Pkyoakum
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~1954 Borsalino Pocket Hat
1960s Akubra Stylemaster for some shopping today. View attachment 394189
Etsuko’s spent the last couple of days in her Daniele Panizza Mambo, but continues to avoid the camera.
Nice look Rick!
Making fresh squeezed orange juice. This is for you guys in the cold Northeast and Midwest!!
Wearing my Huckel Bowler.
I don’t have a modern Stylemaster, so can’t really say. I can tell you that the felt is really soft in the crown - much softer than my new Camp Draft or Fed IV. I suspect that it’s partly from it being grabbed at the pinch by the previous owner, but it’s also labeled “Pocketweight”, a term Akubra don’t use anymore which suggests to me that it may have been a thinner felt to start with. I believe the modern Stylemasters are lined. This one is not, which I guess also contributes to its pocketweightedness.The Shoe, what differences do you notice between the 1960 Stylemaster and the recent ones? Is the quality any different? Thanks
Making fresh squeezed orange juice. This is for you guys in the cold Northeast and Midwest!!
Wearing my Huckel Bowler.
I don’t have a modern Stylemaster, so can’t really say. I can tell you that the felt is really soft in the crown - much softer than my new Camp Draft or Fed IV. I suspect that it’s partly from it being grabbed at the pinch by the previous owner, but it’s also labeled “Pocketweight”, a term Akubra don’t use anymore which suggests to me that it may have been a thinner felt to start with. I believe the modern Stylemasters are lined. This one is not, which I guess also contributes to its pocketweightedness.
The felt in the brim is a little stiffer, but the felt is thinner than the other two. It has some real tension in the brim, so it has more of a snap than any other hat I own. It really snaps and makes quite a pleasing sound as it does so.
The sweatband is 3 1/2 cm. That’s the same as the Imperial quality Camp Draft (the Deluxe Fed IV is 4cm) and I suspect of a similar quality, though it is showing a few signs of aging.
Three great hats Jim. Your Stetsonian always one of my favoritesHat wearing has been sporadic lately.
Spent a few days with the RD Stetsonian.
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Gannon Mr. Natural.
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...and today a Gus Miller original.
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Another beauty of a hat, Perry.
Three great hats Jim. Your Stetsonian always one of my favorites