What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Blare]

Cobalt blue nutria Gannon for my last day of work for the year.

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Nice color, Brent.

 

[steur]

Arthur's of Chicago midnite blue homburg to go along with a new to me '53 USN peacoat for the onset of winter:
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Peacoats and homburgs: I like the way you think, Jonathan. Really cool.

On the 4th day of StingyMas…. Royal Coachman by Dobbs
Darker blue/grey with Guild edge

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Oooh, that's a really nice colour, Joe.

Gannon
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Nice!

Stetson New York LE:

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Very nice, Brent. The brim seems a bit wavey though.

 

[steur]

Hi gang! Stingy Art Fawcett piece for the season today. This rather funky felt was my final Fawcett. View attachment 473676 View attachment 473683 View attachment 473685 View attachment 473684 View attachment 473678 View attachment 473680

Excellent, Charlie.

Cobalt blue nutria Gannon for my last day of work for the year.

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That's a beauty, Brent!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Peacoats and homburgs: I like the way you think, Jonathan. Really cool.

Oooh, that's a really nice colour, Joe.


Nice!


Very nice, Brent. The brim seems a bit wavey though.

Well spotted. The hat is just a touch too small and it’s a standard oval and not a long oval to match my head. It’s too tight, as about 25% of 7 ⅝ hats are on me. My head shape and size cause the brim to get wonky when I wear it as the tensioning is thrown off. I think the underwelt exacerbates the problem too, but I’m sure I can back that claim up. I listed it on eBay earlier today: I’m not keeping hats that don’t fit me right. Kind of sad to see it go, and I sold its companion in tobacco brown a few days ago for the same failings. Absolutely wonderful felt and a real revelation on what Stetson can still do when they want to, but the fit wasn’t right for me.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2850795143...38oh3Q6SEC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[steur]

Well spotted. The hat is just a touch too small and it’s a standard oval and not a long oval to match my head. It’s too tight, as about 25% of 7 ⅝ hats are on me. My head shape and size cause the brim to get wonky when I wear it as the tensioning is thrown off. I think the underwelt exacerbates the problem too, but I’m sure I can back that claim up. I listed it on eBay earlier today: I’m not keeping hats that don’t fit me right. Kind of sad to see it go, and I sold its companion in tobacco brown a few days ago for the same failings. Absolutely wonderful felt and a real revelation on what Stetson can still do when they want to, but the fit wasn’t right for me.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2850795143...38oh3Q6SEC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I recognize the problem unfortunately. I have a few hats like that; blocked a bit too round and they go all wavey on me when I try to wear them. But I just can't let those go (yet).

 

[steur]

A real touch of winter this week here in the low countries, which means frost and a bit of sunshine. What better weather for the velours. Let's see.

Blum Velour

Borsalino Landasca Dattero (not a velour, but it was its first outing)

Tonak Jota

Hückel Platin

FGM Bayerland

Cervo Princeps

Feinste Haar Velour

Rockel

Cervo Super Bantam Loden (more a longhair heather)

Dunson&Co

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I recognize the problem unfortunately. I have a few hats like that; blocked a bit too round and they go all wavey on me when I try to wear them. But I just can't let those go (yet).

I’ve been doing well thinning my herd. With only a few exceptions, every hat that doesn’t fit right or that has some substantial flaw, or that I just don’t wear is heading for the block. I’m still adding hats to my keep pile, but they are no-compromise hats. My goal is to have nothing but hats I wear, that fit well, and that fill a niche.

I also have about 115 hats that are ready to be listed on eBay that I bought for the sole purpose of selling. I got to say, buying hats is more fun than selling them.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

A real touch of winter this week here in the low countries, which means frost and a bit of sunshine. What better weather for the velours. Let's see.

Blum Velour View attachment 473717

Borsalino Landasca Dattero (not a velour, but it was its first outing) View attachment 473718

Tonak Jota
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Hückel Platin
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FGM Bayerland
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Cervo Princeps
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Feinste Haar Velour
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Rockel
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Cervo Super Bantam Loden (more a longhair heather)
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Dunson&Co
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The Blum, Hückel, and FGM are the standouts…heck they are all fantastic. I like the proportions of the FGM and I can almost feel the softness of the Hückel through the photo.

