What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[GHT]

Thanks Robert! Sounds like you and your lady had a great time — the slap aside.

A playful slap that's all, Bob. It's easy to say the wrong thing when the wine takes over.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

One point loss. Gut wrenching. The luck wasn’t with us, but proud of the performance. They gave it everything. Still happy to support the coolest sports team on the planet.

Tough loss, Gary. That red card made it an uphill battle, but battle they did and almost pulled it out in the end. Hat tip to you and the All Blacks!

 

[TheOldFashioned]

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Champ Imperial - Purple Grey
5 1/2 Crown Open - About 4 5/8 as shaped
3/4 Purple Grosgrain Mid-ribbon
2 3/4 Brim with 1/8 matching grosgrain binding
Reedless Sweat

This is exactly the kind of hat I love to take a chance on. Extremely unusual purple felt Champ Imperial with an ever so slight shag finish. The hat has almost identical specs and proportions to my Champ Featherweight hats. My gut says this one slightly older than those… but likely still a 40s hat. There is some white marks on the inside tip of the crown. I am unable to ascertain whether it is part of a tip imprint of this currently liner free hat… or if it at one point did have a liner. The Champ featherweight hats were liner free other than a stitched in oilskin tip protector. It is possible this a forerunner with a tip logo. It arrived extremely dirty and out of shape but after a level 10 brushing/scrubbing and a good steam it cleaned and shaped up very well. There is still some slight felt discoloration that is not real noticeable and two areas of moth tracks on the brim. More clean up/repair work could diminish both. At 6 3/4 it is a bit smaller in size.. but with its unreeded sweat it kinda squeezed onto my head well and has loosened up quickly. I’m playing with a few different brim looks. I think for me hats with a 2 3/4 brim look best with the front broke down… along with a slight up curl at the edge.

when it comes to purple hats… it is hard not to venture into The Joker territory…. But this is one that really gets it right.

Black's!

Joker? Don't you mean The Godfather?

Pimpin' ain't easy!

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Knox:

 

[deadlyhandsome]

McDonald’s (of Manitoba) Select Quality while hanging out with the girls in the Poodle Corral. Between me and the plastic owl we’re hoping to disincentivize the local Bald Eagles who made a low level reconnaissance run past the place a couple of days ago.

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Love this hat, Bob. The proportions look perfect and the condition is fantastic.

 

[mayserwegener]

Fantastic, Steve. Glad we have some cool weather again!

Stefan, Thank you!

 

[BobHufford]

Love this hat, Bob. The proportions look perfect and the condition is fantastic.

Thanks Brent!

 

[harrytemp]

My cheap Montgomery Ward house brand and got a few compliments at the game. Only because I was the only one wearing such a hat.

 

[Blare]

Joker? Don't you mean The Godfather?
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Pimpin' ain't easy!

Charles could definitely rock the purple fedora. And if not…. who was gonna tell him?!!

 

[GHT]

One point loss. Gut wrenching. The luck wasn’t with us, but proud of the performance. They gave it everything. Still happy to support the coolest sports team on the planet.

How I empathise with that feeling. Last Saturday it was England's pain to lose by a single point.

Our clocks went back last night. We have had an extra hour of rain. Looks like a raincoat and an umbrella over the hat to church this morning.

 

[steur]

The new batch of this week on display this Sunday. Let's see.

Berteil

Léon

Dunn&Co velour

Sools (probably by Laubin)

Brosson

Cappellificio Rossi

Vanzina Cappello Vaso

Köhlndorfer

 

[GHT]

Is Sools a Dutch retailer Stefan? I've heard of the French company Laubin, they have many a mention on the French hat makers thread. Your hats on a Sunday have become part of the weekend. When we have been away at a festival I've had a sneak peak, only to get caught by the lady. "Are you looking at The Lounge again?" She will chastise. "No dear," I lie, on a Sunday too. You're leading me astray.

In sympathy with Gary, a black hat, not for mourning though, what a great game the Rugby final was, hence the blazer. Too subtle for you? The green stripe for The Springboks and the All Blacks need no explanation.

 

[steur]

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Is Sools a Dutch retailer Stefan? I've heard of the French company Laubin, they have many a mention on the French hat makers thread. Your hats on a Sunday have become part of the weekend. When we have been away at a festival I've had a sneak peak, only to get caught by the lady. "Are you looking at The Lounge again?" She will chastise. "No dear," I lie, on a Sunday too. You're leading me astray.
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In sympathy with Gary, a black hat, not for mourning though, what a great game the Rugby final was, hence the blazer. Too subtle for you? The green stripe for The Springboks and the All Blacks need no explanation.

Thank you, Robert. Gérard Sools was a French retailer located in Paris. I believe in their heyday they had numerous outlets in that city. Hard to go wrong if you can find one of their hats, because they went for quality no matter who the manufacturer was. As they say, Robert: virtue won't hurt you, but vice is nice!

 

[carouselvic]

Stetson 5X Clear

 

[Frunobulax]

My cheap Montgomery Ward house brand and got a few compliments at the game. Only because I was the only one wearing such a hat.

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[Blare]

The new batch of this week on display this Sunday. Let's see.

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Léon
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Dunn&Co velour
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Sools (probably by Laubin)
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Brosson
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Cappellificio Rossi
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Vanzina Cappello Vaso
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Köhlndorfer
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Enjoying the lineup. The Köhlndorfer is a show stopper!

 

[steur]

Enjoying the lineup. The Köhlndorfer is a show stopper!

Thanks, Joe. It is photogenic for sure.

 

[Mighty44]

Was trying to give this hat away and couldn’t find any takers. I was bored yesterday so spent some time hitting it with stiffener and steam and it came out beautifully for a beat old hat. Was the perfect thing for a trip to the farmers market.

 

[BobHufford]

it came out beautifully for a beat old hat.

Yeah it did! Nice work.

 

[RBH]

It’s a Art Fawcett VS Sunday, for a coffee run before Church.