What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[bowlerman]

Etsuko’s been going a bit stir crazy with omicron spreading quickly here, so we ventured out for the first time in a little while for shabushabu - a kind of steamboat/hotpot.
I wore my Hornskov Mogul.
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Etsuko, her black wool cloche.
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That Hornskov looks so nice! Etsuko's is great as well-- nice to see such a big smile.

 

[T Jones]

I wish I would've taken a few "Before" pictures of this hat before I converted it. I usually do but this time I forgot. This was a way too small and low crowned 6 3/4 Alexander Western. It was a well finished hat that felt and reacted like a vintage one. Better than most modern Westerns I've worked with. Anyway, I was able to block it up to a 7 1/4 LO. After I took it off the block the crown just dry creased so easy, something similar to a vintage 3X Beaver Stetson. In fact, a bit better, and felt better to the touch, too. Definitely a well finished hat for a modern Western. I didn't have to thin the crown down at all. The brim, on the other hand, was what you'd expect from a recent Western, thick and stiff, but still well finished. The brim, I did have to thin down. I got a fairly tall open crown out of it for being so low when I first started it. I ended up with a good vertical sided 5 5/8 open crown and is creased to my preferred Teardrop. 'As creased', it's 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 1/4 inches in the back, and is 5 inches at its tallest. The brim is 2 5/8 inches wide. I reused the original single ply skinny ribbon to accentuate the hat's profile and to give it a crisp and casual look....

Off the Block and brim trimmed:

After:

On the head:

Two of my conversions, Alexander and a 3X Beaver Quality Stetson:

 

[Steve1857]

Hey everyone!
It's a beautiful Mendocino Coast day, so I thought I'd break the rules and busted out this old colonial blocked Adam Royal Quality Panama that I bought several years ago from Shopgoodwilldotcom. The brim, previously dry and stiff, is still very pliable after treating it with coconut oil soon after I got it.

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I couldn't wear it without thinking of everyone here, so I thought I'd pop in and share!
Have a great day!

Great to see you, John.
That's one nice looking Panama.

 

[Steve1857]

Twofer Strats. View attachment 401351
The blue one is one you’ve seen and a late 40s/early 50s model taken completely apart, re-blocked and sewn back together to be sized from size 7 to 7 1/4, and the newly re-sized mid 50s 7 1/8 done the same painstaking way is sporting a wider vintage ribbon and bow.
Both debute new, to me, crown styling. A combination of my favorite creases. Half diamond, half teardrop offering the “square crown” look of a diamond crease and the nice rounded back of a big teardrop.
Never seen one creased like this and hope I’ve stumbled onto something others might like as well?

Green Strat:
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Blue Strat:
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Back to green:

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Great jobs on the Strats, Randall. Dig that new style crease.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I wish I would've taken a few "Before" pictures of this hat before I converted it. I usually do but this time I forgot. This was a way too small and low crowned 6 3/4 Alexander Western. It was a well finished hat that felt and reacted like a vintage one. Better than most modern Westerns I've worked with. Anyway, I was able to block it up to a 7 1/4 LO. After I took it off the block the crown just dry creased so easy, something similar to a vintage 3X Beaver Stetson. In fact, a bit better, and felt better to the touch, too. Definitely a well finished hat for a modern Western. I didn't have to thin the crown down at all. The brim, on the other hand, was what you'd expect from a recent Western, thick and stiff, but still well finished. The brim, I did have to thin down. I got a fairly tall open crown out of it for being so low when I first started it. I ended up with a good vertical sided 5 5/8 open crown and is creased to my preferred Teardrop. 'As creased', it's 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 1/4 inches in the back, and is 5 inches at its tallest. The brim is 2 5/8 inches wide. I reused the original single ply skinny ribbon to accentuate the hat's profile and to give it a crisp and casual look....

Off the Block and brim trimmed:

After:

On the head:

Two of my conversions, Alexander and a 3X Beaver Quality Stetson:

Great work as usual, Terry. I know several of us here are waiting for the time you hand out your shingle and offer your conversion services.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Churchill Beaver 100 made with Vicuña. The third and fourth pictures were taken by Alan

 

[Blare]

7XCB today for a trip to town.
A big deal down here.
Going to town, not the hat.
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And the hat is a big deal here on the lounge Looking good Randall

 

[Blare]

Churchill Beaver 100 made with Vicuña. The third and fourth pictures were taken by Alan View attachment 401640 View attachment 401641 View attachment 401642 View attachment 401643 View attachment 401644 View attachment 401645

Looks like it shapes quite nicely

 

[alanfgag]

Bonjour mes amis du chapeau... today a nice old European velour purchased from Daniele, originally sold at the venerable Paris store le BHV.

