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  1. Hats Matter

    Men rings - How to choose? What do you wear?

    I was just wandering around the FL and came across this thread which seems interesting to me. Rings are a very personal thing and for me they make me think of different life experiences. I am a bachelor so I do not wear a wedding ring. I do not wear a ring often but will do so on social...
  2. Hats Matter

    What hat do you wear most (and why)?

    This is my "Go To" hat that I wear about 80% of the time. It is an Optimo Manhatten in Canyon Grey that I have had for about 18 years and was one of the first four hats I purchased at Carolyn Busch's Fino Fino hat shop in Menlo Park, CA. Graham Thompson used to come out once a year and take...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    The weather in the San Francisco Bay Area is full of smokey air from the fires in the Sierras. Bad for breathing. It actually drizzled in the Oakland hills for perhaps that is a portent of rain this fall. Anyway......I am coming to the end of posting my hat collection as I believe I have...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Welcome to the club. I hope you are healthy, happy and enjoying life on Kauai
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Life intrudes sometimes and I cannot connect with the FL. Anyway........this is a light gray Optimo Manhatten fedora with a stiff brim. I need to wear this hat more often.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Now for someting completely different from my collection. This is an Optimo Manhatten Blue Longhair and I believe the finish is Melusine. I ordered the hat many years ago through Carolyn Busch's shop in Menlo Park. I remeber that Graham tried to disuade me from purchasing the hat but I wanted...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Today's selection was purchased years ago when I met with Graham at a store in San Francisco where he was doing a trunk show. This Optimo fedora was labled as "The Mitchum" and is in Oxblood. I tried to get better lighting on the profile on the hat to show the taper at the rear. I still like...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    This is my latest purchase from Optimo. I have posted photos on other threads when it arrived about a week or so ago but today is the first time I have worn it in the real world. This is a Montecristi Homburg with a burgandy ribbon. The photo does not do justice to the ribbon which is very...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    This hat is one of my favorites from my hat collection. An Optimo Fedora in Dove Gray. The felt is heavy and can be shaped with a strong snap brim of that makes any sense. No feathers on this beauty.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Thank you for the kind compliment. There will be more to come in the near future including my new Optimo Montecristi Homburg
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Eric: Thank you for the kind words. I have a few more hats to post in the near future
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    We are starting to get a bit of a cool down in the Bay Area. In Oakland the the temperature will probably be in the mid 70 degree range. Enough about the weather. I believe this to be the final brown hat in my collection. This Optimo Manhatten fedora is Mink in color but the fur is...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    It is still fairly warm in the Bay Area. In Oakland it is about 80 degrees but out over the Coastal Range mountains it is about 110 degrees. No humidity. Anyway....today's contribution to the thread is a Montercristi Panama that I purchased at Newt at the Royal while on an extended vacation...
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    What the Actual Hell is This?

    If you want green shoes how about this? Pistachio 'Gators.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    It is hot and dry in the Bay Area today with a high fire danger. As a long time resident in the area (this means I am an antique) it also has the feel of what we refer to as "earthquake weather". So before the place goes up in flames or the ground starts to shake I thought I would post the hat...
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    What the Actual Hell is This?

    Feather Duster?
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    What the Actual Hell is This?

    Let me start out by stating that I consider myself to be a geezer and what I am about to write about the pestilential eyesore at the top of this thread should be understood in that context. When I was working (Yes I am now retired) I wore a suit or at least a sports coat and tie every day. I...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    In California, this is the first day we can go without wearing a mask for most activities. In celebration I brought out the first Montecristi Panama I ever purchased from Graham Thompson of Optimo through Caolyn Busch's shop Fino Fino in Palo Alto CA. This Natural is graded as Fino according...
  22. Hats Matter

    Optimo south side mobsters

    I would rather not go into specifics. In their e-mail on the Optimo Insiders Club Cellar event, Optimo quoted a range of price points. The price I paid was less than the maximum and more than the minimum of the prices quoted by Optimo. I had not purchased anything from Optimo in a number of...
  23. Hats Matter

    Optimo south side mobsters

    The Optimo Montecristi Homburg has arrived. The ribbon is Burgundy in case you were wondering. This was ordered through the Optimo Insiders Cellar promotion. The photos really do not do it justice as it is a magnificent hat

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