What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Blare]

This little old beat up Dobbs with guild edge Was just the ticket as we ventured to Amerant Bank Arena (Home of the NHL 2024 Stanley Cup Finals Champions - the Florida Panthers) for WWE Monday Night Raw. It was a good choice both for its smaller dimensions and with in the shape it is in, I did not mind pushing a couple pins through the felt as I decked it out with my wrestling tie clip along with a WrestleMania pin from the inaugural event and a WrestleMania XXVIII pin that we were able to attend at Miami Dolphins Stadium about 12 years ago. All went nicely with My WM17 baseball jersey and my son wearing the WM18 jersey that took place long before he was born. My wife went with her Mom 3:16 shirt. Ok enough geeking out. LOL. We had a great time!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Finished with this Mallory 20 “The Dallas”
It was cleaned and re-blocked twice. Decided to do a gambler crown on this one, since I didn’t have any like it.

 

[VoodooSan]

This little old beat up Dobbs with guild edge Was just the ticket as we ventured to Amerant Bank Arena (Home of the NHL 2024 Stanley Cup Finals Champions - the Florida Panthers) for WWE Monday Night Raw. It was a good choice both for its smaller dimensions and with in the shape it is in, I did not mind pushing a couple pins through the felt as I decked it out with my wrestling tie clip along with a WrestleMania pin from the inaugural event and a WrestleMania XXVIII pin that we were able to attend at Miami Dolphins Stadium about 12 years ago. All went nicely with My WM17 baseball jersey and my son wearing the WM18 jersey that took place long before he was born. My wife went with her Mom 3:16 shirt. Ok enough geeking out. LOL. We had a great time!


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Very nice Joe, and geeking out is good!!!!

 

[Crown Royal]

On this 70 degree summer day, I am wearing my rum-colored Berg with Kasmir Finish. It is often misclassified as a Homburg hat but can be identified as a Lord's Hat by its raw brim edge and, to a lesser extent, by its side pinches. This hat was made for The Young Men's Shop in Easton, Maryland. I do not have much information on this shop's Easton location as most searches point to locations in Charlottesville, VA and Frederick, MD. However, I did find a photo of a matchbook corroborating it's existence. Based on the inner labels, I estimate this hat was made in the 1960s.

 

[Blare]

Finished with this Mallory 20 “The Dallas”
It was cleaned and re-blocked twice. Decided to do a gambler crown on this one, since I didn’t have any like it. View attachment 634468 View attachment 634469 View attachment 634471 View attachment 634470

Turned out great, Randall.

 

[Blare]

Very nice Joe, and geeking out is good!!!!

Thank you Mark…. LOL

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Turned out great, Randall.

Thanks, Joe.
I should’ve used a wide ribbon on the this one since there’s a sweatband caused stain ring around the crown, but instead I felt like keeping it all original.
Oh well. Make a heck of a good beater!

 

[Pellie]

Stetson Sovereign

 

[RickP]

How about a Soverign Whippet for Wednesday

 

[RickP]

Stetson Sovereign
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Nice hat... almost the same as the one I hat set out for today!

 

[TimmyV]

Today's choice is a Stetson Stratoliner Florentine Milan, one of the few modern hats I own. Despite the Stratoliner silhouette I wear this one brim up because it doesn't look right with the brim snapped down. Not sure if it's the curl of the brim or what.
Hope y'all have a good 'un !

 

[RickP]

Today's choice is a Stetson Florentine Milan, one of the few modern hats I own. Despite the Stratoliner silhouette I wear this one brim up because it doesn't look right with the brim snapped down. Not sure if it's the curl of the brim or what.
Hope y'all have a good 'un !

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Ive had the same issue with my Hemp Stratoliners where the front brim down looks a bit wonkey. I found that if you steam and iron the whole front half of the hat brim flat it lays down way better without the funny waves on the brim

 

[TimmyV]

Ive had the same issue with my Hemp Stratoliners where the front brim down looks a bit wonkey. I found that if you steam and iron the whole front half of the hat brim flat it lays down way better without the funny waves on the brim View attachment 634529

I read awhile back where you mentioned this... just haven't had the nerve to put an iron to my hat yet. Do you lay a towel or something else on the hat before ironing it ?

 

[RickP]

I read awhile back where you mentioned this... just haven't had the nerve to put an iron to my hat yet. Do you lay a towel or something else on the hat before ironing it ?

Definitely use a towel on top if ironing. Im not sure how the Florintine Milan material would react compared to the Hemp under a hot iron... Im thinking it might be best to steam and press flat till cool instead of ironing (Cut out a piece of cardboard to press with.. Steam, cover with a cloth, and weigh the cardboard down flat.. Do the whole front half of the brim) Once flattened out a bit you can always steam the front and introduce a bit more dip in front

 

[VoodooSan]

Stetson Sovereign
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Ooooooooo, nice one!!

 

[VoodooSan]

How about a Soverign Whippet for Wednesday

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Stylin'!!!!!!

 

[VoodooSan]

Today's choice is a Stetson Stratoliner Florentine Milan, one of the few modern hats I own. Despite the Stratoliner silhouette I wear this one brim up because it doesn't look right with the brim snapped down. Not sure if it's the curl of the brim or what.
Hope y'all have a good 'un !

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THAT'S a keeper!!!!!

 

[VoodooSan]

Ive had the same issue with my Hemp Stratoliners where the front brim down looks a bit wonkey. I found that if you steam and iron the whole front half of the hat brim flat it lays down way better without the funny waves on the brim View attachment 634529

LOVE the look of that one, Rick. Makes me smile every time!

 

[alanfgag]

A fine summer straw by Knox, sold from Ryan English shops in Pennsylvania Station. The store was in business from the early days of the train station (completed in 1910) and closed in 1977, years after the original station was torn down. There is a nice piece on the shop and its focus on fitting the man on the move in the August 1919 issue of the American Hatter (available on Google Books).

 

[SnowyViking]

Today I'm wearing my Miller's Indiana Jones hat that I reshaped to more of a the last crusade look.This was my first expensive indy hat I bought back in the early 2000's so I have had and used it for quiet some time.