What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[hatsRme]

Last day of 2025 Stetson…


Best wishes for a great 2026.

 

[Rollin Rains]

A tribute to the Christmas color.
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Mossant - Qualité Superieure, today on a cold day. It was below freezing at night.
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The hat is described on the handwritten paper label as "Lievre Erable," or so I think.
Hare for the felt and maple for the color.
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As always, Mossant hats with a short-haired finish are very soft. This is a relatively recent hat due to some details, such as the glued rather than sewn lining and a somewhat rushed attention to detail.
Regardless, the color is unique and the felt finish is superb.
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Have a good day everyone, and welcome to the end-of-year hats.

Looks great on you. Happy New Year!

 

[Rollin Rains]

Saks Fifth Avenue from 1955 with Cavanagh Edge (HCA product likely Knox) yesterday for Dolphins win over Bucs.

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What a beauty! This one has everything I love in a great hat.

 

[hambone71]

Ending the year in my Stetson Twenty-five. Here's to a great 2026, everyone!

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Great hat, Jeff! That one's right in my wheelhouse!

 

[jeffgarf]

Great hat, Jeff! That one's right in my wheelhouse!

Thanks, Phil. It is literally in your wheelhouse as a 7 1/8 LO.

 

[hambone71]

His Excellency, inspired by Fruno's recent post.

To be fair, it doesn't take much inspiration to get me in this hat.

Best wishes for a wonderful New Year's Eve.

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Excellent choice for a chilly day in the Rocket City! I bet that coffee is so good!

 

[hambone71]

Thanks, Phil. It is literally in your wheelhouse as a 7 1/8 LO.

Exactly!

 

[hambone71]

Last day of 2025 Stetson…
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Best wishes for a great 2026.

Outstanding! My kind of crease in that one!

 

[hatsRme]

Outstanding! My kind of crease in that one!

We’re organic!

 

[Blare]

What a beauty! This one has everything I love in a great hat.

Thank you RR

 

[Blare]

Following Jeff’s lead with the Stetson Twenty Five for the last day of 2025.

 

[jeffgarf]

Following Jeff’s lead with the Stetson Twenty Five for the last day of 2025.

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Honored to have started a trend.

 

[RickP]

I love McClelland. Back when I still piped, their Classic Samsun was my FAVORITE OF ALL TIME!!! The Balkan Blue was great stuff as well.

The last few years with all the corporate buyouts and such, it seems like a bunch of my old favorites have dissappeared off the market. Ive been on a search for good replacements that most likely wont dissappear ever since. Thank goodness for the old standbys like 965 and Captain Black

 

[mayserwegener]

Hat pictures for adults (you figure it out what it is) if ever there was such a thing. This posting should come with a warning!

Stefan, Thank you! Happy New Year!

 

[VoodooSan]

Following Jeff’s lead with the Stetson Twenty Five for the last day of 2025.

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Stunning classic, Joe, and I absolutely LOVE the pin!!!

 

[Dlaniger]

Dalton His Excellency Homburg.

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Yes, his excellency! Boss hat. Great color…..

 

[Dlaniger]

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Stetson BRE from Detroit

Hey Perry! Looking cool in Stetson!

 

[Dlaniger]

Yes, nothing happened to JHS during WWII. It could be very early 1950s. This is an early post WWII transitional hat. The two hats belonged to a president of a college in Pennsylvania. Here is the other hat "TONAK Formely Hückel Zephyr Seal Velour".

J. Hückel´s Söhne (JHS) Zephyr Seal Velour, size 7 3/8 (late 1930s) vs. TONAK Formely Hückel Zephyr Seal Velour, size 7 3/8 (late 1940s early 1950s)

The older JHS Zephyr Seal Velour's (right side) Black felt, finish and hand are at a slightly higher level. Same with the sweatband and liner. The TONAK Formely Hückel Zephyr Seal Velour is slightly lighter at 4.16 ounces vs. 4.40 ounces for the JHS Zephyr Seal Velour. Both have the same crown height (~ 6 inches) and brim width (~ 2.5 inches). They both have similar corrugated ventilation systems. The JHS Zephyr Seal Velour ribbon width is ~ 2 inches. The TONAK Formely Hückel Zephyr Seal Velour ribbon width is ~ 1.5 inches. Both hats were made for the American market.

Steve, those Tonak Velours are gorgeous, so rich and lush. They do not make them like that anymore. That Lutra is extra special.

 

[Dlaniger]

Happy New Year my friends! Sticking with the Stetson theme. My only hat purchase this fall. I had an ocasasion to be in New Haven Connecticut in September and visited Delmonico Hatter my first visit after using their mail order service over the years. As you know when you go to the hat store it's hard to leave without picking up something. They just happened to have this Stetson Temple in the color Congnac in my size.

 

[Blare]

Stunning classic, Joe, and I absolutely LOVE the pin!!!

Thank you Mark!