sport'n a Stetson Royal De Luxe Viscount today. Long ago I picked it up from Tim Mahovich (forum member). Minty rear ribboned fedora in a unique camel felt hue. Lovely and unique hat.

I needed to work on securing a new security camera and put on a Lee Commander. This Commander is in a brown-green hue.

Honestly it is different than the one I wore the other day, which was green. I was curious as to how much color difference and I share this comparison shot.

It really is brownish-green. Today's cool and overcast skies make accurate pics a struggle. It does have a green ribbon that does match the other hat.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Blare]

I like the shape in a diamond crease. It gives a high rise kind of top line to the crown crease. Congrats on the Whippet. It is a sharp hat. Whippets are not Whippets. This one looks to have some quality appointments.

Thank you Eric. I think this one is a bit newer but in not quite as nice shape as my other Whippet. I think I will pull them both and compare.

Haven’t decided yet if I will clean this one up and move along or considering it’s snug fit keep it as my Windy Weather Whippet.

 

[Blare]

Jonesy; Your new hat has a grand profile to it. I love that Wosfbrae added some vent hole side and top. I love that option and look. It looks cool, therefore it must be cooler to wear.

I was sport'n a Stetson Royal De Luxe Viscount today. Long ago I picked it up from Tim Mahovich (forum member). Minty rear ribboned fedora in a unique camel felt hue. Lovely and unique hat.

I needed to work on securing a new security camera and put on a Lee Commander. This Commander is in a brown-green hue.

Honestly it is different than the one I wore the other day, which was green. I was curious as to how much color difference and I share this comparison shot.

It really is brownish-green. Today's cool and overcast skies make accurate pics a struggle. It does have a green ribbon that does match the other hat.

Cheers, Eric -

Wonderful Viscount Eric. And the Lee Commentator is great.

 

[Blare]

Royal Stetson Playboy

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Royal Stetson Playboy

Lovely Playboy. They really do wear light on the head.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Thanks for the link to more pics of your Borsolino tobacco hued thin ribbon. It is truly a one of a kind. You and the hat cut make a sharp pic.



I am underrating velour in its weather steadfastness. I look forward to your posts Steve. Thanks for sharing your beloved hats.



A Mac(x) 100 out for a round of golf - wow! I hope your golf score benefited from having that amazing hat on your head.



Steve; Man you got some hats! I tune in and pause with your posts. The uniqueness of the felts, hats, shapes, hues and of course the juicy details. I appreciate your hat passion. Thanks for my daily fix with today's Seal Velour. That is quite a felt.



Great pics of a minty fedora. Thanks for sharing Jesse.

Cheers, Eric -

I only practiced today, Eric. I needed to.

 

[T Jones]

You wear all kinds of brims and shapes with distinction. Terrific neighborhood as usual.



I like the shape in a diamond crease. It gives a high rise kind of top line to the crown crease. Congrats on the Whippet. It is a sharp hat. Whippets are not Whippets. This one looks to have some quality appointments.



Glorious Playboy. Thanks for sharing.



But there is no denying that, It's hip to be square!

Lovey hat this morning.



Just exquisite sir. The pics showcases the thin felt very well. You got some hat skills.



Dust -shmush, that is a cool felt hat. Thanks Charlie for sharing your custom hat and Pendleton. It has been a long time since I have seen a post from Gary White. If you are in contact with him give a shoutout and say he is missed.



Ross; Love your western inspired posts. +1 for your Nutria hat.



Excellent.

Thank you Eric!

 

[Blare]

Lovely Playboy. They really do wear light on the head.

One of those I could wear every day hats.

 

[Rumad]

One of those I could wear every day hats.

I want one.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

No sweat on that putt Max... but maybe a less precious hat for the harder ones? Optimo did a great job on this.

No sweat on that putt Max... but maybe a less precious hat for the harder ones? Optimo did a great job on this.

They did, Alan! Graham called it "a special project". I am a big fan of his, and am proud that he knows who I am. He is the Lionel Messi of hats!