Thanks for the kind words... I like the ribbon. If it had been listed as a moss green with a rust red ribbon, I would think "Yuch", but it really works.
I recntly took a gamble on a Christy's Fur Felt on eBay . . .
Needless to say, it looked like it needed some work . . .
That turns out to be a real understatement. It was really dirty . . . and it had shrunk a good two sizes.
I figured my best bet was to clean it up as best I could...
I wish I was lucky enough to have phtos of my great-great . . . I do have a few pics of my great form around the same time period as this, but alas, sans headwear :)
If you remember, we DID have a freak heat wave in February in Ohio a couple of years back . . . a week in the 70s, or thereabouts... But I still didn't break out the panamas.
However, I think that panamas are fine anaytime after the vernal equinox, if the temp calls for them.
What a terrific looking Bowler/Derby!
Never heard of Wegener before . . . but I'd say this is a keeper.
And i know what you mjean about long oval blues on modern hats . . . I always get an 8th of a size large when purchasing modern, because my long oval head needs the room.
I know that the Akubra Federation is a pretty popular hat with my fellow loungers, so I am wondering why no one has ever started a Federation Fellowship :)
I just broke down and bought one myself, which I will be happy to post once it arrives . . .
So how about the rest of the Federation...
Six Months Ago!
This is so, so sad . . .
He has 5 years of back orders, but instead is producing hats for people who just paid six months ago? I guess he figures he can just start up again, and begin making money from folks who do not know his repuation, while pocketing the money from...
It would be intersted to know when this COW member ordered his hats . . . Is he clearing up his backlog (there are some of us who are going on 5 years) or just trying to start over with new orders?
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