 

[steur]

The Blum, Hückel, and FGM are the standouts…heck they are all fantastic. I like the proportions of the FGM and I can almost feel the softness of the Hückel through the photo.

Thanks, Brent. The Hückel is indeed the softest of the lot, but they are all nice petting hats

 

[Gary in NC]

Well spotted. The hat is just a touch too small and it’s a standard oval and not a long oval to match my head. It’s too tight, as about 25% of 7 ⅝ hats are on me. My head shape and size cause the brim to get wonky when I wear it as the tensioning is thrown off. I think the underwelt exacerbates the problem too, but I’m sure I can back that claim up. I listed it on eBay earlier today: I’m not keeping hats that don’t fit me right. Kind of sad to see it go, and I sold its companion in tobacco brown a few days ago for the same failings. Absolutely wonderful felt and a real revelation on what Stetson can still do when they want to, but the fit wasn’t right for me.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2850795143...38oh3Q6SEC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Wow - I can see why you'd be sad to see that one go. I do understand about having a long oval head though. Some regular ovals actually fit fine, but others are way off - even within the same brand.

I've got one I that I need to let go of too. I love the hat but it had no size tag and was measured wrong by the seller. That stinks, but I agree it's better to let it go to a better fitting head.

 

[GHT]

A real touch of winter this week here in the low countries, which means frost and a bit of sunshine. What better weather for the velours. Let's see.

Blum Velour View attachment 473717

Borsalino Landasca Dattero (not a velour, but it was its first outing) View attachment 473718

Tonak Jota
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Hückel Platin
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FGM Bayerland
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Cervo Princeps
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Feinste Haar Velour
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Rockel
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Cervo Super Bantam Loden (more a longhair heather)
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Dunson&Co
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As ever, decisions, decisions. You are right about winter, we have had a good deal of snow.
Being the flamboyant that I am, my choice is the Tonak Jota

Love it!

 

[BobHufford]

I got to say, buying hats is more fun than selling them.

I'm not nearly as prolific a hat-seller as you, but I know what you mean. I'm pulling a few "just not the right fit" hats out to move on as well. Not too painful a decision when it comes to a silverbelly Open Road or clone, but tough on an only-one-I've-seen type hat.

Great line up of hats so far today gents! Keep 'em coming!

 

[Mighty44]

I recognize the problem unfortunately. I have a few hats like that; blocked a bit too round and they go all wavey on me when I try to wear them. But I just can't let those go (yet).

@Bill Hughes told me the secret to this is to steam and stretch them with a four way stretcher—the sideways stretch gives you the room you need to take off the wobble. Worked for me on the one hat with which I was having this issue.

 

[Mighty44]

Well spotted. The hat is just a touch too small and it’s a standard oval and not a long oval to match my head. It’s too tight, as about 25% of 7 ⅝ hats are on me. My head shape and size cause the brim to get wonky when I wear it as the tensioning is thrown off. I think the underwelt exacerbates the problem too, but I’m sure I can back that claim up. I listed it on eBay earlier today: I’m not keeping hats that don’t fit me right. Kind of sad to see it go, and I sold its companion in tobacco brown a few days ago for the same failings. Absolutely wonderful felt and a real revelation on what Stetson can still do when they want to, but the fit wasn’t right for me.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2850795143...38oh3Q6SEC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

That really looks like vintage felt. Is the era of Stetson doing reissues and special runs like this over?

 

[steur]

As ever, decisions, decisions. You are right about winter, we have had a good deal of snow.
Being the flamboyant that I am, my choice is the Tonak Jota
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Love it!

Thank you, Robert. Good choice! It's one in a colour that's not often seen, almost golden in the right light.

 

[Pellie]

Hornskov in camel with two-tone hatband today!!

 

[Gary in NC]

Hornskov in camel with two-tone hatband today!!
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I’m loving the colors. The scarf is perfect with it too.

 

[Pellie]

I’m loving the colors. The scarf is perfect with it too.

Thanks Gary

 

[steur]

Hornskov in camel with two-tone hatband today!!
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Very nice, Marcel. We've had no snow over here.

 

[dkstott]

Running around town doing Christmas shopping in my Akubra Stylemaster.