What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[drmaxtejeda]

Dobbs Jolly Rounder. Very soft

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Royal Scott

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Lee. Finally, a brown one.

 

[Rmccamey]

An excellent brown derby, Max.

Lee. Finally, a brown one. View attachment 544648 View attachment 544649 View attachment 544650

My brown Resistol.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Nice, Randy!

 

[Blare]

Lee. Finally, a brown one. View attachment 544648 View attachment 544649 View attachment 544650

An excellent brown derby, Max.




My brown Resistol.
View attachment 544679

Love the new brown bowler, Max. But MAN… does Randy make a bowler look great or what!?!?

 

[Blare]

Newest arrival…

Willoughby - Forest Green Heather
4 3/8 Crown as shaped
1 3/4 Dark Green Grosgrain Ribbon
2 1/8 brim with triple stitched over welt

I received an offer to purchase this Willoughby hat, that I had seen “bobbing in the ‘bay” for a bit, for just $16 and I could not say no to that deal. Right out of the box two things were apparent. First any concern I had about size was eliminated when it fit perfectly on my head and second.. the color of the felt was a much deeper darker green than in the photos. What appeared as a lighter heathered green or maybe a bit teal was actually darker forest green heather felt and a very dark green grosgrain ribbon. Quite happy about that as it is unlike anything else in my collection.

The felt is fairly dense and somewhat stiff with a medium hand to it. The 2 1/8 brim is nicely finished with a triple stitched over welt. There is no liner but I suspect it likely had one originally as there is no crown tip logo and the felt does not feel to be of the lighter weight summer composition. The 2 1/4 in sweatband is of the reeded variety taped in the rear seam and sewn in through the front side of the band with a single thread. My only other Willoughby has an unreeded sweat.. but I suspect this hat is older based on the depth of the sweat imprint. But I don’t have much else to go on with no tags under the sweat.

and one for @Steve1857

 

[Rmccamey]

Thank you, Joe.

Max makes a pretty handsome profile with a bowler, too.

Love the new brown bowler, Max. But MAN… does Randy make a bowler look great or what!?!?

 

[Short Balding Guy]

I was inspired to wear a trio of Gannon Wanderers this morning.


It was a granite beaver felt Wanderer for a walkabout.

A natural beaver felt for morning coffee.

A refill of coffee and picking up fallen limbs from yesterdays winds found me under the brim of a whiskey beaver felt.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[fabiovenhorst]

Cap day!

 

[Steve1857]

View attachment 544704

Newest arrival…

Willoughby - Forest Green Heather
4 3/8 Crown as shaped
1 3/4 Dark Green Grosgrain Ribbon
2 1/8 brim with triple stitched over welt

I received an offer to purchase this Willoughby hat, that I had seen “bobbing in the ‘bay” for a bit, for just $16 and I could not say no to that deal. Right out of the box two things were apparent. First any concern I had about size was eliminated when it fit perfectly on my head and second.. the color of the felt was a much deeper darker green than in the photos. What appeared as a lighter heathered green or maybe a bit teal was actually darker forest green heather felt and a very dark green grosgrain ribbon. Quite happy about that as it is unlike anything else in my collection.

The felt is fairly dense and somewhat stiff with a medium hand to it. The 2 1/8 brim is nicely finished with a triple stitched over welt. There is no liner but I suspect it likely had one originally as there is no crown tip logo and the felt does not feel to be of the lighter weight summer composition. The 2 1/4 in sweatband is of the reeded variety taped in the rear seam and sewn in through the front side of the band with a single thread. My only other Willoughby has an unreeded sweat.. but I suspect this hat is older based on the depth of the sweat imprint. But I don’t have much else to go on with no tags under the sweat.

View attachment 544715 View attachment 544716 View attachment 544717 View attachment 544718 View attachment 544719 View attachment 544720 View attachment 544721 View attachment 544722

and one for @Steve1857

View attachment 544723

Love that Willoughby, Joe. Think you're right about it being an older one. The weaved ribbon around the bow suggests it is.

You've got that one eyed look off to a T, btw

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Love the new brown bowler, Max. But MAN… does Randy make a bowler look great or what!?!?

Must be his English ancestors.

 

[fabiovenhorst]

Ramenzoni

 

[mayserwegener]

Rehfus & Cie. Kehl - Rhein "Paradox" possibly mid 1930s. I found this Stiff Felt back in January of 2023.

