Looking for a small amount (enough for one hat) of black vintage (cotton/rayon blend) grosgrain ribbon in about 1⅝" (slightly more than 1½", but under 1¾"). 1½" will do in a pinch. Thanks in advance !!
Oh no.
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I'm actually getting a custom, well really a reblocking/reflanging/resizing of a vintage dress felt, done by belfastboy currently. Ironically, the brim size will be 2½".
The problem with the last one was that the brim was too flat (wouldn't hold a flange well despite a couple efforts) and...
I've been wearing harness boots with the harnesses removed (plain black square-toed) since I was 17, exclusively (minus a brief break for a couple years). They're just too versatile- I can wear them with my most dressed up and dressed down outfits alike. Plus, they've sort of become my thing at...
Hmm, sounds promising! I'll PM you with details and a couple questions, and then we can move ahead if it all checks out. I have to take care of something but will message you before I go to sleep (I'm on a strange schedule).
I wish I had the block myself; I'll have to send it to someone. I think I want a #51 or #52. Can't recall offhand, but whichever is the absolute minimum amount of taper a fedora could have.
That's a nice looking hat, Belfast! Do you think it could lose the bit of taper on a 7 1/4 block without losing any height? I like that brim the width it is.
I've discovered that the hat I've been wearing (a relatively cheap Bailey) has been a very poor metric for what brim width I want, as it...
Sounds good; I look forward to it. I hear the thinner dress felts are more apt to take a film noirish bash (I won't pretend that the noir hats aren't my primary inspiration) than thicker felts, so I'm definitely down to consider switching to something lighter! I am eagerly anticipating seeing...
Thanks for the offer! I'm thinking that, after the size up, it wouldn't leave quite enough room to achieve a complete untapering and a significant heightening. I appreciate it, though
I'm looking for any black fedora with a big crown, in a big size, with a wide brim, or some combination thereof (to be converted down to a 6" untapered OC, 2¼" brim, 7 ¼, as I've given up finding one that perfectly matches my specs).
The more vintage the better, beaver if possible.
Depending...
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