Stetson 3X
On this rainy and windy Sunday these are my choices: in order of meritCavanagh
Thank you, Daniele. They do have the advantage of sunlight for their presentation, but I'm not going to argue your choice; they are wonderful hats.On this rainy and windy Sunday these are my choices: in order of merit
The week in hats. Alas, hardly any useable sunshine this week, but here we go anyway.
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Stetson Custom V
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Cavanagh
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Tirard Grand Raid
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Stetson 3X
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Knox Westlite
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Dunn&Co
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Blum velour
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I’m with Daniele, but I’ll reverse the order.On this rainy and windy Sunday these are my choices: in order of merit
Just can't beat a nice thin ribbon. It looks good on you.View attachment 469957
Been meaning to post this for awhile now. OR snapped by my daughter during a recent visit to the Guggenheim to see the Alex Katz show. A good Stingymas destination.
As a young man, I remember getting a made to measure suit from Dunn & Co, back in those days dumbed down was unheard of. There's a photo on my desk of the grandfather who died before I was born, the hat he has on is the image of your Cavanagh. Have to say, it's a tough choice, but the Cavanagh just edges it.The week in hats. Alas, hardly any useable sunshine this week, but here we go anyway.
Dunn&Co View attachment 469937
Stetson Custom V
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Cavanagh
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Tirard Grand Raid
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Stetson 3X
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Knox Westlite
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Dunn&Co
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Blum velour
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Thanks, Gary.I’m with Daniele, but I’ll reverse the order.
Thank you, Robert. Your hat looks well worth the money. As they say: it's a lot of money but it's not expensive.As a young man, I remember getting a made to measure suit from Dunn & Co, back in those days dumbed down was unheard of. There's a photo on my desk of the grandfather who died before I was born, the hat he has on is the image of your Cavanagh. Have to say, it's a tough choice, but the Cavanagh just edges it.
Had my Grandfather been alive today I would probably have been given a lesson in monetary value. He would not approve of a bespoke hat, but he would have liked the finished result, so do I.
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Gorgeous Barbisio, Marcel. Still a favourite brand.A black Barbisio during the pipesmoking session! Have a great weekend y'all! View attachment 469961 View attachment 469962 View attachment 469963
No matter how good Etsuko looks in her hat, I have to give it to the bowler this time. I expect the food pictures as soon as the fish and seafood is preparedDay four of pre-Stingymas sees me in Crosby & Co bowler for a visit to the fish market.
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OK, a bowler isn’t technically a stingy brim, especially when it’s 6cm front and back, but I figure the 5.5cm side allows it to sneak in. I have to cheat a bit in order to extend my pre-Stingymas!
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The kites were out in force.
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Etsuko went for the same hat as yesterday.
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Thanks Terry!Just can't beat a nice thin ribbon. It looks good on you.
Oops! I accidentally deleted the food photos. I do have this, though.Thanks, Gary.
Thank you, Robert. Your hat looks well worth the money. As they say: it's a lot of money but it's not expensive.
Gorgeous Barbisio, Marcel. Still a favourite brand.
No matter how good Etsuko looks in her hat, I have to give it to the bowler this time. I expect the food pictures as soon as the fish and seafood is prepared
Yes, favourite brand of mine too..... together with BorsalinoGorgeous Barbisio, Marcel. Still a favourite brand.
The week in hats. Alas, hardly any useable sunshine this week, but here we go anyway.
Dunn&Co View attachment 469937
Stetson Custom V
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Cavanagh
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Tirard Grand Raid
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Stetson 3X
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Knox Westlite
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Dunn&Co
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Blum velour
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The 3X and the Cavanagh made My list as well.On this rainy and windy Sunday these are my choices: in order of merit
You definitely pull off that bowler quite well, Gary!Day four of pre-Stingymas sees me in Crosby & Co bowler for a visit to the fish market.
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OK, a bowler isn’t technically a stingy brim, especially when it’s 6cm front and back, but I figure the 5.5cm side allows it to sneak in. I have to cheat a bit in order to extend my pre-Stingymas!
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The kites were out in force.
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Etsuko went for the same hat as yesterday.
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Thanks Stefan. I agree. I was looking at that when I had it sitting on the table. Some exquisite finishingThe ribbon is eyecatching, but just look at the way the brim is finished: magnificent!
Drinks; sure, as an appetizerOops! I accidentally deleted the food photos. I do have this, though.
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Thank you, Joe.The 3X and the Cavanagh made My list as well.
Fantastic hats, all of them!This morning has been cold and I can wear a hat only when I pull my collar up. Early morning walkabout in a Royal DeLuxe Stetson OR.
A warm-up inside and I headed back outside for a check of the property. I changed to a VS fedora (inspired by the Stetson Stratoliner in dove grey beaver felt).
A bit later I headed out to fill bird feeders and to clear the boathouse of ice buildup. A Royal DeLuxe Setson Stratoliner was my hat choice.
I started the grill for some brunch and was under the brim of a Gannon Wanderer (silvermist beaver felt with charcoal trimmings).
Cheers, Eric -
I like that colour and a spiral stitch from to to time is a welcome change.Here I am with another hat of the "little glorious" generation of Italian hats born between sixty and seventies.
Last was a modern G.B. Borsalino fu Lazzaro, "Destrina" color, this time it is directly a Borsalino
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The style in those years, now distant, became "imaginative" and "creative" solutions were tried to give oxygen to a market in evident asphyxiation, certainly the tastes of the buyers had also changed
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Borsalino Qualità Extra Superiore in "Maroso" felt color. What does this word mean in Italian?
maróso1 s. m. [der. of sea]. - Huge wave of the sea; It is mostly used at the PLURAL. To indicate the wave motion of the coarse sea, characterized by large waves that proceed aligned, with steep crests and close to breaking or already broken at the top.
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The felt is very soft and finished with concentric seams on the crown and on the brims, the ribbon is of the same Felt and color
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Have a nice Sunday and thanks for your likes on the G.B. Borsalino "Destrina"
Compliments for your parade of hats!