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Top hat bell curve machine
what was the program on- recently - do you remeber which program it was? Pip-pip Topper -
Top hat bell curve machine
The sign merely mentions "Top" so possibly intended for felt toppers were more commonly used ( beaver felt was more common in the US) though really do doubt it was used to "stretching" a hard shelled hat, felt i can understand, but hard shelled i find difficult to envisage. The "hat screw"... -
Need input-bowler with tux?
Confused over the description of monkey suit,"tux with tails" A tuxedo does not have tails... Anyway. 1) Run it past the bride an groom as it their day and make sure they are comfortable. This next point i assume the wedding starts Post 6pm. Otherwise Morning Dress is applicable. 2)... -
Top hat bell curve machine
Glad to see your new one, looks great. Within the Houses of Parliament the last key tradition of wearing of Toppers within the "House of Commons" was to wear anOpera Hat to raise a point of order during a division. Though this was stopped in in 1998. Within the The House of Lords, as a Peer... -
wool top hats
Wool tends to have a "mottled" brab look, fur has a nicer nap to the felt. The question here i would ask is why "grey"? If it is to go with grey tails you mention then the next question is why grey tails? Grey is tradtional with Royal Ascot. Thus the rest of the time one should avoid... -
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Top hat bell curve machine
Agree Silk hats were made for everybody and around the 1830ies it was the cheapest method, thus is one of the reasons for their slow uptake, until Prince Albert in 1850 also started to wear them! ( one couldnt doubt it after that!) About teh same time the beave industry fell, alone with taxes... -
Photos of hatters tools
On the extreme left is wood, next to it are 2 handled ( one missing) Floosters or Fluting Irons, below them is a part of a "shackle", and also a brass brim iron. The central peices are 3 vaiorus brass "tollikers" (note no "c" in the word) -
London Bowler hats
A Christys' "Devon" Bowler highly recommended, it has a "hunting pad" making it very comfortable inside. Or if on a Budget Christys' also do a standard fur felt or even wool felt. I cannot mention if i retail them on this board... But I will mention I donate £5 to the Royal British Legion... -
All You Need to Know About Hat Etiquette
Depends if it is a "formal" hat. As such a Lady should remove other hats if they are considered non-formal (such as, but not limited to baseball caps) The historic reasons are as mentioned before ,the time taken in putting on a a hat with pins and all. -
Hat care tools??
Agree, the need for a black bristle brushes for dark hats and white bristle brushes for light hats is a bit misleading. It doesn't matter what the bristle "colour" ( or color ;) ) you actually use. As Stoney correctly mentions "separate brush for each basic color" is moreso the a... -
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Jiffy Hat Steamer
1) A home made, purpose build steam cabinet for steaming a whole hood at once. Made using a 45cm cubed glass terranium combined with a wallpaper steamer. 2) For basic work also have a classic ( near antique ) Hatters steamer below which takes about 3-4 ltrs: -
Report: Bowler hat from Lock & Co
Just wait till March 17th ... Be plenty o' green ones, to be sure.. to be sure .. :rolleyes: -
Report: Bowler hat from Lock & Co
Ahh- I see, my apologies - reading this early in the morninghere across the pond! Yes - Black Suit with necktie in black fine :D -
Report: Bowler hat from Lock & Co
Never wear a Bowler with Balck Tie. Bowler is Day Wear, thus not appropriate. Possibly suggest a Trilblowler or Homburg with Black-tie. Bowler in UK is still worn for carriage driving ( usually Brown in colour) not so much City Wear, which was Black or Grey with matching colour business... -
Report: Bowler hat from Lock & Co
Feather in hat - Is though to come from an officer in in the British Army who used to bate pre-revolutionaly soldiers from the Americas in the French and Indian War ( who lacked official uniform, but instead put a feather in their hat as identification) . Thus came the old song - Yankee Doodle... -
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My new(well not technically) Conformateur
Hi Mike What is the one you have? -
Trip to Egypt in April 2008 - Felt or straw?
Recommend take 2 hats, Hopefylly off to Egypt myself next year and taking: 1) "Bombay" style Pith Helmet 2) "Optimo" style folding Panama -
Best bowler in London?
Closest due to the stiffeneing on the brim edge would be the Christys' -
Best bowler in London?
The Olney is a flatish brim, with uniform curl edge more similar to pencil curl. The Christys brim is tightly curled into itself in classic style.The edge is a "flatened" binding curl rather than very rounded. Similar to the top hat finish. -
Formal Wear and Hats?
Trilbowler is one of my own designs - It is a bowler re-blocked with a "trilby" style at the front of the crown, thus making it less formal than daywear Bowler, and more "snappy" to go with Black tie.
