Today I wore my Barbisio Panama - - and look who came to visit me all the way from Jacksonville!
The IndyCop family joined my gal and I for a lunch at Cracker Barrel and then we came back to the HPG home-spun hat museum for some show and tell:
Dee looking lovely in my latest thin...
Flying into Jackson Hole, WY:
Acclimating at Big Sandy Lodge:
Hiking Continental Divide Trail in the Wind River Range:
Squaretop Mountain:
Funny; I'm the only one here without a hat:
Fantastic looking Stetson, Chinaski. Green hats are great.
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"bulerin'" - That's funny. lol
Scott, you scored a pretty nice Panama there. It's in the 600 weaves per inch range. Hopefully it can be shaped up.
Thanks, gents. I have some Panama hats that satisfy my need for more casually styled brims and I like them for that, but this one just deserved to look a little 'richer'. Kind of a more interesting, proud line to it now.
Yeah, well, that looks... uh,...
Let's just say that's not what I'm going for.
As far as what Graham wrote, I too agree. That's why I didn't change anything about the deep flange.
But, y'know, as I look back at the photos, both ways suit me fine and it's the easiest of things to put the...
So here are the final 'beauty-shots' and then I'm all wrapped up on my end of this little escapade. I will reserve this hat for special (and safe) occassions - but I have to admit I've been wearing it around in my study at night just to get to know the thing and admire it. :D
I didn't do anything to the pronounced curl-up in the back and on sides.
I sent a thank you note to Graham and he replied with this:
"Thanks, Gene
I also put a very deep flange on it, so it shouldn't look as wide on you. Also, many of the optimo styles had brims rolled like that a...
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