What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Pellie]

Borsalino today....off to work!!

 

[BobHufford]

Everything works in that great photo, Bob!!
Wonderful lid in the land of Helianthus giganteus!

Thanks Charlie!

 

[Sincityhatcollector]

Its finally cool enough to wear my Agnoulita for errands beyond the mailbox.

 

[johnnycanuck]

VS work of Art this morning and the Akubra Squatter this afternoon.

 

[StoryPNW]

VS work of Art this morning and the Akubra Squatter this afternoon.
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Looking sharp, cool ribbon on that VS.

 

[Griemersma]

My sister found a used, new production Stetson Open Road that she gave to me. I attempted, with reasonable success, to re-bash it into more of a Strat look. Wore it to take my son to his new job at a local coffee shop today. Brim up is a new thing for me, but giving it a try. My other two felt hats are vintage, so the stiffness of this one is a bit different. I know OR's tend to have more stiffener in general-- is there a way to soften them up without ruining them??? Also, the brim is just shy of 3", which is a bit bigger than I am used to--crazy how much of a difference just an eight or a quarter of an inch makes with a brim. This feels like "a lot of hat" as they say.... Up:

Down:

 

[Xylophile]

My sister found a used, new production Stetson Open Road that she gave to me. I attempted, with reasonable success, to re-bash it into more of a Strat look. Wore it to take my son to his new job at a local coffee shop today. Brim up is a new thing for me, but giving it a try. My other two felt hats are vintage, so the stiffness of this one is a bit different. I know OR's tend to have more stiffener in general-- is there a way to soften them up without ruining them??? Also, the brim is just shy of 3", which is a bit bigger than I am used to--crazy how much of a difference just an eight or a quarter of an inch makes with a brim. This feels like "a lot of hat" as they say.... Up:

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My Akubra Camp Drafts were so stiff and thick I decided to "work" the felt a little and see what happened. I found they are so tough I could "work" the heck out of them with no ill effect and soften them up. They won't become like I imagine vintage felt must be, however I learned that I really couldn't hurt them. By "working" them I mean I really rolled the felt in a tight radius onto itself, every way I could, and did that to the whole hat as much as I could, and they are fine. I have a plastic hat block along with an insert that is my head shape, so I could re-block with little trouble. I took the liners out early on. Possibly this hat could stand such treatment.
And, from alanfgag in the "what hat are you wearing" thread I learned that I could impart a brim-up "swoop" that gives an impression of the front brim being down, so you don't have that "total, rounded brim snapped up look", rather a nicely shaped brim line that is down down slightly in front and gives a brim-down impression. I guess you know what I mean.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

 

[Who?]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

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Very festive.

Happy Birthday

 

[Blare]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

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Happy Birthday Bill!

 

[BobHufford]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration.

Happy Birthday!

 

[Pellie]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

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Happy birthday!

 

[GHT]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

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[Pellie]

Bantam welterweight in dark blue.

 

[The Shoe]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

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I love seeing your Northwest hats. I often hear that Gannon is the best around these days, but every time I see a Northwest, I wonder if he really has anything over the guy (is it Mike?) from Northwest.

 

[Gary in NC]

There is a forecast change to fur felt hats starting tomorrow as a cold front moves in. One more run for the Stevens Panama.

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Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

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I hope you had a happy birthday - here's to many more!

 

[hatsRme]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

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Here’s to to next great 60 years, Bill!

Wishing you all the best, my friend.

 

[Steve1857]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

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A mighty fine hat to be celebrated in.

Happy Birthday Bill!

 

[dh66]

Heading off to meet the rest of the family for my 60th birthday celebration. Sporting a montecristi duplex from Northwest Hats.

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Happy Birthday!! Hope it was a good one and you have plenty more

 

[RBH]

Hatty birthday Bill !!!