Sunday, so it's time for the hats of the week. No new rotation yet; I was too lazy for that.
Borsalino Rutenio
Borsalino Nero
Valensy
Borsalino homburg
Looks like a totally different hat in some sunlight.
Mossant
Barbisio
Dalton
I don't often comment on your posts, Eric, but there isn't a moment that I'm not in awe of your superb collection. Always a pleasure to see them on display.
Sunday has come around again. The hats of the week (about time for a new rotation now I think).
Penumbra panama
Barbisio
Mossant
Knox Twentyfive
Morreton Velrex (should have given it a brush)
Dunlap panama
Aside from it being a beautiful hat it is also unique as the only Gorasgu homburg we know of.
As it should! Panamas should be flexible and not as stiff as a sidetable. Exceptional looking hat, Rob.
Beautiful hat, Joe. The ribbon is the winning feature.
Can't go wrong with that, Don! Gorgeous.
Good looking homburg!
It deserves better: it's a great looking hat!
I think you look great in a black hat, Robert. You good great in other hats as well of course. The black hat remains...
Wonderful overview of Kennedy's relation with hats. I've read somewhere that Dutch manufacturer of top hats Spoorenberg prided themselves for having provided the top hat for Kennedy, which we can clearly see wasn't true.
Very cool find and for €6 it's a steal whatever the brand is. I think it is a Fléchet actually. The early Fléchet hat had B. Fléchet on the crown patches or sweatbands. Like these ones:
The label is the same as well. Here's an example of a Fléchet label on a homburg:
They did use the...
Maybe it's best we keep this arcane knowledge to ourselves. Don't want all those Philistines snapping up the good ones before we can get them, do we? :)
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