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Optimo Renovations of some Old Loves Hats of Mine
Great Folks Optimo just received the fourth hat I've sent them in the last two months for renovation. I had not used them before because I thought it would take longer, or cost more. I was completely wrong. They brought a stinky but rare Resistol Kitten Finish back to life, did some... -
The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard
Consequences VitaminG and I are on the same page basically. In the part of the world where I lived and worked the last decade or so, a "permanent glare" or any witty comeback could very well cost you more than a beating. I'm not a small person, and do not generally attract predators of any... -
Advice needed - feds/upturned brim
Tribbles Doug - sorry, couldn't pass up an opportunity to be snarky AND bait the Trekkies all at the same time. I just had a wide ribbon put on an Akubra Campdraft, and I think it would be the perfect hat to pull off that look. The bound brim does help to keep it "dished up" evenly all the... -
Advice needed - feds/upturned brim
Raging Bull DeNiro wears a hat similar to Paul's in Raging Bull, which might have been where he got the look from. I tend to wear a lot of my hats with brims up, don't know why. I saw the Clash twice in Austin, right around when they filmed the video for Rock the Casbah. By the way, it's a... -
Akubra Overload
Hatsdirect exchanges Randy - I've sent two back to Hatsdirect for different reasons, and they've been smooth transactions. You're just going to be out some shipping money and some time. Contact Jenny and let her know you want to send it back, she'll make it right. Good Luck. Frank -
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Bald guy Fed IV question?
Go Commando Pull that liner out man. You can put it back in anytime. Summer in the southern end of California, that liner is just more fuel for the head sweat factory. I have a box of unused hat liners waiting to be reunited with their hats when it's cold enough. Frank -
A Lounger's Guide To Vehicle Buying... Hatroom!
Jeep Option Bart, as much as I'd love to have a "topless" auto, it's just not practical for me. It gets up to 125+ here in the summer, and even if you're driving fast, it's scorching hot with your top down. Plus, as tall as I sit, all my hats would blow off. I don't want to punch holes in... -
A Lounger's Guide To Vehicle Buying... Hatroom!
Element for sure I second the Element, as I'm on my second one. Other than a super-huge gasmonster of a pickup that I don't need, it's the only car I've ever had adequate headroom in. I'm six foot five, and I can comfortably wear my biggest cowboy hat in it, or my tallest crowned fedora. On... -
What we have to put up with!
Horrors! I was shocked and outraged at what I read. As a matter of fact, I was so shocked and outraged by post #39 on the filmnoirbuff thread that I had to keep going back and looking at it again and again. I'm sure if you have the time to spend (like I obviously did tonight), you can look... -
Akubra Overload
Lighter Before anyone asks, yes, the color appears lighter in my cruddy photos. It's actually a good deal darker than my photos show. Thanks, Frank -
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Akubra Overload
Campdraft with Wide Ribbon I had just purchased this Taupe Fawn Campdraft when a fellow Lounger hooked me up with a mid-brown Stratoliner. I sent the CD to Major Moore, who put a nice wide ribbon on it. I'm happy with how it turned out. I like the Campdraft dimensions, but I'm not a full-on... -
How many hats is enough?
I've been culling the herd I went overboard at first, buying lots of Akubras and such, because as a 7 3/4 long oval, it seemed impossible to find good vintage hats. I even had two westerns converted to fedoras as a last resort. A little while later, with some persistence and some help from... -
Woman wearing Hats
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Big Black Stingies, Pinnacle and Borsalino
My photos as usual are not great. These both came out looking grey, but both are black, with black ribbons. The Borsalino Torino came from a fellow lounger with a non-original brown ribbon, which I had replaced. It's got super thin, lightweight felt, no damage in or out, but may need a...- frussell
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Nice Bart, we have similar taste in hats and dogs. I just lost a good old Boston Terrier about a month ago, they are hard to beat. He was down to one eye, had seizures, mostly deaf, but always in good spirits and ready to entertain. Cheers, Frank -
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Felt hats in summer..
Crows? I don't know about crows, but we have ravens out the wazoo. -
Felt hats in summer..
We're breaking into the teens We're getting up into 115 degree territory this time of year. In the old days, that wasn't so bad, you just put the black hat on the shelf and turn up the old "swamp cooler." Now, we've got so much agriculture and golf courses, added with the ever mysterious... -
HAT ADORNMENTS: ribbons, bows, pins, pugs, leather, etc.
Not on fedoras yet, but... Here's a few of my favorites, among hundreds, most still stuck on cowboy hats. Top left, a commemorative pin from a rodeo held this year memorializing my grandfather; below that, a tiny sterling skull and crossbones; bottom left - a sterling "Tecolote," a Mexican... -
Nostalgia Owners
Not That Long, But... I've only had mine as long as this thread has been here, but it remains my go-to hat. I wear it nearly every day. It's soft, the sweatband is comfortable, and the dimensions are just right. The felt could be better, it holds a bash well, but is not as dense or "tight"... -
Western, anyone?
The Good and the Ugly No Bad here, just one custom job from a friend at Hatco, ribbon and binding are not as golden as in photos. This is a one of a kind Resistol made to my specs, almost too flashy to wear, but looks good hanging on a stand in my house. The other one is what my cowboy hats...
