Selfridge London opera/gibus hat ($30 estate sale). I'll have to take a look and see if Mr Selfridge is wearing his own hat when he goes to the opera. It seems to be green, which seems odd or is it just faded black? Any thoughts on surface cleaning. I blew it out with air and tried a velvet...
Hi All -- Lelewer Chicago bowler hat ($20 estate sale). The hat was in pretty good shape, but the liner was loose and mildewy so I pulled it out. Thoughts on cleaning, glueing or necessity of even having a lining. I've brushed the hat off with a velvet lint brush and tried to steam out a couple...
Hi from Iowa. Recently, picked up at an estate sale an opera/gibus hat and a bowler ($50). I'm slowly building on a white tie evening tailcoat I picked up a year ago from a bin of halloween costumes at an estate sale ($5.00), which is a good fit on my daughter who loves to wear it. The opera...
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