Thanks, folks for the great reception for the Knox. It is one of my special hats among special hats. :)
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I went out of town for the weekend and came back to one heckuva line-up of hats and duds. Great looking bunch, you guys and gal are! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Nice duds, Binkie!
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This arrived today and fits my slim frame perfectly. Haven't gotten my own pics yet...
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I am in no way the arbiter of what is allowed here or not. Sorry if I came off in such a smug way.
Also, to the original poster, I'm not accusing you of wrongdoing and am interested in the outcome. The entire story on this Stetson 100 will be informative to everyone - exactly what this site...
You dudes are lookin' good in those lids!
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Going to visit Nicki's family on the weekend and we owe a couple of murals to the niece and nephew. Here I am planning out a SpiderMan at about 4' x 4' on PVC:
And here it is after I primed it and jigged it out and got a...
Hmmmm....
Good days/bad days, at any hatter's business operation, I suppose.
I either take care of my own hat cleaning and creasing or accept the imperfections of the vintage hats I acquire.
Only once did I send a hat to Optimo and that was a very old and valuable Montecristi panama...
Lots of guys do it with no ill effects that I've heard of. I have a couple like that in my collection. Once in a while, though, a hat that is the next size up actually LOOKS a little too big in volume when on. Most times, though, it seems to be normal to put some paper towel or strip of felt...
DITTO.
What I consider to be the most classic 'look' in a fedora may be different from what another does. Personally, I prefer vintage ('40s mainly) snap brim, fur felt dress hats by Stetson, Dobbs, Borsalino, Champ, and Knox. Other good brands from the past include Resistol, Adam, Lee and a...
Hello Ian, and welcome to The Fedora Lounge.
Over the years, I've owned several leather hats. A couple could be considered trilbys by their style/proporions and few others were 'Outback' style hats. I still have a couple of them. The ones with smooth, almost shiny surfaces were fabulous rain...
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