What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[carouselvic]

A 40’s Stetson 3X owned by Guy Weadick

 

[hatsRme]

From a light gray yesterday, to a steel gray today. This is an interesting Borsalino in that it has no white cell sticker or model name to help determine anything else about the hat. The felt is that wonderful Borsalino felt that can be molded without steam. What does give information is the liner, showing a sales location of Louis Boston, this Massachusetts institution closed at the end of 2015 after about 95 years in business. The hat is certainly over 10 years old.

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Louis Boston was an absolutely top shelf haute couture clothing store. A great hat, indeed, mein Jeff!!

 

[RickP]

Its a beautiful winter day here in God's country, Polk County TN. Im wearing my newly acquired Bond Fifteen. I just received the hat yesterday from Bob Hutton. Its a great hat.

Stay warm!... my relatives in Chattanooga, Knoxville and Cookeville have all been complaining about cold lol

 

[jeffgarf]

Louis Boston was an absolutely top shelf haute couture clothing store. A great hat, indeed, mein Jeff!!

I was waiting to hear from the true Bostonian here. I haven't spent much time there since I lived in Providence in the 80's.

 

[MikeinRome]

My new 40's Stetson 7X Clear Beaver.

 

[VoodooSan]

A brother from another mother to the hat shared yesterday - a velour finish hat from Borsalino marked Visone (mink). The felt is not as finely finished nor is the shark's gill pleated bow as elaborate as on the Hückel but it is equally marvelous on the head. I've included the manufacturing label (colored variant with separate sized sticker) which is a configuration that might have originated pre-war, though this hat is almost certainly made and sold post-war. The Colombo mark perhaps coincides with the 500th anniversary of the birth of Christopher Columbus (1951).

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Wow, wow, and WOW!!!!! Beautiful hat, and an absolutely breathtaking interior. Thank you for sharing, Alan.

 

[rstewart8706]

Stay warm!... my relatives in Chattanooga, Knoxville and Cookeville have all been complaining about cold lol

It was 70 here today. The high on Sunday is forecast to be 42, so back to reality.

 

[jeffgarf]

Finishing the week in a Kurtley New York. A great felt stingy, a brand that I've never run into again since getting this hat a while ago.



It is likely made by MacLachlan of Danbury, CT

 

[carouselvic]

Borsalino Torino

 

[rogueclimber]

Busted Hats seem to be my thing lately

 

[StoryPNW]

Took the new Playbo* out for spin this morning. This Playbo* has a 2 3/4" brim and I think it changes the looks substantially from my other Playbo* with the 2 1/2" brim. Funny how much of a difference 1/4" can make.

 

[alanfgag]

Took the new Playbo* out for spin this morning. This Playbo* has a 2 3/4" brim and I think it changes the looks substantially from my other Playbo* with the 2 1/2" brim. Funny how much of a difference 1/4" can make.
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beautiful hat!

 

[alanfgag]

Another from my Borsalino bourse... post WWII with a large profile and luxurious "misto" felt. The brim edge from Borsalino at this time were some of the most refined treatments to be found anywhere. Branded and sized for the U.S. tourist and sold from a prominent destination in Rome.

 

[Good Lukes]

I had a blast today livestreaming Fedora Friday #18 with @The Hatted Professor (Brad Bowers) featuring the iconic movie, "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981). Brad was wearing his authentic Herbert Johnson Indy hat while I wore my most Indy hat ... a Cananagh Blue Onyx model with Cavanagh Edge, which has a couple indicators of an exact sales date (09-14-1966).

 

[VoodooSan]

Busted Hats seem to be my thing lately

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Gorgeous hat & jacket pairing, Rob!

 

[VoodooSan]

Took the new Playbo* out for spin this morning. This Playbo* has a 2 3/4" brim and I think it changes the looks substantially from my other Playbo* with the 2 1/2" brim. Funny how much of a difference 1/4" can make.
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That's a stunner, Simeon!!

 

[VoodooSan]

Another from my Borsalino bourse... post WWII with a large profile and luxurious "misto" felt. The brim edge from Borsalino at this time were some of the most refined treatments to be found anywhere. Branded and sized for the U.S. tourist and sold from a prominent destination in Rome.

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What absolutely STUNNING felt!! Another 5-star winner, Alan!!

 

[StoryPNW]

beautiful hat!

Thank you, I'm just scratching the surface of a collection like yours.

That's a stunner, Simeon!!

Thanks Mark!

 

[rogueclimber]

Gorgeous hat & jacket pairing, Rob!

Thanks Mark!

 

[RickP]

One down one to go! Got up this morning and got some leather conditioner on both the refurb hats. I ironed / re-tied the ribbon on the newly cleaned Stetson with the moth bites. Felts looking good after the naptha dried overnight. Just need to fit a new liner. Not 100% finished and Not my hat, but Im wearing it out today! Too bad it has some moth damage, but its sill a sharp hat.

The other hats looking promising too... still havent found any felt damage. The liner did clean up nicely. Ill get cracking on that one today. Biggest thing with it is deciding whether to try and reuse the old ribbon ( fair bit of discoloring). New grosgrain standing by if needed. It should be on top of the head tomorrow! Taped a bit of new ribbon on the longhair just to check... its just a hair wider than the original ribbon and Im thinking this will be the way to go. This ones an incredibly soft hat