Dennis, Dennis, Dennis, you have gone and done it again, my friend! Your new Bone GW is fabulous. I do have to say, however, that from this photo it appears the Optimo 1000 felt is smoother. Both beauts, but I still have a soft spot for the 1000, it is soooo white you need :cool:
Graham's Milans are just exquisite, and I am finding it difficult to resist the temptation to start wearing mine right now.
Your wife obviously has excellent taste!
Congratulations on your Optimo Milan order, Bob! Whichever crown you decide to go with I believe you will be delighted with the hat. They can be very addictive, those Milans...
Thanks, Alan. I love the very unique and beautiful bows found on the better Knox lids, a 'signature' that makes identifying them at a glance so easy, much in the way Art's bows are readily identifiable. I wonder if this was peculiar to a specific time period or individual ribbon/bow maker at...
Thanks, Dennis, I appreciate it. I wear a hat nearly all the time, but not when I am playing the violin. I wear a different type of hat when I am at work. ;)
Very nice vintage Milan, fmw. In case you have not had a chance to read the interesting Milan primer written by Graham of Optimo Hats, here it is: The Optimo Milan Straw. Note especially the sidebar regarding the history of the term 'Milan', as used in hatmaking.
Knox Fifteen Tom 'n' Jerry
Splendid Twenty, Alan!
Matriculating at the school today, Tom and Jerry.
Medium thickness felt, lighter than my Twenty and Forty, with a fine suede finish.
Crown: 4-1/4", as creased.
Ribbon: 1-7/8".
Brim: 2-1/2", with 1/8" underwelt.
Sweatband: 1-3/4"...
Thanks, gentlemen, I am anxiously looking forward to receiving the hat and studying it. It is my earliest Dobbs lid.
Congratulations, Alan! You are amassing some real Ecuadorian beauties.
Welcome, Doug! Nice lids, too.
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