What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Short Balding Guy]

Good morning. This morning has been a Bantam morning at my house.

On Saturday, April 7, 1934, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for THE STETSON BANTAM. The USPTO gave the THE STETSON BANTAM trademark serial number of 71349693.

For an early morning dog soiree I wore a light grey/blue unlined very early 30-40's Stetson Bantam. A warm Mackinaw was needed to fend off the cold breeze.

Returning home my dog and I headed out to pick up some freshly roasted coffee. A gray Stetson Bantam was my themed choice for the trip. The barista said she liked my gray hat and was intrigued by the crown vents. After viewing she put it the Bantam on and darn if she did not look great in the hat. I provided some locations to search for her own hat.

Home and sipping some fresh roasted coffee in a blue 50's Stetson Bantam.

I like the Stetson Bantam fedoras style and not for the Bantam's illustrative dictionary definitional of a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition. I AM NOT!

Best, Eric -

 

[Frunobulax]

Exclusive Hats of Chicago on a non-exclusive head.

 

[mayserwegener]

Fabulous, Steve. They could work miracles with wool back then.

Stefan, Thank you!

 

[Héctor Fernández]

Champ.....Have a great day!

 

[Hagwood]

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks! As you know Steve, those few old gentlemen, those of an older generation who lived part of the great era of Italian hats, almost immediately recognize a hat of non-Italian production. Two days ago I was walking with the Huckel and a very old gentleman with a Borsalino on his head (70s) immediately asked me if he was German or Austrian. I showed it to him and he was happy with his precise look on the hats. A lady who always wears beautiful Borsalino for men, asked me if it was "foreign", I said yes and she was satisfied. Every now and then I meet her and I want to ask her who she inherited the Borsalino and Barbisio she wears. They are all, personal opinion from the 30s to the 50s.

Daniele, Thank you for the explanation.

 

[Héctor Fernández]

Hear, hear!

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[mayserwegener]

The only way I can handle these pics is by knowing they're not my size! Still an awesome sight; get's me every time.

Stefan, Thanks! I wear the Janyška Hats often. They became instant favorites especially in warmer weather.

 

[Hagwood]

Champ.....Have a great day!

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Pretty color on that one Hector. I still need to get me one of those Kasmir Finishes.....

 

[Wyldkarma]

Warm and muggy again today, gonna be an early straw season methinks. Heading to the chiropractor in a Bullet proof Akubra.

 

[Hagwood]

Warm and muggy again today, gonna be an early straw season methinks. Heading to the chiropractor in a Bullet proof Akubra. View attachment 217563 View attachment 217565 View attachment 217567 View attachment 217568

Nice, looks like I'm gonna have to break mine out soon too.
Good luck at the Chiropractor.

 

[Wyldkarma]

Nice, looks like I'm gonna have to break mine out soon too.
Good luck at the Chiropractor.

Thanks, but it's not all that its cracked up to be.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Champ.....Have a great day!

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Such clean lines. Very nice, Héctor.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Warm and muggy again today, gonna be an early straw season methinks. Heading to the chiropractor in a Bullet proof Akubra. View attachment 217563 View attachment 217565 View attachment 217567 View attachment 217568

We’ve already hit 80 degrees here with more of the same in the forecast. Seems like winter last about two weeks. I don’t miss shoveling snow, but I do miss the cooler weather. I guess I’ll be breaking out more “straw” hats too.

 

[Héctor Fernández]

Thanks B!

Such clean lines. Very nice, Héctor.

 

[Hagwood]

Thanks, but it's not all that its cracked up to be.

LOL....

 

[Hagwood]

On my office wall is a cartoon of a big fat businessman, chomping a Churchillian cigar, descending the steps of hell, carrying a huge wicker basket, stuffed full of money. The devil is saying, "Congratulations, you are the first ever to bring it with you. Now what are you going to do with it?"

Have you ever been in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. My wife likes me to ask before posting a photo of her. On the "How do folks react," thread I put up this photo of us at a wedding last Saturday, along with a number of favourable reactions and compliments that we received.

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Tina, my missus, only saw the photo today, although she had said that she was ok with me posting it. "You can't see the intricate hat detail," she whinged, when seeing the picture for the first time. I reminded her that I seek approval before posting and that's why I only put up one photo. So to keep the peace here's the hat detail, and in the background you can see Fiona, the milliner. We collected the hat from her house, she was still recovering from surgery and not able to open her shop for a while. Just in case of a further potential potential domestic, the other photos are of the matching feather that went in my hat ribbon. For the link to our day at the wedding click here.

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That is Awesome ! Both of you look fantastic, and what a great job on that hat !!

 

[Frunobulax]

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But...my primary isn't until the 16th!

Pretty color on that one Hector. I still need to get me one of those Kasmir Finishes.....

It really doesn't finish so much as it fades out at the end of Side 2.

 

[Héctor Fernández]

Thanks Tim. It is amazing, for a brand that was mostly geared toward the man of modest means, some of these hats are of better quality than most modern offerings.

Pretty color on that one Hector. I still need to get me one of those Kasmir Finishes.....

 

[Hagwood]

Wearing the '41 Strat to the Polls today. This was only my second Vintage Hat, and still probably my favorite. I set the bar high early on for my Vintage Hat Collecting with this one. Mint condition, original TWA box, original TWA hat pin, and even a date stamp on the sweat.....