What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[steur]

Despite the weather I’ve been wearing this Beaver Brand all day. I gave its 3.5” brim a curl and found that I really like the hat with the curl.

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The curl did improve the hat, Brent. Good job. Keep at it.

 

[fabiovenhorst]

Tress & Co. bowler

 

[steur]

On the Avenue... I think this one came via Justin. It's a favorite and a good one to start off the season of felt.

The gold medal is well deserved. Exquisite hat.

 

[steur]

Hey all!
Per Brent's request, one of my own clumsy attempts to create hats from a couple of years back. . This one is Moe-riginal No. 6. Winchester bunny.

Have a great day!

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With brim binding and all: you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!

 

[Bamaboots]

Wow BB.
That's a trophy.

Thank you.

That is just one super looking lid, Greg. Colour, shape, brim, binding, ribbon and bow flow on the brim, and the icing under the cake: that wonderful liner. You wear it so well, too. Cudos BB [emoji145]
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Thank you, Steve. Kind words.

Man what a hat! Rare indeed. And I love that liner...which needs to be in the Lovely Liners thread!

Appreciate that, Jack. I will get the liner posted.

 

[steur]

Yesterday's harvest:
Borsalino Mirtillo

Borsalino Cicosca Misto Stagno

Thanks to everybody for the likes and support for Mike @Redfokker . Much appreciated. He just started a new thread to keep us informed.

 

[Robieman]

Wore my VS Glacier in today. A really nice hat, and I look forward to seeing the rest of you guys' hats once you get them.

 

[hatophile]

Royal Deluxe


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[Wyldkarma]

Tatton & Irish'ed java. Planning morning chores.

 

[Wyldkarma]

Wore my VS Glacier in today. A really nice hat, and I look forward to seeing the rest of you guys' hats once you get them.
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Wow, that is spectacular. So nice being able to see one being worn.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Tatton & Irish'ed java. Planning morning chores.
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I was going to call out to TB yesterday but being Monday I thought they might be closed. I may do that today.

 

[Michael A]

It's just what the doctor ordered, Michael: a good dose of Dobbs Hanover Square!

Thanks Stefan.

Yesterday's harvest:
Borsalino Mirtillo View attachment 186011
Borsalino Cicosca Misto Stagno
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Thanks to everybody for the likes and support for Mike @Redfokker . Much appreciated. He just started a new thread to keep us informed.

Man, I like that Mirtillo. Great color.

Today
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Have a good one,
Michael

 

[Fourman110]

Stetson open road with cattleman crease well modified to my liking today.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Early morning walk with my dog Horatio (Tio). He and I watched the migrating broad-wing hawks roosting in the neighborhood trees. 10,000 raptors passed thru the Duluth, MN area yesterday. Yes, 10,000 (https://www.hawkridge.org/) . They come thru my neighborhood on their southerly journey. Today I wore a green Stetson Whippet.

This green Whippet has extraordinary thin and pliable felt. It needs a touch of cleaning on the brim. I will treat it to a bunch of steam to reduce the cupping in the rear of the flanged brim and to activate the stiffener in the crown. A wind comes by and the hat changes shape. It is the lightest Whippet felt that has been on my hat rack.

I have seen bluegrass Whippets. This Whippet is the same hue as my pine green Stratoliner. I know the Stratoliner is pine green from the matching magazine advertisements. I will have to do some digging to see what the green was marketed as.

Like other early Whippet's, this one has more brim binding sewn on the bottom of the brim than the top. Interesting Stetson treatment of the Whippet.

Back home to a bit of yard work before the day's heat sits in. Wearing a (new to me) wool cap for the efforts.

Best, Eric -

 

[Fourman110]

Thanks Stefan.

What an odd coincidence. Looks like the same hat with the same ribbon update but sans crease difference. Looks sharp.

Today
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IMG_6099 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
9-24-2019 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Have a good one,
Michael

 

[Bamaboots]

Like other early Whippet's, this one has more brim binding sewn on the bottom of the brim than the top. Interesting Stetson treatment of the Whippet.

Very Stetsonian like, Eric. What's the brim width. Quite the $10 hat.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Very Stetsonian like, Eric. What's the brim width. Quite the $10 hat.

I will measure it later tonight as the hat is drying from a white gas (Coleman) bath. I am confident it will be 2.75 " as it wears bigger than 2.5". The green Stetsonian I have from the same decade is a thicker felt - dress weight. Your comment about being like the Stetsonian has me thinking I should compare ribbons between the Stetsonian and Whippet. They indeed may be the similar ribbon dimensions.

I have been searching for a bluegrass Whippet like Dave's (Texas member) and Delectan's (former forum contributor) for neigh on a decade. Wrong sizes and sketchy models have passed thru my hands, but nothing that has been a keeper. Catch and release those models.

More to come.


Thanks for the nods and likes folks.

Eric -

 

[Bamaboots]

I will measure it later tonight as the hat is drying from a white gas (Coleman) bath. I am confident it will be 2.75 " as it wears bigger than 2.5".

Thank you, sir. The Whippet I passed on was the typical 2.5 and a Stetsonian I had, which made me question the brim width, was 2 5/8, I'm pretty sure. Fruno can confirm.

 

[Frunobulax]

Thank you, sir. The Whippet I passed on was the typical 2.5 and a Stetsonian I had, which made me question the brim width, was 2 5/8, I'm pretty sure. Fruno can confirm.

Yep, that's right.

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[Michael A]

Ha, they certainly do have their similarities. The brim on mine is 3", which is a bit more than any of my ORs, but other than that they come pretty close to each other.

Thanks,
Michael