What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[fabiovenhorst]

Vintage Cury again

 

[hatophile]

Stevens


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[Hat and Rehat]

Or fewer people making hats. Is it the supply or the demand side?


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So, is a buy signal or sell signal regarding hat stocks?

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[Wyldkarma]

Or fewer people making hats. Is it the supply or the demand side?


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That's kinda my thought too Brent. Fewer individuals making custom hats. David at Texas Hatters mentioned to me he may be closing shop within the next 5 yrs. None of his kids or family want to carry on the business . Seems some hatters feel repairing other hat brands are beneath them somehow. There is another high end hat shop here in Austin (Aspen Hatters) that wouldn't even sell me a hatband for my Santa Fe Montichristi because they didn't make the hat. Pretty sad. IMO.

 

[Michael A]

This Charles Knox on a cool morning.
IMG_6219 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6218 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6214 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Off for a few groceries in a bit.
IMG_6239 by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Have a good one,
Michael

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Dog soiree wearing a VS (stratoliner inspired sage beaver) fedora.

Best, Eric -

 

[Steve1857]

You wear it well, Steve (of course you do). Unique style this Resolut and it walks the fine line between homburg and a more western style. Can't beat that colour scheme of course.

Thanks, Stefan. Couldn't agree with you more.

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[Steve1857]

That hat does make a nice statement, Steve.

Thank you, Randy.

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[Daniele Tanto]

Bright sun and temperature increased in a lovely Italian September

Mathis Hutter - Meran
made this hat some years ago, Fleur of Penumbra - Netherlands gave it the actual shape and finish

The long nap of the felt was "shaved" and a new ribbon added

Thanks for your likes and appreciation. Have a nice day.
More to come about the Hutter-Penumbra in "Post new hat here"

 

[Hat and Rehat]

That's kinda my thought too Brent. Fewer individuals making custom hats. David at Texas Hatters mentioned to me he may be closing shop within the next 5 yrs. None of his kids or family want to carry on the business . Seems some hatters feel repairing other hat brands are beneath them somehow. There is another high end hat shop here in Austin (Aspen Hatters) that wouldn't even sell me a hatband for my Santa Fe Montichristi because they didn't make the hat. Pretty sad. IMO.

That's hard for me to understand, Ken, unless they need it for their own stock and can't keep up with production if they sell off needed parts. A sale is a sale. They didn't make or contract the hat bands because they like having them around, surely?

Do you talk often to David at Texas Hats? It would be interesting if you questioned him about his prospects for selling the business. Even if his kids don't want to step in, it doesn't mean no one will. There are two interesting YouTube videos featuring hat shop owners who bought an existing business, with a period of tutoring, or apprenticeship, from the prior owner. The name's escape me at the moment, but one is about a shop owned by a group of young women partners. I believe four. They bought the business with hat making training included. I can't remember where, but they seemed to be in a city of some size. The other story features a widow. She is of middle years and bought the business when her husband could no longer rodeo. Training was included and they ran it together until he died. Her shop is in a small town that appears to be in the high plains. The town may be called Paradise, and Utah seems likely, but I'm not sure that was mentioned in the little documentary, I guess you'd call it. It is one of my favorite hatter videos. Quite a few of the videos about independent hatters, and bigger operations, feature all of the 100 year old equipment and the steps to produce a hat. The one I'm speaking of goes through each process in detail, showing her work each step of the way. Things I'd seen described elsewhere, were demonstrated clearly, so I wasn't only learning about how somebody makes hats. I as learning how to make hats, which is precisely what I was hungry for.
Until I saw the video of VS and Art, nothing else was its equal. Art teaches hatmaking, as she does.
So may be it isn't all doom and gloom. Maybe an aspiring hatter will acquire Texas Hats from David, along with a period of training. The name may change, but the shop and business will carry on.




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[Hat and Rehat]

Dog soiree wearing a VS (stratoliner inspired sage beaver) fedora.

Best, Eric -

I love that hat. A true class act, inside and out.

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[Steve1857]

What an amazing little shop. I was met by Covi and we began the 2 hr process of ordering my new western weight beaver hat. About 30 minutes in Chandler showed up and helped with the decision process. Very knowledgeable and charismatic gentlemen. My final choice was an OD Moss with chocolate brim binding and hatband 3 1/4" brim and 4 1/8" crown with center valley. Afterwards he took the OR style Country gentlemen by tatton I wore there and reflanged it, tweaked the brim shape and made it fit a little better to my head. He gave a full tour of his shop and explained his hat making process. He told me my Country gentleman from ebay is a dress weight pure beaver and knew exactly who he made it for. Here's a few pics of his shop and him tweaking my hat.
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What a great place, Ken. Glad to hear you had a very positive customer experience there.