 

[hatophile]

I wish I would've taken a few "Before" pictures of this hat before I converted it. I usually do but this time I forgot. This was a way too small and low crowned 6 3/4 Alexander Western. It was a well finished hat that felt and reacted like a vintage one. Better than most modern Westerns I've worked with. Anyway, I was able to block it up to a 7 1/4 LO. After I took it off the block the crown just dry creased so easy, something similar to a vintage 3X Beaver Stetson. In fact, a bit better, and felt better to the touch, too. Definitely a well finished hat for a modern Western. I didn't have to thin the crown down at all. The brim, on the other hand, was what you'd expect from a recent Western, thick and stiff, but still well finished. The brim, I did have to thin down. I got a fairly tall open crown out of it for being so low when I first started it. I ended up with a good vertical sided 5 5/8 open crown and is creased to my preferred Teardrop. 'As creased', it's 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 1/4 inches in the back, and is 5 inches at its tallest. The brim is 2 5/8 inches wide. I reused the original single ply skinny ribbon to accentuate the hat's profile and to give it a crisp and casual look....

Off the Block and brim trimmed:

After:

On the head:

Two of my conversions, Alexander and a 3X Beaver Quality Stetson:

Terry, you just keep getting better and better at this.

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That's a beauty, Max.

Bonjour mes amis du chapeau... today a nice old European velour purchased from Daniele, originally sold at the venerable Paris store le BHV.

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Tres bien, Alan!

 

[Steve1857]

Bonjour mes amis du chapeau... today a nice old European velour purchased from Daniele, originally sold at the venerable Paris store le BHV.

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Mon dieu, Alan. C'est un formidable chapeau. Merci aussie pour les superbes images.

 

[StoryPNW]

Not quite sure how to classify this hat, I didn't know Panizza made a crossover almost western hat. This is what I have settled on for brim shape so far.

 

[T Jones]

Terry, you just keep getting better and better at this.


That's a beauty, Max.


Tres bien, Alan!

Thank you Perry!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Great jobs on the Strats, Randall. Dig that new style crease.

Thanks, bro Steve!
Try it out on one. See whatcha think.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

I wish I would've taken a few "Before" pictures of this hat before I converted it. I usually do but this time I forgot. This was a way too small and low crowned 6 3/4 Alexander Western. It was a well finished hat that felt and reacted like a vintage one. Better than most modern Westerns I've worked with. Anyway, I was able to block it up to a 7 1/4 LO. After I took it off the block the crown just dry creased so easy, something similar to a vintage 3X Beaver Stetson. In fact, a bit better, and felt better to the touch, too. Definitely a well finished hat for a modern Western. I didn't have to thin the crown down at all. The brim, on the other hand, was what you'd expect from a recent Western, thick and stiff, but still well finished. The brim, I did have to thin down. I got a fairly tall open crown out of it for being so low when I first started it. I ended up with a good vertical sided 5 5/8 open crown and is creased to my preferred Teardrop. 'As creased', it's 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 1/4 inches in the back, and is 5 inches at its tallest. The brim is 2 5/8 inches wide. I reused the original single ply skinny ribbon to accentuate the hat's profile and to give it a crisp and casual look....

Off the Block and brim trimmed:

After:

On the head:

Two of my conversions, Alexander and a 3X Beaver Quality Stetson:

Usual greatness, Terry!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

And the hat is a big deal here on the lounge Looking good Randall

Thanks, a lot Joe!

 

[T Jones]

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Great work as usual, Terry. I know several of us here are waiting for the time you hand out your shingle and offer your conversion services.

Thank you Brent! If I just need some more blocks and flanges in a few various sizes and I'm good to go!

 

[T Jones]

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Usual greatness, Terry!

Thank you Randall! I just happened to think of something, those two Strats you fixed up real nice, they're just my size!

 

[Rumad]

Good morning. A blue Gannon was my choice for a snowy dog soiree.

Cheers, Eric -

Always an excellent choice Eric

 

[moehawk]

Always like seeing that one, John, even if it's out-of-cycle.

Thanks Jim!
It's way more fun to not conform. Plus way too warm to not wear straw!