Pressure Free

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

View attachment 544704

Newest arrival…

Willoughby - Forest Green Heather
4 3/8 Crown as shaped
1 3/4 Dark Green Grosgrain Ribbon
2 1/8 brim with triple stitched over welt

I received an offer to purchase this Willoughby hat, that I had seen “bobbing in the ‘bay” for a bit, for just $16 and I could not say no to that deal. Right out of the box two things were apparent. First any concern I had about size was eliminated when it fit perfectly on my head and second.. the color of the felt was a much deeper darker green than in the photos. What appeared as a lighter heathered green or maybe a bit teal was actually darker forest green heather felt and a very dark green grosgrain ribbon. Quite happy about that as it is unlike anything else in my collection.

The felt is fairly dense and somewhat stiff with a medium hand to it. The 2 1/8 brim is nicely finished with a triple stitched over welt. There is no liner but I suspect it likely had one originally as there is no crown tip logo and the felt does not feel to be of the lighter weight summer composition. The 2 1/4 in sweatband is of the reeded variety taped in the rear seam and sewn in through the front side of the band with a single thread. My only other Willoughby has an unreeded sweat.. but I suspect this hat is older based on the depth of the sweat imprint. But I don’t have much else to go on with no tags under the sweat.

View attachment 544715 View attachment 544716 View attachment 544717 View attachment 544718 View attachment 544719 View attachment 544720 View attachment 544721 View attachment 544722

and one for @Steve1857

View attachment 544723

Oh, how I love that one: shape, dimensions & the wonderful green heathered felt! Congrats to you, Joe!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Yesterday late evening I was galavanting about wearing a Stetson Mode Edge. It does not have the Mode Edge. It has a bound brim treatment. How this came to be is a mystery. The Mode Edge is under the edge treatment. The brim is 2.5". ?? It wears well and of course in the delicious 60'f evening weather these details disapear quickly from thought.

A morning walkabout was under the brim of a Stetson Playboy.

I enjoyed coffee under the brim of a Stetson Whippet.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Blare]

Oh, how I love that one: shape, dimensions & the wonderful green heathered felt! Congrats to you, Joe!

Thank you Matt!

 

[Blare]

This

Yesterday late evening I was galavanting about wearing a Stetson Mode Edge. It does not have the Mode Edge. It has a bound brim treatment. How this came to be is a mystery. The Mode Edge is under the edge treatment. The brim is 2.5". ?? It wears well and of course in the delicious 60'f evening weather these details disapear quickly from thought.

A morning walkabout was under the brim of a Stetson Playboy.

I enjoyed coffee under the brim of a Stetson Whippet.

Cheers, Eric -

this is interesting Eric. Reminds me of Some old ads... I think it was for some early Dobbs/Cavanagh bowlers (it may have been homburgs) that were marked as Cavanagh edge even though they had a bound brim. I don’t know if anyone ever pulled one apart to find out if the edge was actually there. I wonder if yours was original factory with the binding or if it was maybe a custom order… or added after.

I believe it is true That the hand felted edge was originally marketed as a brim strength improvement and not just a pretty edge.

 

[hatsRme]

Dang, Randy... You win the prize!!! STUNNING!

 

[hatsRme]

View attachment 544704

Newest arrival…

Willoughby - Forest Green Heather
4 3/8 Crown as shaped
1 3/4 Dark Green Grosgrain Ribbon
2 1/8 brim with triple stitched over welt

I received an offer to purchase this Willoughby hat, that I had seen “bobbing in the ‘bay” for a bit, for just $16 and I could not say no to that deal. Right out of the box two things were apparent. First any concern I had about size was eliminated when it fit perfectly on my head and second.. the color of the felt was a much deeper darker green than in the photos. What appeared as a lighter heathered green or maybe a bit teal was actually darker forest green heather felt and a very dark green grosgrain ribbon. Quite happy about that as it is unlike anything else in my collection.

The felt is fairly dense and somewhat stiff with a medium hand to it. The 2 1/8 brim is nicely finished with a triple stitched over welt. There is no liner but I suspect it likely had one originally as there is no crown tip logo and the felt does not feel to be of the lighter weight summer composition. The 2 1/4 in sweatband is of the reeded variety taped in the rear seam and sewn in through the front side of the band with a single thread. My only other Willoughby has an unreeded sweat.. but I suspect this hat is older based on the depth of the sweat imprint. But I don’t have much else to go on with no tags under the sweat.

View attachment 544715 View attachment 544716 View attachment 544717 View attachment 544718 View attachment 544719 View attachment 544720 View attachment 544721 View attachment 544722

and one for @Steve1857

View attachment 544723

Another WINNER here, Joe!!
But then you up the game with that spectacular "Over-the-goggle glare," a la TommyK of earlier days...