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[Hat and Rehat]

The third of the Holland batch of hats via Stefan. The first two were English, this one, German from the Resolut Hutfabrik.

The high crown and wide brim, plus the dapper top hat wearing gent on the liner appealed to me.

This is indeed a Homburg that will not go unnoticed out and about.

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Other comments led me to gaze at that excellent Homburg again. It's proportioned high for a Homburg, making it a very distinctive hat. And, that herringbone tweed is killer too. I love that tight cut between the lapels, which, of course, means I also have to compliment the elegant but bold tie.
All there!

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[Steve1857]

This Charles Knox on a cool morning.
IMG_6219 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6218 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6214 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Off for a few groceries in a bit.
IMG_6239 by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Have a good one,
Michael

Great looking petting hat, Michael.

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[Steve1857]

Dog soiree wearing a VS (stratoliner inspired sage beaver) fedora.

Best, Eric -

Excellent colour and rake, Eric.

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[Hat and Rehat]

Thanks Bowen! Yes, I have lost 45 pounds through all this. Aside from being in too much pain to eat, my new medication +(trulicity) has killed my apatite as well. My black hats are getting a workout down at our community theater. I'm Stage Managing Mama Mia. My cast wont let me do much, but I have a great crew.

You definitely can get an app for that, though I bumbled through after rotator cuff surgery without it. I was on the laptop, so used Caps Lock. The trick was to remember to turn it off in situations I would have used Shift.

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[Steve1857]

Other comments led me to gaze at that excellent Homburg again. It's proportioned high for a Hombur, making it a very distinctive hat. And, that herringbone tweed is killer too. I love that tight cut between the lapels, which, of course, means I also have to compliment the elegant but bold tie.
All there!

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Thank you very much, H. Very kind of you. It's my favourite coat.

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[Wyldkarma]

What a great place, Ken. Glad to hear you had a very positive customer experience there.

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Thanks Steve, yes a wonderful gentleman. Excellent hats.

 

[Wyldkarma]

That's hard for me to understand, Ken, unless they need it for their own stock and can't keep up with production if they sell off needed parts. A sale is a sale. They didn't make or contract the hat bands because they like having them around, surely?

Do you talk often to David at Texas Hats? It would be interesting if you questioned him about his prospects for selling the business. Even if his kids don't want to step in, it doesn't mean no one will. There are two interesting YouTube videos featuring hat shop owners who bought an existing business, with a period of tutoring, or apprenticeship, from the prior owner. The name's escape me at the moment, but one is about a shop owned by a group of young women partners. I believe four. They bought the business with hat making training included. I can't remember where, but they seemed to be in a city of some size. The other story features a widow. She is of middle years and bought the business when her husband could no longer rodeo. Training was included and they ran it together until he died. Her shop is in a small town that appears to be in the high plains. The town may be called Paradise, and Utah seems likely, but I'm not sure that was mentioned in the little documentary, I guess you'd call it. It is one of my favorite hatter videos. Quite a few of the videos about independent hatters, and bigger operations, feature all of the 100 year old equipment and the steps to produce a hat. The one I'm speaking of goes through each process in detail, showing her work each step of the way. Things I'd seen described elsewhere, were demonstrated clearly, so I wasn't only learning about how somebody makes hats. I as learning how to make hats, which is precisely what I was hungry for.
Until I saw the video of VS and Art, nothing else was its equal. Art teaches hatmaking, as she does.
So may be it isn't all doom and gloom. Maybe an aspiring hatter will acquire Texas Hats from David, along with a period of training. The name may change, but the shop and business will carry on.




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We chatted quite awhile. He feels burned out and doesn't feel his heart is in it anymore. He may have just been venting frustrations. It would take a special kinda person to take over. You looking for a career change?

 

[Short Balding Guy]

I love that hat. A true class act, inside and out.

Thank you sir.

Excellent colour and rake, Eric.

Thanks sir. The "tugboat" shape has a jaunty look to it when I take it off and look at it. When it is on, it fits "normal." I rarely walk or talk with a jaunty attitude.