What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Frunobulax]

Spring has sprung around here in fits and starts. But it's been gorgeous the last few days. Perhaps that little monkey finally grabbed the brass ring and got summer started.

Barclay rebuild today. I'd forgotten where I put this, but found it in plain sight yesterday.

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[Short Balding Guy]

Super looking black hat Daniele.



Good on ya Mate.

Ta! Fair dinkum mate you are.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

3X OR today. I was surprised by how soft and docile the felt is on this one.
For some reason, selfies are no longer inverted on my cellphone camera. I don't know how that happened.

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[KarlCrow]

Thank you Brent. I appreciate that. Sorry it happened to your Mom, too. I'm sure she would have been proud of the way you turned out. My wife's Mom is going through the same right now and we don't believe she'll last the year, maybe sooner. Like my Mom did, hers is suffering from "Sundowners". My Mom decided she was going to sit down one and decided she wasn't going to get up.

Sorry to hear. Great pics and history.

 

[alanfgag]

3X OR today. I was surprised by how soft and docile the felt is on this one.
For some reason, selfies are no longer inverted on my cellphone camera. I don't know how that happened.

Very nice and congratulations on joining the right side up clan. I always wondered what a NOICAU CAVE was...

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Very nice and congratulations on joining the right side up clan. I always wondered what a NOICAU CAVE was...

Hahaha. LOL.

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[alanfgag]

Borsalino "Ipersca" in misto Ionio light gray felt. For you students of hat dating, note the combination of an earlier (perhaps 1940s) manufacturing tag with the milky vinyl crown protector.

 

[Tukwila]

No Whippets here, so I'll follow Eric's lead from yesterday with my featherweight Champ.

 

[hatophile]

Borsalino "Ipersca" in misto Ionio light gray felt. For you students of hat dating, note the combination of an earlier (perhaps 1940s) manufacturing tag with the milky vinyl crown protector.

Dynamic hat Alan. Looks great with the jacket.

 

[alanfgag]

Dynamic hat Alan. Looks great with the jacket.

Thank you Perry.

And belated thanks for the comments and helpful feedback on yesterday's photos. My wife was happy to hear that my hat friends agree with her diagnosis on the big white beret. ;^)

 

[Michael A]

Only got rained on for about a minute during my outing this morning. Now I'm relaxing under some intermittent sunshine, and under a Dobbs Sixteen Fifty
IMG_0308 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_0307 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_0306 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
It's warmed up considerably, too.
IMG_0309 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Have a good evening,
Michael

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Stratton Milan

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[drmaxtejeda]

Stratton Milan

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Nice! Hey, Brent, I have a question:
I think I remember you saying you had "plastic" milans. How real do those feel/look? Is there a way of telling the difference in a picture? Can the "plastic" ones be molded or stretched?

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[hatophile]

Thank you Perry.

And belated thanks for the comments and helpful feedback on yesterday's photos. My wife was happy to hear that my hat friends agree with her diagnosis on the big white beret. ;^)

The white beret was also dynamic, but in a different way.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Thank you Perry.

And belated thanks for the comments and helpful feedback on yesterday's photos. My wife was happy to hear that my hat friends agree with her diagnosis on the big white beret. ;^)

Well, I really liked the white beret.

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[alanfgag]

Well, I really liked the white beret.

The white beret was also dynamic, but in a different way.

Thanks... I like it too, and I certainly march to the beat of my own petard. It will find plenty of head time.

 

[Frunobulax]

Nice! Hey, Brent, I have a question:
I think I remember you saying you had "plastic" milans. How real do those feel/look? Is there a way of telling the difference in a picture? Can the "plastic" ones be molded or stretched?

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Run away from these hats, Max. Run far and fast. I felt like I was wearing a salad bowl on my head.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Run away from these hats, Max. Run far and fast. I felt like I was wearing a salad bowl on my head.

Hahaha. I know, because Brent said they were too hot, but I wonder if you can tell the difference just from a picture, or even if you touch them before wearing them.

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[Frunobulax]

Hahaha. I know, because Brent said they were too hot, but I wonder if you can tell the difference just from a picture, or even if you touch them before wearing them.

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Well, for one thing, they're shiny because of the lacquer, so you can likely see it. You can definitely tell when you see one and handle it in person. Stetson calls them "Florentine Milans." I've owned two, a Stratoliner and an "Andover." I wore the Strat to the Dayton Air Show one hot June day and after that day, I took it off, listed it on eBay, and never looked back. The Andover was a nice looking hat, but I unloaded it for the same reason.

Of course, for some folks, the salad bowl look (or in this case, soup tureen) is flattering.

 

[KarlCrow]

Sterkowski

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