Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Search results

  1. Florida_Marlin

    The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

    Howdy Partner! Today I got a "howdy partner" with my silverbelly OR with a center dent, front crease, a blue button down shirt, khakis, and brown saddle oxfords. I reckon it musta been the saddles I was carryin 'round? I get a lot of cowboy comments around here, even with a wide ribbon Knox in...
  2. Florida_Marlin

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Stetson OR, 2-1/2 Brim Regards from Florida
  3. Florida_Marlin

    Akubra Overload

    Hey Nice Banjo! The Banjo looks really nice. I've been looking at one myself, just haven't pulled the trigger. Regards, F_M
  4. Florida_Marlin

    Stetson Whippet 7 1/4

    Many Thanks! Thanks to JD for such a generous gesture. The Lounge is a great place! Can't wait to wear that Whippet with my dark suits/jackets. Regards, F_M
  5. Florida_Marlin

    The School of Hard Knox

    oops! Sorry about that, I meant it was originally bought at Hastings, and stamped in the hatband. I bought it from the bay. The old box had a label that had '44 or '49 as the purchase date (assuming it wat the box for the hat, though the label stuck to the box was a Hasting's label). I could...
  7. Florida_Marlin

    The School of Hard Knox

    Here's My Knox Here's a grey, 2-3/4 brim Knox, bought at Hastings Men's store, San Francisco. It lives in Florida now. This has the most amazing felt. It is soft and lightweight, but can hold a shape really well, then morph into another shape with just your hands. Really nice! Here are some...
  8. Florida_Marlin

    "Uncontested - The Champ"

    Here's a Champ! I wore this Champ Featherweight in at GSMNP this December, right after the snowstorm! Kept the old bald head warm. Regards,F_M
  9. Florida_Marlin

    Hat size poll

    7 1/4 It's looking like a pretty normal histogram. Does that meal FLers are really normal afterall? F_M
  10. Florida_Marlin

    Gabardine is a weave not a fiber: The fabric and fiber content terminology thread

    Rayon Rayon is highly popular in Asian countries. The only new rayon manufacturing facilities that have been built recently are in Asia. Rayon is valued in India for its silk like sheen and it's cotton like breathability. The US went the polyester route, thus the demise of rayon. F_M
  11. Florida_Marlin

    Cabelas Stetson Three Forks Gun Club on sale

    Sage on the way Had some points stored up on Cabela's. so....couldn't resist the lowered price. got it for shipping (ok..no more points though). Regards, F_M
  13. Florida_Marlin

    Akubra Camp Draft 7 1/4 New, Needs a home!

    PM Sent PM Sent.
  14. Florida_Marlin

    Post New Hats Here!

    Nice Blue Lid Nice blue hat, Trotsky Over the years, most of my wardrobe has been blues, but I don't have a blue hat. Yours is really nice. Regards F_M
  15. Florida_Marlin

    Post New Hats Here!

    Thanks Thanks for the comments guys. I was on a business trip pand took an extra day to drive through the park. It was windy and a littly chilly (for a FL swamper anyway). So, the felt hat sure worked out nicely. Thanks
  16. Florida_Marlin

    Post New Hats Here!

    Nice bash on the western! Hoss, You really mede that Western look nice. That's a great look for that hat and makes me think of some possibilities for an old wester I have. Regards F_M
  17. Florida_Marlin

    Post New Hats Here!

    Champ #2 in GSM Nat Park I had just aquired my 2nd Champ Featherweight, in Chocolate Brown, when I was scheduled to go to Tennessee. Here is the hat and me wearing it in Great Smoky Mt. Nat Park. Love those Champ Featherweights! Regards F_M
  19. Florida_Marlin

    Non-retro spouse.

    It beats the alternative! My wife, while generally supportive of my hat wearing, will take the opportunity for a little chiding from time to time. I do have one funny story, one that endeared some of my family and friends to my hat wearing. Last fall, my daughter was a sr in High school and...
  20. Florida_Marlin

    Indy or the Hat

    When the first indy came out, I was wearing cowboy hats and an old pair of Justins. I gravitated to Aussie type hats way before I obtained anything that looked like an Indy hat. I started wearing a fedora when I decided I wanted to change my wardrobe and wear something besides Levis 505s every...
  21. Florida_Marlin

    All You Need to Know About Hat Etiquette

    Last year my daughter was in the Junior Miss program in our community. The dads were give the honor of escorting our daughters across the stage in their formal dress just before the interview. This dad even bought a new suit. I was in Memphis on business a couple weeks before the event and...
  22. Florida_Marlin

    The idea that hats keep you cooler...

    My ole bald noggin' makes a really good heat transfer surface. A few minutes exposed in the Florida sun and I'm toast. When it's hot, I wear a fairly open weave Panama, so it breathes. If I retire to the shade-and especially if I get a little breeze--the hat comes off and ole heat exchanger head...
  23. Florida_Marlin

    What do you do for Living?

    Chemical Engineer I'm a chemical engineer with expertise in dissolving cellulose manufacture (for rayon, acetate, etc). cheers.

Latest posts

Members online

... and 47 more.
Total: 4,144 (members: 97, guests: 4,047)

Forum statistics

Threads
109,304
Messages
3,078,419
Members
54,244
Latest member
seeldoger47
Top