What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Short Balding Guy]

Important items for work today consisted of a Well Dressed Head cap, gloves and masks. Quite the times.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[johnnycanuck]

Got inspired to swap out my Akubra Coolabah with my Indy inspired Akubra Federation Deluxe III

Johnny

 

[Blare]

The brown hat works well with the suit. You bring up the standards on this thread with your attire sir.



Good to see hats that work for a living. Congrats on new hat.



All for one....Ahhhh, the Musketeer! I do love seeing this hat. I vote you should wear it more often. Thanks for sharing.

I am wearing it for zoom game night as we speak. And sadly hats off for an unexpected guinea pig burial tonight. RIP Cookie.

 

[mayserwegener]

This week I will feature P. & C. Habig Wien & Berlin Hats. The hats will be from the 1920s up to the 1950s.

P. & C. Habig Wien "Special Qualität", Production Year 1932 (based on Paper Label). Made for Wilhelm Slama Salzburg. The black Felt is very dense with a very high quality smooth finish. The Brim work and Dressing work are fantastic. The overall condition as you can see from the photos is near mint. It came with a Case and matching P. & C. Habig Wien, Wilhelm Slama Salzburg Hat Holder.

P. & C. Habig Wien, Wilhelm Slama Salzburg Hat Holder

Stiff Felt And Hat Holder Inside Case

P. & C. Habig, Wien Envelopes (1907, 1920)

 

[steur]

Mallory (as I am privileged to own one).

Thank, Jim. That's the one.

 

[steur]

View attachment 238500 Two hat day.
Got this 50s nutria Borsalino homburg three weeks ago. My first nutria fur hat; soft, but rigid.
My second Salvatore Balbi: both exceptional lids. Guess this Italian had good taste and strict quality standards. View attachment 238501 View attachment 238497 View attachment 238498 View attachment 238499

Fantastic hat, Randall. Great Borsalino. Balbi sold quite a few hats and indeed are the ones we've seen of high quality.

I figured after yesterday’s Borsalino high... I needed To soften the comedown with another “top ten” (for me) Kind of hat.

Royal Stetson “Musketeer”
Light blue/grey with duo tone ribbon

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Agreed; you can't go "cold turkey" after a high like that. The musketeer is another high; beautiful.

Day 29 of 31 Hat Parade: One style of hat that I collect that has not been featured is the "back bow" fedora. A popular style of ribbon treatment going back many decades into the 19th century, the Back Bow made a comeback in men's hats from 1955-1959. Then, it disappeared again. This makes the Back Bow treatment of the ribbon and bow easy to date. Figuring out the age of a vintage hat is kind of the holy grail of collectors. This Lee hats "SmartLee" has all the earmarks of a late 50s hat. The brim widths were already getting smaller, and the pre-set crease from the factory is seen. I was told by the seller that her father bought this hat on their honeymoon in 1956. Spending that kind of money (probably $12.95) did not set well with his bride. Hence the excellent condition of this hat...he just didn't wear it much to keep the household peace.

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Nice to find them in pristine condition, Mike. Looks good on you.

 

[steur]

This week I will feature P. & C. Habig Wien & Berlin Hats. The hats will be from the 1920s up to the 1950s.

P. & C. Habig Wien "Special Qualität", Production Year 1932 (based on Paper Label). Made for Wilhelm Slama Salzburg. The black Felt is very dense with a very high quality smooth finish. The Brim work and Dressing work are fantastic. The overall condition as you can see from the photos is near mint. It came with a Case and matching P. & C. Habig Wien, Wilhelm Slama Salzburg Hat Holder.

P. & C. Habig Wien, Wilhelm Slama Salzburg Hat Holder

Stiff Felt And Hat Holder Inside Case

P. & C. Habig, Wien Envelopes (1907, 1920)

Magnificent, Steve. For hats that were so exquisitely finished I find it remarkable how simple the ribbon and bows usually are.

 

[steur]

German week 5, day 6
Hückel Derby

 

[steur]

Stefan, Thank you! I just took photos wearing it. Mike really wore his.

Fine looking Rockel "Velourette" from you today! Great to see the German series jugging along.

I think Rockel might be the source of some of the sourced hats. The "Neumann" you posted a couple of days ago has the same paper label format.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/what-hat-are-you-wearing-today.94860/page-1866#post-2680745

Neumann

Rockel

Well spotted, Steve, thanks. Never noticed that before. Another mystery solved!

