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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Another O’Farrell.

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RickP

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Onward through the fog this morning! Out comes another one of the Stetson Gun Clubs. They are not the finest hats out there, but Ive found several of them that are decent felt and provide a nice style transition in between between Westerns and Fedoras. ( they remind me a lot of some of my Akubras)

This one has an unusual mottled looking felt ( not a single solid color.). When it came to live with me it was pretty much a basket case...filthy, stained and smelled like it had been on a wet goat for a long time lol. Leather sweat was dry rotted and ripped in several places. Did an overnight white gas bath and replaced the sweatband. Liner cleaned up nicely including working out someones name in ballpoint pen. Nice dense felt but still has a fairly soft hand. Ive always been fond of the braided leather Blood Knot Hatband. When playing with a big box of feathers a while back, this one just screamed out for some red, black and yellow accessorizing! Future plans for this one is doing some triple thread edge stitching on the brim.

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DonR

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Stetson 4x cowboy hats are one of my favorites for a fedorish conversion. Good base hats to play on without spending a ton of money. Nice color selection too... Ive got an orangish one thats almost done.. Im real fond of something besides brown black and silver lol... These projects have made me keep a good supply of different size and color ribbons... sometimes I have 3 or four different configurations before I decide and sew it on.
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Nice work
 

DonR

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VoodooSan

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Sunday. Time for the hats of the week.

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Barbisio Cow Boy
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Lock&Co
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Portis
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Brummel's
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Berry
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Brummel's (again)
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Wehrmeier (by Hückel)
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Another wonderful Sunday morning selection to ooh and ah over, and make hard decisions with! I'm going to go with the Barbisio Cow Boy in first place, the Flechet in second, and the Berry in third. As always, Stefan, thank you for sharing.
 

VoodooSan

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Sunday morning and I'm wearing my Royal Stetson Diplomat with triple stitched overwelt edge and wind trolley. This one has the stars in the logo along with the "American Manufacture" banner so it must be from at least 1951 as I think that is when Stetson made the change in their logo.
* somebody please correct me if I'm mistaken.

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Nice, Timmy! Love the jacket, too.
 

VoodooSan

One Too Many
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Onward through the fog this morning! Out comes another one of the Stetson Gun Clubs. They are not the finest hats out there, but Ive found several of them that are decent felt and provide a nice style transition in between between Westerns and Fedoras. ( they remind me a lot of some of my Akubras)

This one has an unusual mottled looking felt ( not a single solid color.). When it came to live with me it was pretty much a basket case...filthy, stained and smelled like it had been on a wet goat for a long time lol. Leather sweat was dry rotted and ripped in several places. Did an overnight white gas bath and replaced the sweatband. Liner cleaned up nicely including working out someones name in ballpoint pen. Nice dense felt but still has a fairly soft hand. Ive always been fond of the braided leather Blood Knot Hatband. When playing with a big box of feathers a while back, this one just screamed out for some red, black and yellow accessorizing! Future plans for this one is doing some triple thread edge stitching on the brim.

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Another great save/rehab, Rick. Kudos!
 

AbbaDatDeHat

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Sunday morning and I'm wearing my Royal Stetson Diplomat with triple stitched overwelt edge and wind trolley. This one has the stars in the logo along with the "American Manufacture" banner so it must be from at least 1951 as I think that is when Stetson made the change in their logo.
* somebody please correct me if I'm mistaken.

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VITA-FELT PROCESS….42’-47’ if i recall.
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The Fléchet for Etsuko. I’ve pretty much given up trying to choose, but if pushed, I guess I’d go for the Portis.
Thanks, Gary. Good choices.

Sunday morning and I'm wearing my Royal Stetson Diplomat with triple stitched overwelt edge and wind trolley. This one has the stars in the logo along with the "American Manufacture" banner so it must be from at least 1951 as I think that is when Stetson made the change in their logo.
* somebody please correct me if I'm mistaken.

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I gotta go with the Flechet ...something about the brown color always appeals to me.


That's a beauty, Timmy. Classic style. And thanks for the like.

Thanks, Bob. It sits right on the edge of wearable without becoming costume over here.
 

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