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First "Real" Hat
A belated Welcome, welcome! A Sovereign Stetson is a great "real" hat, whether it is your first or your fiftieth. Try some on, and have a good time. By the way, Scala makes a really great wool felt hat in my experience. So, as far as your wool Scala goes, that is a good smart choice for... -
Rust Removal
If this oxalic acid method is tried, I would like to know if it works or not. Make sure to test it on a hidden spot of the hat first, to make sure the reaction is not adverse. -
Remove the shine from a fur felt hat?
If they will not take it back (you could always inquire), do like Feraud says and wear the heck out of it. Two things might happen: a) your eyes acclimate and you end up liking it, or b) it gets kind of beat up and much of the shine is gone. In the future, make sure to pay close attention to... -
Hat Storage?
I have a velvet like surface near that I just flip my hat crown down on top of. (But most of the time I use a hat rack, I'm literally surrounded by them at "work") -
Wear My Vintage Hats in the Rain?
I should have retained my microscope set given me in Elementary school. -
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A Royal Engagement
I'll be perfectly honest: Royal Weddings continue to mystify me. I am incapable (wholly) of seeing the appeal to the popular mind. Now, I have to go eat my Batman cereal so...- Dewhurst
- Post #46
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Wear My Vintage Hats in the Rain?
Rule of thumb (for me): if the hat was purchased as a collectible then don't wear in the rain. If it was purchased for wearing, then go for it, it can (probably, really heavy rain is a major task for any felt hat and should be approached cautiously) take it just fine. The best way to... -
Fedora hats are rarely sexy - or so does she think...
Ah yes, this is what she is truly missing! Aye, but nothing looks right if you ignored common sense to begin with. In reality, neither one of us is saying anything exclusive. We should strike the "but"s from our statements, both remain points of utter validity no matter which way we slice it... -
Fedora hats are rarely sexy - or so does she think...
The author's primary problem is that she regards the goal as being sexy. Now, if that is your criteria for choosing a hat then her comments may be worthwhile (and you need new criteria, by the way). Another By The Way, I remember reading this ages ago and thinking, "So many of these men look... -
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The International Wool Felt Consortium
I actually know a few people who prefer wool felt hats for humane reasons. Assuaging the conscience can be a worthwhile thing for these people pricked with the guilt. I view the use of other animals as a more or less natural process so we have amazing conversations where we approach a middle... -
Liner Droop
The others have suggested a few things worth trying. You basically remove the liner and try various glues, tapes, etc. between the liner and the felt body. One person removed their liner, dry cleaned it, and starched the heck right out of it. Some people just rip the liner out. Good riddance... -
eBooks
eBook's as an electronic format will cause both expansions and contractions in the book markets. Of that, I'm sure. They will open up certain avenues, and close down others. For instance, as an digital good the ability to copy and distribute them is child's play. The ability to copy things is a...- Dewhurst
- Post #15
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Then vs. Now....
This would be interesting, but only if they happened to record their observations at the time. Nostalgia and longing or their opposites creep in and ruin memories. Anecdotally, there are movies I enjoyed a scant 5 or 10 years ago that I can barely stand now. The fuzzy feelings are quickly... -
Then vs. Now....
I'm sure of two things: 1. There are quality differences 2. There is bias It is inevitable, but it is permissible. Unless people become willfully unreasonable in their opinions, but that doesn't happen much here. Now, I am of the opinion that the hats being manufactured today by... -
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Scala Fur Felt hats?
For many people it is just a quick rule of thumb, like an old folk remedy. I don't put any stock in the rule. Despite the presence of nicer hats in my apartment my goto daily fedora is a Stefano, made in China. I've had it for years, super soft, great look, braves all elements and is very... -
Scala Fur Felt hats?
I have heard (word of mouth) that the Venice (along with the Roma and a few other models from that line) are decent low to midrange quality fur felt hats that you can get some good wearing out of. That is all that I have heard, though. -
Is "yanks" an offensive title
I would not be offended, but I would wonder why the person didn't call me an American. (A screw loose, potentially. I've never had anyone call me a "Yank" before, but I would probably just stare at them as it took several revolutions for my mind to grasp they were referring to me). As far as...- Dewhurst
- Post #106
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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