 

[Michael A]

Borsalino Idorsca on a lovely cool morning
IMG_4127 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_4126 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_4124 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_4129 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Feeling a bit better today after a week of being under the weather. I was a bit worried about the flu like symptoms, but it seems I may have picked up a hitchhiker that injected me with a bit of Lyme. Antibiotics seem to be improving the situation, though I'm still maintaining a distant stance. Will have to try to get out on the bike today.
5-30-2020 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Have a great Saturday,
Michael

 

[Rmccamey]

The holy grail of bowler hats! What a great combination. Is the hat original to the box or can you tell?

This week I will feature P. & C. Habig Wien & Berlin Hats. The hats will be from the 1920s up to the 1950s.

P. & C. Habig Wien "Special Qualität", Production Year 1932 (based on Paper Label). Made for Wilhelm Slama Salzburg. The black Felt is very dense with a very high quality smooth finish. The Brim work and Dressing work are fantastic. The overall condition as you can see from the photos is near mint. It came with a Case and matching P. & C. Habig Wien, Wilhelm Slama Salzburg Hat Holder.

P. & C. Habig Wien, Wilhelm Slama Salzburg Hat Holder

Stiff Felt And Hat Holder Inside Case

P. & C. Habig, Wien Envelopes (1907, 1920)

 

[Blare]

German week 5, day 6
Hückel Derby
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Beautiful hat Stefan. Is Derby the model name.. or is there something technical that makes this a derby rather than a homburg

 

[Michael A]

German week 5, day 6
Hückel Derby
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Very nice, Stefan. Did they call that a Derby because of the brim curve? Lovely felt.

Michael

 

[steur]

Borsalino Idorsca on a lovely cool morning
IMG_4127 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_4126 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_4124 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_4129 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Feeling a bit better today after a week of being under the weather. I was a bit worried about the flu like symptoms, but it seems I may have picked up a hitchhiker that injected me with a bit of Lyme. Antibiotics seem to be improving the situation, though I'm still maintaining a distant stance. Will have to try to get out on the bike today.
5-30-2020 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Have a great Saturday,
Michael

Sorry to hear that, Michael. Glad you're on the mend again. That fabulous Idorsca should help you feeling better.

 

[Blare]

Borsalino Idorsca on a lovely cool morning
IMG_4127 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_4126 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_4124 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_4129 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Feeling a bit better today after a week of being under the weather. I was a bit worried about the flu like symptoms, but it seems I may have picked up a hitchhiker that injected me with a bit of Lyme. Antibiotics seem to be improving the situation, though I'm still maintaining a distant stance. Will have to try to get out on the bike today.
5-30-2020 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr

Have a great Saturday,
Michael

Glad you are feeling better Michael. Great look today. That is one beautiful Borsalino

 

[Michael A]

Sorry to hear that, Michael. Glad you're on the mend again. That fabulous Idorsca should help you feeling better.

Thanks Stefan. I think it is helping.

Glad you are feeling better Michael. Great look today. That is one beautiful Borsalino

Thanks Joe. Love that Musketeer you had one yesterday.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Blare]

Thanks Stefan. I think it is helping.

Thanks Joe. Love that Musketeer you had one yesterday.

Thanks,
Michael

Thank you Michael

 

[steur]

Beautiful hat Stefan. Is Derby the model name.. or is there something technical that makes this a derby rather than a homburg

Very nice, Stefan. Did they call that a Derby because of the brim curve? Lovely felt.

Michael

Thanks, gents. I think it's called Derby after the horserace of the same name. The German manufacturers were quite into fancy sounding English names, both as brands or as model names.

 

[Blare]

This week I will feature P. & C. Habig Wien & Berlin Hats. The hats will be from the 1920s up to the 1950s.

P. & C. Habig Wien "Special Qualität", Production Year 1932 (based on Paper Label). Made for Wilhelm Slama Salzburg. The black Felt is very dense with a very high quality smooth finish. The Brim work and Dressing work are fantastic. The overall condition as you can see from the photos is near mint. It came with a Case and matching P. & C. Habig Wien, Wilhelm Slama Salzburg Hat Holder.

P. & C. Habig Wien, Wilhelm Slama Salzburg Hat Holder

Stiff Felt And Hat Holder Inside Case

P. & C. Habig, Wien Envelopes (1907, 1920)

That is one pristine bowler there Steve. Wonderful!

 

[mayserwegener]

The holy grail of bowler hats! What a great combination. Is the hat original to the box or can you tell?

Randy, Thank you! I believe it's original because the P. & C. Habig Wien, Wilhelm Slama Salzburg Hat Holder was in the Case. That is the shop that sold it and everything fits together. Also it would not have stayed in this condition stored outside of a Case.