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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Ooh, I was wondering if we'd ever see one of these in the wild. Sharp! -
Hats on TV
Hurricane Jack posted this the other day in the Non Shorpy all stars thread. Coincidentally, I learned today about a new show on HBO Max called Warrior. It's based on Bruce Lee's original treatments, which as the story goes, were unscrupulously 'borrowed' and turned into the David Carradine Kung... -
I need some HAT help!!!!
You'd be surprised about brim width. 2.25" is firmly in stingy brim territory to some around here. Prior to the 1960's hats were sold "open crown," or unshaped and would be creased to the user's liking. Stetson currently makes the Premier Stratoliner, which is sold open crown. Eventually, hats... -
I need some HAT help!!!!
Well the linked hat has a pressed in crease, so it's not super, duper old. The current Stetson Chatham is very, very similar, with a slightly slimmer ribbon, even has the suede finish. https://www.delmonicohatter.com/product/IT503.htm The Stetson Downs is essentially the same in regular finish... -
The Open Road Guild
Generally we're in favor of any excuse to get another hat! Silverbelly is a classic for a reason. I'd also jump at a chance for a vintage black. Silverbelly is probably the more versatile of the two colors, though your mileage may vary on that one. If you are going for the current versions, I... -
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Western, anyone?
Thanks Brent, I've been wearing it a fair amount. The horse hair band has the added utility of a bit more weight that acts as a counterbalance to wind. The world may never know..... In all seriousness, the real reason is I haven't yet devised a way to make the florals easily... -
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Ask a question, get an answer
If you want to try something a little bigger than 2", here's a good deal on an open crown hat. https://hatsdirect.com/collections/the-akubra-range-1/products/fedora -
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Derby, Western, Fedora...a Venerable Legend, THE Stetson 3X...BEFORE 1970!!!!
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Post New Hats Here!
I believe the mode edge was a true felted/Cavanagh edge. In other words, instead of being folded over and sewn, the edge of the brim was folded over in an earlier stage of the felting process and the edge gets worked back in to create a seamless edge. If you skip to 11:57 you can see the... -
Movie hats
Nice job! I like that hat too, I picked up the Resistol/Hatco version (they're now selling it with a different liner and Stetson branding). it was another Matt Deckard hat. One of the hats from the sequel Rooster Cogburn was apparently an off the shelf Resistol from Nudie's. -
Help me find this hat?
The "bow" is a few pieces of ribbon that traditionally were stitched to the hat. On lower quality hats you sometimes see them glued on. Re: styles, I kinda think you're over thinking it. We tend to say around here, wear the hat, don't let the hat wear you. That having been said, let us... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
no hat pic today, but just wanted to say Merry Christmas to all you fine folks of the lounge! -
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Guide for first fedora/hat
Disclaimer: these are just hats that came up on JJ Hat Center's website, not recommendations per se. Wool: https://www.jjhatcenter.com/collections/felt-hats/products/the-bullhide Fur felt: https://www.jjhatcenter.com/collections/felt-hats/products/the-tri-city-by-stetson... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Dig that diamond! The crease looks OCD perfect -
Ask a question, get an answer
I don't know that there is an analogous source of dress hats in catalog form. There are Sears catalogs archived on ancestry.com if you register, but I don't know how exhaustive they would be. Most of the other references for ads come from publications like Life, but those are the full page ads... -
How many custom hat shops are left?
If the Jed I. Knight video is a solid indicator, Art kept the conformer tracings and set the formillion from those. -
How many custom hat shops are left?
Well, if a hatter has the formillion for the conformateur, it's essentially the same thing as a custom band block. That's the whole idea of the conforming process. The custom band blocks are just a bonus to keep hats conformed. I don't think custom band blocks were commonly used as a historical...
