Thanks for the videos. They were fascinating.
I tried a top hat on in a shop once. Etsuko said it looked good on me, but with no opportunity to wear one, I can’t see approval for purchase being obtained.
I’ve seen lots of videos of fedoras being made, but never a top hat before. I found it pretty interesting. The block is amazing - quite a surprise for me when he pulled it out, but I guess it’s how they have to do it to get that reverse taper.
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I did understand that, and thank you. I appreciate it.
Sorry for the confusing response. Just after your response, Will Zach said I was a dead ringer for Dylan. The combination of the two comments,, and the fact that I had actually been wearing boots of Spanish leather, led to my response.
Okay, that makes sense. I can’t say I’ve heard of a hikeshi-banten before, but the language is pretty straightforward. Hikeshi is to extinguish fire, banten is a variation of hanten, which is a warm jacket (filled with some kind of down) in that same shape - often worn as outerwear around the...
Westerns, no. But fedoras and especially trilbies were, I believe, quite common with Japanese clothes. I think they look great with my Jedi suit, yukata, or haori hakama, or straw hats in summer with a jinbei (summer Jedi suit).
You can see @alanfgag rocking a Stetson with a happi here...
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