What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[steur]

Hückel Novo Velour on a windy but sunny day.
Love the bow on this one.

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Very nice, Steve. Good to see that hat pick up some sunshine.

 

[steur]

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1920's Stetson Select "The Fray”
Midnight Navy Blue - Thin Light Weight Felt
5 1/4 Crown
Bright Orange Grosgrain Ribbon
2 1/2" Brim with whip stitched edge
Double row of brim stitching

My goal of late with new hats has been to only go for hats that are rare, old or unusual and unlike others in my collection… Or hats that really just “Speak to me”. This one managed to check just about all the boxes. In fact this one not only spoke to me on its own.. it also spoke to me via friends Anthony and @BobHufford. @Garrett was kind enough to work out a deal with me on this beautiful hat that I just knew had to be in my collection. But it wasn’t till the hat arrived that I realized there may have been a reason this hat was “speaking to me”. I mean as if I needed a reason other than the beautiful dark midnight blue felt that is so thin and easily shaped… it the realm of Vita-Felt. Or other than the wildly unusual bright Orange ribbon. Or the I have not come across a 1920s Stetson Select The Fray… if not for any of those reason… as I looked at it today.. I realized looking at the sweatband that the the store where this hat was originally sold matched my own sir name. (Unless I am miss reading the script… but certainly close enough). Oh yes… this hat has come home where it belongs. Thank you again to Garrett for being a rock star! And to Bob and Anthony for somehow knowing where this hat needed to be.

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By the by…. I can’t help but think of the gentleman who walked into McCarthy The Hatter in Lafayette, Indiana in the 1920s and saw this gorgeous midnight blue hat with its bright Orange ribbon nestled among a sea of grey and black hats… and said “That one… that one right there! That’s the hat for me!”

Certainly an eyecatching colour combination, Joe. The blue felt is fantastic. Is the orange ribbon the original one though? I see there was a discussion about that before. Garrett has had quite a few of his hats restored by Black Sheep Works and I'm thinking this ribbon could be Bob's work.

 

[steur]

Dunn & Co. Ltd London Provinces, "Austrian Velour", "Romeo", made by Anton Peschel Neutitschein (APN), possibly mid to later 1930s and a recent arrival.

Fantastic velour, Steve. Love the colour.

 

[steur]

A longhair from the Lee Hat Company for my Saturday shenanigans.

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That a beauty, Jim. Quite unusual for Lee; don't think we've seen another longhair by them.

Resistol 3X while out with the dogs.

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Function and style on display. Fabulous, Bob.

My version Hat Day 2022 collage.

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Off to a good start. Looking good!

 

[steur]

Happy National Hat Day 2022

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You wear them all with panache, Joe.

First hat of the New Year.

Following a lead from @deadlyhandsome I ordered a cobalt 160 Gram Coypu Hat Body (Dress Weight) from Sunrise Hat Supplies and sent it to Michael Gannon.
Came in at 3 inch brim, 6 inch open crown +-, that took a casual crease nicely. I wore it to the beach, then took it home and put some steam to it for a diamond crease.

It is a lot of hat.

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Looks great, David. It was made for that diamond crease it seems.

 

[steur]

As usual this week in hats.

Borsalino amiata

Stetson Open Road

Barbisio Rat Gondin

Mossant Jockey Club

Feinste Velour Mode

Delion Castor

Stetson by Failsworth

Stetson Open Road

Cervo Bantam

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Delion Castor

This week the winner's palm goes to the aforementioned hat
Bellissima serie Stefan!

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Dunn & Co. Ltd London Provinces, "Austrian Velour", "Romeo", made by Anton Peschel Neutitschein (APN), possibly mid to later 1930s and a recent arrival.

What else to say Steve? A magnificent hat especially for the unusual color, or almost, for a velour
The history of the supply of the Dunn with proven evidence is very interesting... in Italy we will be able to write a novel on this subject

 

[steur]

This week the winner's palm goes to the aforementioned hat
Bellissima serie Stefan!

Grazie mille, Daniele.

 

[The Shoe]

Hornskov wool felt for shopping today.

Etsuko wore her Panizza Mambo.

 

[carouselvic]

Borsalino

 

[steur]

Borsalino

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Beautiful! Is that a Gorasgu or a Savoy?

 

[carouselvic]

It is a Gorasgu in the color ghiaccio (sp)

 

[Blare]

Certainly an eyecatching colour combination, Joe. The blue felt is fantastic. Is the orange ribbon the original one though? I see there was a discussion about that before. Garrett has had quite a few of his hats restored by Black Sheep Works and I'm thinking this ribbon could be Bob's work.

Thanks Stefan. @Garrett had said he believes it original.

I think this was the thread you are referring…. “Discussion”

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/1910s-1920s-stetson-the-fray.75346/

 

[mayserwegener]

What else to say Steve? A magnificent hat especially for the unusual color, or almost, for a velour
The history of the supply of the Dunn with proven evidence is very interesting... in Italy we will be able to write a novel on this subject

Daniele, Thank you! I also have the Tonak Dunn & Co. Seal Velour you gifted me.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Good morning folks. Cold temps the last days have me wearing caps.

This morning in the nearly 10'f weather I went out for a morning dog soirre in a 1930's Mikuska fedora. The brown/purple/white scratch finish fedora is so very unique. A glorious felt fedora.

Later snow shoveling in a VS fedora. This Whippet inspired fedora has the signature color add in the ribbon treatment.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Frunobulax]

That a beauty, Jim. Quite unusual for Lee; don't think we've seen another longhair by them.

I just went through the Lee Lounge. Brent has a black long hair he posted on pp. 15 or 16. This one came to me sans liner and needing a new sweat. The felt's great, tho.

 

[Blare]

You wear them all with panache, Joe.


Looks great, David. It was made for that diamond crease it seems.

thank you Stefan

 

[Blare]

As usual this week in hats.

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Stetson Open Road
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Barbisio Rat Gondin
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Mossant Jockey Club
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Feinste Velour Mode
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Delion Castor
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Stetson by Failsworth
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Stetson Open Road
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Cervo Bantam
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Wonderful parade this week Stefan

 

[deadlyhandsome]

First time wearing my new Akubra Kentucky Rancher in sand: