What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Blare]

Thanks, Joe. I had some some signs of withdrawal these past two days

I don’t want to say how many times I hit refresh this weekend. But I am both amused and heartened by the number of posts between my last unsuccessful refresh and when the site came back live. (It was only a minute or two)

 

[Blare]

I'm amazed by the FL's upgrade. So quick to access now. I'd gotten used to the sluggish nature of the site after the FL dropped Tapatalk. It's a whole new experience as from today.

Congrats and thanks to the folks behind the scenes.

Borsalino Bismuto was today's hat of choice.

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Nice hat. Good to see you Steve

 

[Steve1857]

Nice hat. Good to see you Steve

Thanks Joe, and you, too.

Now we know how teenagers would feel if Instagram closed down for 2 days to upgrade

 

[GHT]

My whole schedule for last sunday lay in dust, but better late than never I guess. Here are last week's hats.

T&W Lees eventide grey
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Cambiaghi woolfelt
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Resistol Majestic View attachment 400554

Cervo Bantam
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T&W Lees eventide grey
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Lembert chamois
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Mallory XV
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You, Stefan, good Sir, have cost me a small fortune, let me explain. Tina bought me amongst other things, some fabric for Christmas.

Look closely, it's not camouflage, it's silhouettes of pin up girls. My shirt fairy
has been very busy. But this is a hat thread, and there's a hat that you wore
a while back the colour of which was, as the French say: Ooh-la-la!
There's brown, black, green and khaki in that fabric, I could have chosen any
but there was that green hat of your's. I couldn't forget it.

So, as my shirt is bespoke, and there's a bespoke pair of shoes being made at
this moment, and, as you might expect, my shirt fairy made a pair of trousers
too, as Kermit once said: "It's not easy being green." It is with this bespoke hat.

When Colin, of Colin Johnson Shoes, has finished my order, I will let you see
the shoes he's made, together with Tina's handiwork and that of my milliner.

 

[steur]

You, Stefan, good Sir, have cost me a small fortune, let me explain. Tina bought me amongst other things, some fabric for Christmas.
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Look closely, it's not camouflage, it's silhouettes of pin up girls. My shirt fairy
has been very busy. But this is a hat thread, and there's a hat that you wore
a while back the colour of which was, as the French say: Ooh-la-la!
There's brown, black, green and khaki in that fabric, I could have chosen any
but there was that green hat of your's. I couldn't forget it.

So, as my shirt is bespoke, and there's a bespoke pair of shoes being made at
this moment, and, as you might expect, my shirt fairy made a pair of trousers
too, as Kermit once said: "It's not easy being green." It is with this bespoke hat.
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When Colin, of Colin Johnson Shoes, has finished my order, I will let you see
the shoes he's made, together with Tina's handiwork and that of my milliner.

Glad to be of service, Robert How often will you get the chance to get that well dressed up in bespoke top to bottom? I think the special camouflage cloth is a riot that will get you many a double take. As Peter Lord of Aardman Animation once said: anything for a giggle.

 

[mayserwegener]

Alois Pichler Wien possibly 1950s and a recent arrival.

 

[The Shoe]

So happy to see so many of us were crowding around waiting for the lounge doors to open

Banging frantically on the doors every 5 minutes or so

An ultra rare 40s Schoble fedora that I have completely restored back to its original condition...as much as possible.
This was a job done for a client who has hundreds of super nice vintage fedoras and westerns, most if not all in mint condition. So it was with some trepidation that I agreed to take on such a task on a rare and wonderful hat and name plate. Probably just as much concern on the client’s side, too, I’d imagine. However, I think she turned out quite nice.
The pics show the stages of its restoration.
Hated having to send this one back a week ago. Client is very happy that I did!
Guess I need to start a restoration thread since I can’t find one that’ll work?
Notice in two of the photos the shape of the hat as it arrived to the client in a too small box. The horror!!!
He referred to it as the, “Square Schoble “.

Stunning. After seeing your work here on the lounge, I would feel pretty confident sending you any hat.

 

[steur]

Alois Pichler Wien possibly 1950s and a recent arrival.

Beautiful hat, Steve. I really like these heather felt homburgs.

 

[GHT]

Glad to be of service, Robert "How often will you get the chance to get that well dressed up in bespoke top to bottom?" I think the special camouflage cloth is a riot that will get you many a double take. As Peter Lord of Aardman Animation once said: anything for a giggle.

I told you that I spent a fortune: That milliner, well he knows that I can resist anything, except temptation. He showed me two swatches of felt, that green, it's called racing green, and another called, nutmeg. How could I resist either?

The shoes are from former Lounger, SJC. Tina made the trousers and the shirt and that milliner created the hat. I do love the colour.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

My whole schedule for last sunday lay in dust, but better late than never I guess. Here are last week's hats.

T&W Lees eventide grey
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Cambiaghi woolfelt
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Resistol Majestic View attachment 400554

Cervo Bantam
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T&W Lees eventide grey
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Lembert chamois
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Mallory XV
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I’m a sucker for the hairy fedoras and especially when in my favorite color! Also dig that Fifteen burg dressed out with that killer binding color.
Incidentally, I have a money green Imperial Stetson hommie with a closely hued ribbon edge color. Green and salmon. Hmmm.
Looks good on a fish....


Thanks for the Schoble and flat top compliments.
Is there a formal name for that style?

 

[Randall Renshaw]

I'm amazed by the FL's upgrade. So quick to access now. I'd gotten used to the sluggish nature of the site after the FL dropped Tapatalk. It's a whole new experience as from today.

Congrats and thanks to the folks behind the scenes.

Borsalino Bismuto was today's hat of choice.

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Great hat and great background!
You over the pond guys always have the best backdrops!
Good to see ya, pal.

 

[Just Daniel]

Glad you got it and so glad you love it! And happy it found a great home. Super cool on all counts.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Banging frantically on the doors every 5 minutes or so

Stunning. After seeing your work here on the lounge, I would feel pretty confident sending you any hat.

Thanks a million, Shoe!

Thanks to my parents DNA, trial and error over many years and the good ole FL in the last two years, I have been able to learn quickly. Still wish I could talk with some long time hatters so I could ask a few technical questions. Always plenty to learn in any field.

 

[Aahzz]

So yeah, I'm not a baseball cap guy, except for walking the dogs. Nor am I actually a sports fan. However, as a Cincinnati area native and resident for the majority of my life (with a stint in CT for 14 years in the middle), I'm pretty much required to wear this hat for this week, everywhere I go, to show support for my friends that ARE fans and have waited a long time. I'll return to Derbys, and work on restoring the Fedora, shortly....

 

[mayserwegener]

Beautiful hat, Steve. I really like these heather felt homburgs.

Stefan,

Thanks! I think it might have some wool in the mix.

Such a fantastic array of hats from you. It's great to see the different countries / companies represented. Lembert is one haven't seen in a while.

 

[carouselvic]

Stetson Clear Beaver Quality in a 5X (not easy to find)

 

[The Shoe]

Not today, but while the lounge was down, Etsuko and I were in our Hornskovs.
She in her Author in camel (coloured) beaver felt with wine ribbon.

Me in stone beaver & bunny western weight Rancher with a dusty rose ribbon.

Both are tall crowned hats in their catalogue, but we both ordered them with reduced crown size. I love the tall crown on my Hornskov Broker, but find the medium crown easier for regular wear.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Good Whippet Wednesday. Appropriately I wore a Stetson Whippet for a morning dog soiree.

Best, Eric -

 

[steur]

I’m a sucker for the hairy fedoras and especially when in my favorite color! Also dig that Fifteen burg dressed out with that killer binding color.
Incidentally, I have a money green Imperial Stetson hommie with a closely hued ribbon edge color. Green and salmon. Hmmm.
Looks good on a fish....


Thanks for the Schoble and flat top compliments.
Is there a formal name for that style?

Thanks Randall. Like most sensible fish I try to avoid having green sprinkled on me

Stefan,

Thanks! I think it might have some wool in the mix.

Such a fantastic array of hats from you. It's great to see the different countries / companies represented. Lembert is one haven't seen in a while.

Nothing wrong with a bit of wool in the mix. Thanks for the likes. The Lembert is a tad tight on me so it doesn't get a lot of wear, but it certainly isn't for a lack of quality.

Not today, but while the lounge was down, Etsuko and I were in our Hornskovs.
She in her Author in camel (coloured) beaver felt with wine ribbon.
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Me in stone beaver & bunny western weight Rancher with a dusty rose ribbon.
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Both are tall crowned hats in their catalogue, but we both ordered them with reduced crown size. I love the tall crown on my Hornskov Broker, but find the medium crown easier for regular wear.

Looking good, Gary.

 

[Frunobulax]

Until yesterday, I had been holed up in my hovel since Thursday when the ice and snow came. So even with the FL down, I didn't have much to show anyway.

Yesterday, a Stetson OR 25 for slogging through the slush with the mutt.

Today a modern Stetson Racine.