I think I just realized why I'm drawn to the boater hat so much. I came across this photo of Jimmie Rodgers, one of my musical idols since I was 9 years old.
I'm not that old, by the way; this was the late 70's/early 80's, and my dad was an antique dealer, so I was always around...
Daizawaguy's right, it's usually better to search for the topic you're looking for before posing a question because more often than not you'll find the answer you need. And the best way to search past threads is using Google, not the FL search function. For example, typing in +hat +stretch...
Two dollars?! My sister has a booth in an antique mall and goes to estate sales all the time; I'm going to have to get her to look out for hats for me. She won't know what's good or bad, though...maybe I should just go along with her some time. Anyway, that's a beautiful hat, no matter what...
I've heard some people say they get them a size smaller so it can sit higher on the head because of the low crown. It seems that the shape of the head factors into it a great deal because of the boater's stiffness. A long oval would probably be more likely to need to get his usual size than a...
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