Which hat for a Noir Movie ?

[hatsRme]

TOO funny, Aaron:eusa_clap

 

[Camille DeLarge]

I found a hat but i don't know this model, it's the Christy's Foldaway.

http://www.christys-hats.com/Foldaway-Trilby-Hat-p/cso100006.htm

In France :

http://www.chapeauxetcasquettes.fr/chapeau-fedora-foldaway-noir-christys-p130419/

I don't know his quality, opinions ?

 

[ManofKent]

I found a hat but i don't know this model, it's the Christy's Foldaway.

http://www.christys-hats.com/Foldaway-Trilby-Hat-p/cso100006.htm

In France :

http://www.chapeauxetcasquettes.fr/chapeau-fedora-foldaway-noir-christys-p130419/

I don't know his quality, opinions ?

Not very good IMO.

 

[Camille DeLarge]

What is IMO ?

 

[hatsRme]

In My Opinion, or IMHO, My Humble Opinion...

 

[ManofKent]

In My Opinion, or IMHO, My Humble Opinion...

I'm rarely humble Sorry Camile I should have been more explicit. I don't own one, but I've handled one and wasn't impressed.

 

[Camille DeLarge]

It does not matter, it's me who does not know the language

My last solution is a vintage Borsalino (foldaway) like this :

http://www.chapeauxetcasquettes.fr/chapeau-fedora-enroulable-borsalino-p130301/

PS : 203,95€ = 280,45$

 

[hatsRme]

To me, (IMHO) it seems this has all been stricken with analysis paralysis. The hats of the period were well-documented in photos an movies. To maintain the stylistic integrity of the era, a fuller crown, wider, finished(?) brim felt fedora is the ticket. Since you aren't likely to find ones made in current factory production (they're all too tapered) and you may need this hat to be replaceable for filming, (in the event of catastrophe) a rabbit felt custom (the most cost effective choice) is the best way to go. Isn't that how the Hollywood folks do it? Just MHO...

 

[scottyrocks]

Or get yourself an appropriate block, a stitch-awl, a seam ripper, and some upholstery thread, and go to it with whatever hat you've got.

 

[Camille DeLarge]

aha your not serious ?

 

[Camille DeLarge]

I have found ! A Herbert Johnson hat !

 

[ManofKent]

I have found ! A Herbert Johnson hat !

If it's a pre-80's hat, they were nice hats. The modern ones are re-badged Tonak and not the best quality Tonak, okay hats but not worth the money HJ charge.

 

[Camille DeLarge]

This hat

 

[splintercellsz]

That one shall do the trick!

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[hatsRme]

That one will work until it gets wet and shrinks, as warned on the vendor website. Again, for about the same, or a maybe a few more franks you can buy a custom exactly as you need. Moreover, the guidance you will receive from a knowledgeable hatter might be helpful in defining the style, period integrity.


I have had good experience here:
http://www.vintagesilhouettes.com/

 

[TheDane]

That one will work until it gets wet and shrinks, as warned on the vendor website. Again, for about the same, or a maybe a few more franks you can buy a custom exactly as you need. Moreover, the guidance you will receive from a knowledgeable hatter might be helpful in defining the style, period integrity.


I have had good experience here:
http://www.vintagesilhouettes.com/

+1 - I also wonder if the chosen hat is for a "Film Noir" or an "Indiana Jones Movie". For an Indy-movie the hat would be great ... in another color. To make it look "Noir" it must be reshaped - unless the actor is supposed to look very old fashioned and/or outdated in the days of the plot.

I find it very wise to ask for advice a place like this, but somehow it seems you're a little reluctant to follow the advice you get. That I don't find quite as wise

 

[Rogera]

That one will work until it gets wet and shrinks, as warned on the vendor website. Again, for about the same, or a maybe a few more franks you can buy a custom exactly as you need. Moreover, the guidance you will receive from a knowledgeable hatter might be helpful in defining the style, period integrity.


I have had good experience here:
http://www.vintagesilhouettes.com/

+2.

 

[Seb Lucas]

This hat

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Hmmm, that's the HB Indy hat right down to that ubiquitous bash. Sticks out like a sore thumb. For noir it needs a re-bash.

 

[Camille DeLarge]

+1 - I also wonder if the chosen hat is for a "Film Noir" or an "Indiana Jones Movie". For an Indy-movie the hat would be great ... in another color. To make it look "Noir" it must be reshaped - unless the actor is supposed to look very old fashioned and/or outdated in the days of the plot.

I find it very wise to ask for advice a place like this, but somehow it seems you're a little reluctant to follow the advice you get. That I don't find quite as wise

I am not reluctant, it's just that I did not know anything, and that is money to put in

 

[VetPsychWars]

Might not the new Stetsonian work when appropriately creased?

Tom