What size brim do you prefer

[adamgottschalk]

1 7/8" is my widest, and I definitely consider those my formal hats. Everyday hats range from 1" to 1 3/4", with my preference for 1 3/8" above all, though if I'm going extra stingy, my 1" brim is hard to beat.

 

[RedPop4]

1 7/8" is my widest, and I definitely consider those my formal hats. Everyday hats range from 1" to 1 3/4", with my preference for 1 3/8" above all, though if I'm going extra stingy, my 1" brim is hard to beat.

As if we even had to ask..... lol

 

[spiridon]

As if we even had to ask..... lol

Tommy, you were reading my mind.


......and Adam, you pull off the "look" in grand form!

 

[Cacklewack]

2"->2 1/2"

Matt

 

[RedPop4]

Originally Posted by RedPop4
As if we even had to ask.....

Tommy, you were reading my mind.

Indeed I was.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Seven inches, minimum!

 

[Fletch]

I'm getting queasy just looking at that.

Anything over 2 1/2" is asking for trouble, especially with most modern hats that taper so much in the crown. With a 7 5/8 knob, and with my brows and jowls, the combination makes me look faintly comical.

"duhhhh...."

 

[duggap]

I have as small as 2" but average around 2.5 to 2 5/8 except for my panamas which are a minimum of 3 inches. But that seven inch brim is something else. Just not sure what that is.lol

 

[Aaron Hats]

For dress it's usually 2 1/4" to 2 1/2" max. For westerns 3 1/2" to 4".

 

[Fletch]

For dress it's usually 2 1/4" to 2 1/2" max.

duuuh...but what if ya name ain't Max???

 

[Aaron Hats]

duuuh...but what if ya name ain't Max???

Surely, it would be no wider then 2" then...and don't call me Shirley.

 

[jamespowers]

Now we are talking. :eusa_clap
I'll wear 'em from 2 1/2 on up to this baby. Although today I am wearing a 2 1/4" Knox. Works ok. Just ok though. I got to the end of my rotation of hats being it is near the end of the year. [huh]

Regards,

J

 

[GentlemanFarmer]

I'm stayin' with 2 3/4" for all except my work hat down at the farm in Virginia - Resistol straw at 4" - gotta love the shade!

 

[Fatdutchman]

Rick, that hat is neet allreet! You gotta zoot suit to go with that hat? (and maybe a pheasant feather?) lol

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Dobbs 2-1/4" brim:

Dobbs 2-3/4" brim:

That's about the range that works for me. I've sold all but two of my stingy brims.

 

[DOUGLAS]

Tony, That Dobbs with the 2-3/4 brim looks fantastic on you. You could pass for an old detective.

 

[Mr Maltby]

is that your car in the background?fftopic:

 

[jamespowers]

Tony, That Dobbs with the 2-3/4 brim looks fantastic on you. You could pass for an old detective.

Why not a young detective?

Regards,

J

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

A young, jowly, grey-haired detective. lol

That's a 1956 Clipper, and I only wish it were mine. If I recall correctly, that was the only year that Packard spun the Clipper name off to be its own brand. It was also the last year Packards were built in the old Detroit factory.

This one is owned by the owner of the company where I work. The body is straight as a string, and the faded original two-tone turquoise paint bears no evidence of any body work or rust repair. The interior looks cherry, and the only missing part I can see is the radiator.

Parked next to the Clipper is a 1958 Packard Hawk, a Studebaker Golden Hawk with a different front clip, built at the Stude plant in South Bend Indiana, as all "Packardbakers" were from 1957-58 before the Packard name disappeared for good.

There's also a 1932 Plymouth rumble seat convertible coupe, a '57 Caddy Eldorado with the stainless steel top, and a '61 Chrysler New Yorker among others.

 

[J.B.]

My favorites are in the 2 1/2 inch range.

...Although today I am wearing a 2 1/4" Knox. Works ok. Just ok though. I got to the end of my rotation of hats being it is near the end of the year...

Hmpf.

That's nuthin'!

I'm not even halfway through my array -- and I change 'em hourly!

First liar never stands a chance...

(Come to think of it, you're probably not lying!) :eusa_doh: