What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Blare]

This light weight Borsalino From Teo English Outfitters in Gibraltar, found itself at the bottom of my ready to go stack where it had apparently been for some time…. Needed a heavy brushing/tape rollering to get rid of the dust.

 

[steur]

This light weight Borsalino From Teo English Outfitters in Gibraltar, found itself at the bottom of my ready to go stack where it had apparently been for some time…. Needed a heavy brushing/tape rollering to get rid of the dust.

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Beautiful hat, Joe. Love these unlined Borsalinos.

 

[Mighty44]

This light weight Borsalino From Teo English Outfitters in Gibraltar, found itself at the bottom of my ready to go stack where it had apparently been for some time…. Needed a heavy brushing/tape rollering to get rid of the dust.

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Gibraltar! That’s so crazy. Great hat!

 

[Blare]

Beautiful hat, Joe. Love these unlined Borsalinos.

Thanks Stefan. This is as light weight as my featherweight ”coffin hat” even though there isn’t any sweatband notation. Probably lighter being unlined

Gibraltar! That’s so crazy. Great hat!

Unusual location for sure. I’ve come to the realization that my hats are more well traveled than I will ever be. Gibraltar also led me to think the 6 3/4 was UK size and actually 6 7/8 Us. Taking the gamble on what was at the time a crumpled super dirty mess.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

100% European hare felt that was gifted to me and I had VS make it this hat for me.

 

[hatsRme]

My first felt at fifty-five, by Fawcett. In steel. Snow flurries here today.


Have your best week yet!

 

[GHT]

100% European hare felt that was gifted to me and I had VS make it this hat for me.

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VS is a name unknown to me. Checking their website, they are not unlike Gamble & Gunn in the UK who will make bespoke hats to order. My hat size being rather large makes a bespoke hat almost imperative.

VS are indeed, very impressive. How I love some of their hatband bows and sharks gills. Such talented milliners.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

VS is a name unknown to me. Checking their website, they are not unlike Gamble & Gunn in the UK who will make bespoke hats to order. My hat size being rather large makes a bespoke hat almost imperative.

VS are indeed, very impressive. How I love some of their hatband bows and sharks gills. Such talented milliners.

Art Fawcett, the man behind Vintage Silhouette, is the patron saint of The Fedora Lounge custom hatters. Art retired a couple years back and David Gibson took over. I don’t know if it’s still a going concern and I don’t know if the website has been updated recently. There are several threads here on Art’s VS hats. Art was also involved in training several other well-known hatters.

 

[bluesforchallah]

SBCD

 

[dkstott]

7 mile hike in 35 degrees with steady rain called for my Akubra Banjo Patterson.

There's no such thing as bad weather. There is bad wardrobe decisions..

 

[The Shoe]

Great looking hats and photos, you two. That camp draft really looks sharp on you, Gary

Thanks Joe!

 

[hatophile]

Beaver Creek Hat Co
Jackson Hole WY

 

[dkstott]

Man, it’s tough the older we get. I’m down 35 pounds and still have a long way to go. My life has become way too sedentary and the weight just piled on. So far I haven’t noticed any difference in how my hats fit. Whew!

I started my daily exercise routine a few years ago, I'm down 80lbs. Been able to keep it off. I turned 67 recently and have never felt better.

Thank goodness for foam inserts in the sweatband of hats. But I had to donate several caps that became too big after the weight loss.

 

[alanfgag]

Mallory velour, generously shared by Brent... his detailed photos are worth a look on the Mallory Mile. 1934- based on union label.

 

[MikeinRome]

Mallory velour, generously shared by Brent... his detailed photos are worth a look on the Mallory Mile. 1934- based on union label.

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That's a real winner, right there now!

 

[Shadow1948]

Charcoal gray Stetson

 

[Frunobulax]

Exclusive Hats of Chicago.

 

[Steve1857]

Exclusive Hats of Chicago.

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Great contrasting ribbon and bow treatment, Jim.

 

[Frunobulax]

Great contrasting ribbon and bow treatment, Jim.

I love these little private labels.

 

[buler]

Mallory velour, generously shared by Brent... his detailed photos are worth a look on the Mallory Mile. 1934- based on union label.





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Wow, what an amazing hat Alan! And that is a pre-1920 Mallory script. They last used that in 1919 and switched over in 1920. That round mark with the "Velour" text looks a lot like the early E.A. Mallory logo. Don't recall the year they switched from the E.A. name, but it's probably very close to that.

Update: Mallory stopped being E.A. Mallory in 1919. They changed from the script logo of Mallory to the block logo of Mallory in 1920. Seems like your hat is 1919/1920.


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